Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa

MY HERO IS MOTHER TERESA. SHE WAS BORN ON AUGUST 26TH, 1910 AS AGNES GONXA. HER FAMILY CAME FROM ALBANIA. WHEN SHE WAS 12 YEARS OLD SHE FELT THAT GOD WANTED SOMETHING FOR HER...TO BECOME A NUN. SHE KNEW THAT SHE HAD TO SPREAD THE LOVE OF GOD. AT THE AGE OF 18, SHE JOINED WITH THE SISTERS OF LORETO. SHE TOOK HER INITIAL VOWS AS A NUN ON MAY 24, 1931.

THEN SHE LEFT THE CONVENT AND STARTED WORKING BY HERSELF, HELPING POOR PEOPLE IN CALCUTTA, INDIA, THE CITY WHERE SHE LIVED. ON OCTOBER 7, SHE RECEIVED THE PERMISSION TO START HER ORDER, HER OWN ORDER, "THE MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY". SHE WON THE NOBEL PRIZE.

SHE DIED IN SEPTEMBER 5 IN 1997 IN CALCUTTA, INDIA.

MOTHER TERESA IS MY HERO BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE HER ARE VERY IMPORTANT IN THE WORLD, BECAUSE SHE HELPED ALL THE PEOPLE, POOR OR RICH. AND SHE HAS INSPIRED ME TO HELP PEOPLE AND TO DO MY BEST, LIKE SHE DID.