During October we celebrate World Mission Sunday,  it is the Holy Father’s annual appeal for spiritual and financial support so that the life-giving work of overseas mission and missionaries can continue. Originally from the Philippines, Sr Anne was a nurse by profession before she joined the Missionary Sister of St. Columban. As a young sister, she worked with the Subaanen Indigenous group in the Philippines. Then she was missioned in Peru  for 11 years where she opened a Mental Health center to attend thousands of people affected by different mental health problems due to the Shining Path Movement that terrorized the country for more than 2 decades.

Anne was elected as member of the Central Leadership from 2011-2017. After her term, she was missioned in Pakistan and worked with the Christian community in the area of health and as a Laudato Si animator. After 4 years in Pakistan, Sr. Anne was elected as the Congregational Leader of the Missionary Sisters of St. Columban at their General Chapter in 2023.