The first Steyler Missionary Sisters were sent from Germany to New Guinea on 21st January 1899. When the sisters arrived in what then a German colony, the indigenous people still lived life as if they were in the Stone Age. The sisters built schools and hospitals, and began to prepare the people to encounter the modern world. Now, one hundred years later, the sisters are faced with different challenges: Aids, lack of education and corruption. Duration : 39 mins. Format : 16:9
The Garbage Children in Cebu
The misery of those who bring up their children on the garbage tips is shocking. The sole ray of hope on this burning Phillipine garbage tip is the German priest, Heinz Kulüke. He is, in fact, a university professor of philosophy - however his encounters with the garbage people have changed his life. He works tirelessly to help the garbage people, as well as the girls in Cebu's red light district. Duration 28 mins. Format : 4:3
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