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Mother Kevin led her Sisters in carrying out various services in different sectors in the countries they went to.  These sectors included: Passing on the Catholic – Catechesis, Formal Education, Health Services and Social Work

While working among the people, Mother Kevina and her Sisters used it as an opportunity to talk about God.  The Servant of God wrote about the rich harvest they were making through their apostolates saying: The work among the sick is really grand work and very often we are able to get souls through it.  It is consoling when the people respond to our talk about God and His love for them.” (Love is the Answer, p. 49). Mother Kevin also made her schools centres of catechetical instructions.  The Little Sisters had it as a mandate to teach religion classes to all the children who came to school.  These would receive the Sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion and Confirmation.  Under her leadership and her exemplary life, crowds of people were gradually converted to the Catholic Faith.  Due to her life of holiness, lay men and women who wanted to live a much deeper Gospel life came to her for guidance.  She helped these to join the worldwide Third Order of St. Francis for Secular Franciscans.  Up to now these are still very vibrant in several parishes doing great work in the area of evangelization.  Their motto ‘From Gospel to Life and from Life to Gospel’ has raised saintly men and women both in Uganda and beyond.  It all started with Mother Kevin. She was a beacon of spiritual vibrancy, a light for many people and for all walks of life.  Through her fearless effort and tireless work, heathen girls and boys, men and women, old and young made their way to the fold of Jesus Christ.  A good number she helped became Priests and Religious Brothers and Sisters.  It was a thorough turn-about process, from pagans to staunch Christians!

The convents and establishments set up by Mother Kevin in her lifetime Uganda and other countries (1903-1955) are shown in the table below:

No. Name of the Convent Apostolate Year Diocese
1. Our Lady of Good Counsel-Nsambya Convent Hospital, Primary School 1903 Kampala
2. Our Lady of Good Success-Naggalama Convent Hospital, Girls Boarding Primary School, Aspirancy, Girls Day Primary School (These last two are out of service now), 1906 Lugazi
3. Our Lady and St. Joseph-Kamuli Convent Hospital, Girls Day Primary School 1914 Jinja
4. Our Lady Queen of Peace-Nkokonjeru Motherhouse Complex Hospital, Girls Day Primary School, Teacher Training College 1926 Lugazi
5. St. Anthony’s Aspirancy and Novitiate, Nkokonjeru Formation of Aspirants and Novices 1927 Lugazi
6. Our Lady Star of the Sea, Nsuube Convent Domestic Science School 1925 Lugazi
7. Our Lady of the Angels, Nyenga Convent Leprosarium 1931 Lugazi
8. Our Lady of Lourdes, Namilyango Convent Boys Boarding Primary School, Girls Day Primary School 1932 Lugazi
9. Our Lady of Light, Ngora Convent Girls Day Primary School 1932 Soroti
10. Our Lady Gate of Heaven, Buluba Convent Leprosarium 1932 Jinja
11. Our Lady of Mercy, Nagongera Convent Girls Day Primary School 1933 Tororo
12. Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Lwala Convent Health Centre 1934 Soroti
13. Our Lady of Africa, Pallisa Convent* Health Centre, Girls Day Primary School 1936 Tororo Archdiocese
14. Namagunga St. Theresa Girls Boarding Primary school 1936 Lugazi
15. Namagunga St. Mary’s Girls Boarding Senior Secondary School 1942 Lugazi Diocese
16. Budini Health Centre, Girls Primary School 1938 Jinja
17. Budaka Health Centre, Girls Day Primary School, Home for the physically challenged 1938 Tororo Archdiocese
18. St. Ann’s main Convent-Madera Mixed Primary School for the Blind, Girls Boarding Primary School 1939 Soroti
19. St. Philomena Babies Home Iganga Orphanage 1939 Jinja
20. St. Mary’s Bukedea Primary Teacher’s College Teachers Training School 1942 Soroti
21. Mary’s Hill Kavule Convent Rest House for FMSA, Health Centre 1943 Lugazi
22. Kanzalu – Kenya Health Care 1946 Machakos
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24. Amukura – Kenya Orphanage 1952 Bungoma
25. Kikajja Convent Rest House for LSOSF 1953 Lugazi
26. Kidetok Girls Day Primary School 1953 Soroti
27. Kiminini – Kenya Girls Secondary School 1954 Kitale
28. Nyabondo – Kenya Girls Primary School 1955 Kisumu
29 Nakuru – Kenya Girls Primary School 1955 Nakuru
  • In the education sector, Mother Kevin’s emphasis was put on the girl child. She believed that in education the girl child she would educate the whole nation, and it was so.  Her schools have produced teaches at all levels, medical doctors, nurses, midwives and social workers who touched millions of the citizens in all walks of life.  Among the most outstanding educational institutions in Uganda are: Mount St. Mary’s College, Namagunga, St. Therese Girls Primary School, Namagunga, Uganda Martyrs Boys Primary School in Namiryango, and the School for the Blind
  • In the Health-care sector, Mother Kevin’s work still stands high in Uganda: St. Francis Hospital Nsambya – Kampala, St. Francis Hospital Naggalama, St. Francis Hospital Buluba – although it has turned into a general hospital, it still holds its place in the country as medical centre where leprosy cases can be referred to.
  • In the Social Work sector, outstanding among others are Providence Home Nkokonjeru for the Physically and mentally challenged and the elderly, and the Orphanage in Iganga.  Our Sisters in Kenya are doing tremendous work in this sector among refugees and women.