History
Organization Formation
In the fall of 2005, Sr. Pudentiana Kirungo Mushumbusi, STH, a Catholic missionary Sister, spoke at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Tampa about her Order’s orphanage in Burundi, Africa. The St. Thérèse of the Little Flower Orphanage was founded in response to the devastating impact of genocide, which left thousands of children orphaned, starving, homeless, and emotionally scarred. Sr. Pudentiana’s compelling testimony moved parishioners’ hearts and inspired the creation of a child sponsorship program to provide care, education, and hope for the Orphanage’s children.
The success of the sponsorship program led to the formation of St. Thérèse of the Little Flower World Mission (STLFWM), incorporated in 2008 as an Internal Revenue Service–designated 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the state of Florida. STLFWM is dedicated to serving orphaned and impoverished children in Africa by funding Catholic missionary projects carried out by the Sisters of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus of the Catholic Diocese in Bukoba, Tanzania.
In the fall of 2005, Sr. Pudentiana Kirungo Mushumbusi, STH, a Catholic missionary Sister, spoke at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Tampa about her Order’s orphanage in Burundi, Africa. The St. Thérèse of the Little Flower Orphanage was founded in response to the devastating impact of genocide, which left thousands of children orphaned, starving, homeless, and emotionally scarred. Sr. Pudentiana’s compelling testimony moved parishioners’ hearts and inspired the creation of a child sponsorship program to provide care, education, and hope for the Orphanage’s children.
The success of the sponsorship program led to the formation of St. Thérèse of the Little Flower World Mission (STLFWM), incorporated in 2008 as an Internal Revenue Service–designated 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the state of Florida. STLFWM is dedicated to serving orphaned and impoverished children in Africa by funding Catholic missionary projects carried out by the Sisters of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus of the Catholic Diocese in Bukoba, Tanzania.