1. Mother Teresa was a hero for over 45 years.
She helped people in India suffering from
HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis. She
also was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. By
her death on September 5, 1997 she had
opened 610 missions in 123 different
countries, including homes for the sick and
poor, soup kitchens, children and family
counseling programs, orphanages and
schools. I really admire Mother Teresa
because she helped thousands of people all
over the world.
Mother Teresa was the youngest of three.
She was born on August 26 1910 in Skoje.
She felt that August 27 1910, the day of her
baptism was her true birthday. At the age of
18 she joined the Sister of Our Lady of
Loreto in Ireland. She trained in Dublin
where the motherhouse of the Sister of the

2. Loreto was located. She choose the name
Sister Teresa after Saint Theresa of Lisieux.