{"id":11679,"date":"2023-10-04T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/?p=11679"},"modified":"2023-10-03T20:48:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T20:48:33","slug":"face-to-face-after-decades-catherine-and-aly-reunite-on-the-global-mercy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/fr\/face-to-face-after-decades-catherine-and-aly-reunite-on-the-global-mercy\/","title":{"rendered":"Des retrouvailles \u00e9mouvantes apr\u00e8s des d\u00e9cennies : Catherine et Aly sont r\u00e9unies sur le Global Mercy\u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5uw3kt4-fd6b5762e5dd8b78869be2c4d3758695\">\n.flex_column.av-5uw3kt4-fd6b5762e5dd8b78869be2c4d3758695{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-5uw3kt4-fd6b5762e5dd8b78869be2c4d3758695 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5g17qxk-f6f2415853169359bac0fcd074fbe3dd\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-5g17qxk-f6f2415853169359bac0fcd074fbe3dd{\nheight:100px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-5g17qxk-f6f2415853169359bac0fcd074fbe3dd hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-small-hide av-mini-hide'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ln9bm24g-6a8c99de1c5acd17e56db3d8be85cad9 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Des retrouvailles \u00e9mouvantes apr\u00e8s des d\u00e9cennies : Catherine et Aly sont r\u00e9unies sur le<em> Global Mercy\u2122<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4q1abyw-81ad863b846bac2404546bce33f05777\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4q1abyw-81ad863b846bac2404546bce33f05777{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-4q1abyw-81ad863b846bac2404546bce33f05777 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_video '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-video av-lnasjotl-20f5f554e301e46d27d8dced32fde248 avia-video-16-9 av-no-preview-image avia-video-load-always av-lazyload-immediate av-lazyload-video-embed'  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/vimeo.com\/870825883\/40d9275907?share=copy'><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Catherine and Aly_Reunion_FR\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/870825883?h=40d9275907&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963&autoplay=0&loop=0&controls=1&muted=0\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/script><div class='av-click-to-play-overlay'><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ln9bo683-c0b15f1cf1bc5e8c43d6d4e1d359877a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>La derni\u00e8re fois que Catherine Conteh a vu ce visage familier qui lui souriait \u00e0 Freetown, c&rsquo;\u00e9tait dans des circonstances radicalement diff\u00e9rentes.<\/p>\n<p>Fra\u00eechement d\u00e9barqu\u00e9e d&rsquo;Australie dimanche, Catherine est arriv\u00e9e sur le quai \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 du <em>Global Mercy\u2122<\/em> o\u00f9 elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 accueillie par Aly Hogarth-Hall &#8211; un visage qu&rsquo;elle n&rsquo;avait pas vu depuis 30 ans. Sans Aly, ses 30 derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es &#8211; ainsi que la vie de sa fille et de son petit-fils &#8211; n&rsquo;auraient sans doute pas \u00e9t\u00e9 possibles.<\/p>\n<p>Leur premi\u00e8re rencontre a eu lieu dans un h\u00f4pital de Sierra Leone, o\u00f9 Catherine, \u00e2g\u00e9e de 18 ans, vivait un accouchement tr\u00e8s difficile depuis quatre jours. Catherine et son mari, Augustine, comptaient les jours qui les s\u00e9paraient de la naissance de leur premier enfant, mais les choses ont pris une tournure terrifiante lorsque le b\u00e9b\u00e9 est rest\u00e9 bloqu\u00e9 pendant l&rsquo;accouchement. N&rsquo;ayant pas les moyens de s&rsquo;offrir une c\u00e9sarienne, Catherine n&rsquo;a eu d&rsquo;autre choix que d&rsquo;attendre.<\/p>\n<p>Malheureusement, la situation de Catherine n&rsquo;est pas unique en son genre. En Sierra Leone, 717 m\u00e8res meurent chaque ann\u00e9e pour 100 000 naissances vivantes. Selon l&rsquo;OMS, il s&rsquo;agit de l&rsquo;un des taux de mortalit\u00e9 maternelle les plus \u00e9lev\u00e9s au monde.<\/p>\n<p>Catherine se sentait impuissante, comme si toutes ses forces l&rsquo;abandonnaient. Elle savait au fond d&rsquo;elle-m\u00eame qu&rsquo;elle risquait de mourir : \u00ab\u00a0Je vais perdre la vie si rien n&rsquo;arrive. C&rsquo;est ce que je pensais dans mon c\u0153ur\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>Mais elle s&rsquo;est accroch\u00e9e \u00e0 l&rsquo;espoir et \u00e0 la foi.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-fonr2w-f79787f5b3c5dbe7339ce01f87d98d06\">\n.flex_column.av-fonr2w-f79787f5b3c5dbe7339ce01f87d98d06{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-fonr2w-f79787f5b3c5dbe7339ce01f87d98d06 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3rvpxg8-31c165a2c35e1c30200a9b35143dedd2\">\n.avia-image-container.av-3rvpxg8-31c165a2c35e1c30200a9b35143dedd2 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-3rvpxg8-31c165a2c35e1c30200a9b35143dedd2 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-3rvpxg8-31c165a2c35e1c30200a9b35143dedd2 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-7  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-11644 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-11644 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SLF231001_CATHERINE_ALY_REUNION_TT023_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg\" alt='' title='SLF231001_CATHERINE_ALY_REUNION_TT023_HI-MID'  height=\"686\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SLF231001_CATHERINE_ALY_REUNION_TT023_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SLF231001_CATHERINE_ALY_REUNION_TT023_HI-MID-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SLF231001_CATHERINE_ALY_REUNION_TT023_HI-MID-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SLF231001_CATHERINE_ALY_REUNION_TT023_HI-MID-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SLF231001_CATHERINE_ALY_REUNION_TT023_HI-MID-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SLF231001_CATHERINE_ALY_REUNION_TT023_HI-MID-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SLF231001_CATHERINE_ALY_REUNION_TT023_HI-MID.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3il26bc-bd1bb9cfdaa6aab94d3cbef3c2b1024d\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-3il26bc-bd1bb9cfdaa6aab94d3cbef3c2b1024d{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-3il26bc-bd1bb9cfdaa6aab94d3cbef3c2b1024d hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ln9bqdac-152f59907c8ebe3098778341217f0175 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Un acte de bont\u00e9 de la part d&rsquo;inconnus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>C&rsquo;est l\u00e0 qu&rsquo;Aly, une infirmi\u00e8re n\u00e9o-z\u00e9landaise qui faisait du b\u00e9n\u00e9volat pour Mercy Ships, a crois\u00e9 son chemin pour la premi\u00e8re fois. Apr\u00e8s avoir entendu les cris de douleur de Catherine, Aly s&rsquo;est renseign\u00e9e. Elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 stup\u00e9faite par ce qu&rsquo;elle a appris. Aly se souvient : \u00ab\u00a0Alors que Catherine \u00e9tait en travail depuis quatre jours, l&rsquo;infirmi\u00e8re m&rsquo;a dit qu&rsquo;elle et son b\u00e9b\u00e9 allaient mourir. La mani\u00e8re dont elle m\u2019a dit cela, tr\u00e8s factuelle, m&rsquo;a vraiment choqu\u00e9e. La fin \u00e9tait attendue, sans que personne intervienne. Je n&rsquo;avais jamais rien vu de tel. Je ne savais pas quoi faire, alors j\u2019ai pri\u00e9.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Le Dr Keith Thomson, anesth\u00e9siste b\u00e9n\u00e9vole britannique chez Mercy Ships, visitait l&rsquo;h\u00f4pital avec Aly, et l&rsquo;a rejointe dans la pi\u00e8ce. En entendant l&rsquo;histoire de Catherine, il a ressenti la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 imp\u00e9rieuse de l&rsquo;aider et a d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de financer personnellement l&rsquo;int\u00e9gralit\u00e9 de l&rsquo;op\u00e9ration.<\/p>\n<p>Catherine a \u00e9t\u00e9 rapidement emmen\u00e9e en salle d&rsquo;op\u00e9ration pour sa c\u00e9sarienne. Malgr\u00e9 le stress des quatre jours de travail, Catherine et son b\u00e9b\u00e9, une fille nomm\u00e9e Regina, \u00e9taient en parfaite sant\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Aly a pri\u00e9 pour moi, je suis reconnaissante \u00e0 Dieu. Parce que prier pour quelqu\u2019un, c\u2019est un v\u00e9ritable acte de g\u00e9n\u00e9rosit\u00e9.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s l&rsquo;accouchement, Aly et Gina, une autre b\u00e9n\u00e9vole de Mercy Ships, sont rest\u00e9es en contact \u00e9troit avec Catherine. Elles lui ont rendu visite \u00e0 l&rsquo;h\u00f4pital pendant sa convalescence. Elles lui ont apport\u00e9 de la nourriture, l&rsquo;ont fait rire et ont admir\u00e9 sa petite fille. Alors qu&rsquo;elles \u00e9taient des inconnues quelques jours auparavant, Catherine et Aly ont rapidement nou\u00e9 des liens tr\u00e8s proches, de ceux qui naissent d&rsquo;une rencontre qui change la vie.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Je l&rsquo;appelle &lsquo;s\u0153ur&rsquo; et elle m&rsquo;appelle &lsquo;s\u0153ur'\u00a0\u00bb, dit Catherine, \u00ab\u00a0parce qu&rsquo;il faut un c\u0153ur pur et un amour pur pour rencontrer quelqu&rsquo;un et l&rsquo;aimer imm\u00e9diatement et inconditionnellement.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11614\" src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Conteh-family-HI-restored-Press.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Conteh-family-HI-restored-Press.jpg 595w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Conteh-family-HI-restored-Press-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Une reprise de contact apr\u00e8s des ann\u00e9es de s\u00e9paration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Leurs routes se sont s\u00e9par\u00e9es lorsque Aly est retourn\u00e9e en Nouvelle-Z\u00e9lande et que Catherine a obtenu l&rsquo;asile en Australie \u00e0 la suite du conflit grandissant en Sierra Leone, son pays d&rsquo;origine. Les deux femmes se sont perdues de vue au fil des ans, mais Catherine a toujours gard\u00e9 Aly dans son c\u0153ur. Le fait de savoir que les actes de bont\u00e9 de ces b\u00e9n\u00e9voles avaient sauv\u00e9 non seulement sa vie, mais aussi celle de sa fille, la touchaient profond\u00e9ment, laissant une trace durable bien apr\u00e8s l&rsquo;intervention chirurgicale.<\/p>\n<p>Des ann\u00e9es plus tard, Catherine a re\u00e7u un message inattendu du Dr Thomson lui demandant si elle souhaitait obtenir les coordonn\u00e9es d&rsquo;Aly. Catherine n&rsquo;a pas h\u00e9sit\u00e9 et, peu de temps apr\u00e8s, elle \u00e9tait au t\u00e9l\u00e9phone, accueillie par une voix famili\u00e8re \u00e0 l&rsquo;autre bout du fil.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Entendre \u00e0 nouveau sa voix, apr\u00e8s presque trois d\u00e9cennies, \u00e9tait vraiment \u00e9mouvant&#8230; Notre souhait \u00e0 toutes les deux est de nous voir physiquement et de nous serrer dans les bras. Et de louer Dieu ensemble aussi.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-12gumw-ecc74dea5ed66a0ec56969532c42a701\">\n.flex_column.av-12gumw-ecc74dea5ed66a0ec56969532c42a701{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-12gumw-ecc74dea5ed66a0ec56969532c42a701 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ln9cc9bo-31b12fb06c927ffd6e7d24b5fc94b6a9\">\n.avia-image-container.av-ln9cc9bo-31b12fb06c927ffd6e7d24b5fc94b6a9 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-ln9cc9bo-31b12fb06c927ffd6e7d24b5fc94b6a9 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-ln9cc9bo-31b12fb06c927ffd6e7d24b5fc94b6a9 av-styling- 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width=\"2000\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AUX230721_CONTEH_JB003_HI-MID.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AUX230721_CONTEH_JB003_HI-MID-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AUX230721_CONTEH_JB003_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AUX230721_CONTEH_JB003_HI-MID-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AUX230721_CONTEH_JB003_HI-MID-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AUX230721_CONTEH_JB003_HI-MID-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AUX230721_CONTEH_JB003_HI-MID-705x470.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1zd3tfc-00c027f3160a490af0e05da1f03a1c30\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1zd3tfc-00c027f3160a490af0e05da1f03a1c30{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1zd3tfc-00c027f3160a490af0e05da1f03a1c30 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ln9bs2pw-70960805235bab604dab1a9365b225d9 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Des retrouvailles de 30 ans<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Quelque 30 ans plus tard, le 1er octobre 2023, cet espoir s&rsquo;est enfin concr\u00e9tis\u00e9. C&rsquo;\u00e9tait la premi\u00e8re fois qu&rsquo;elles se voyaient depuis la chambre d&rsquo;h\u00f4pital de Freetown o\u00f9 Catherine s&rsquo;\u00e9tait r\u00e9tablie. Aly est b\u00e9n\u00e9vole \u00e0 bord du <em>Global Mercy<\/em> pendant sa mission de 10 mois en Sierra Leone. Pour Catherine, \u00e9galement b\u00e9n\u00e9vole dans la salle \u00e0 manger du navire-h\u00f4pital, ce moment avait une signification encore plus profonde : \u00ab\u00a0Je rentre \u00e0 la maison pour servir, non seulement Mercy Ships, mais aussi mon pays. \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Et pour Catherine, bien que sa rencontre avec Mercy Ships ait chang\u00e9 le cours de sa vie il y a longtemps, c&rsquo;\u00e9tait la premi\u00e8re fois qu&rsquo;elle montait \u00e0 bord de l&rsquo;un des navires-h\u00f4pitaux.<\/p>\n<p>Elle a expliqu\u00e9 qu&rsquo;elle avait fait le voyage depuis l&rsquo;Australie, encourag\u00e9e par sa fille Regina, aujourd&rsquo;hui \u00e2g\u00e9e de 30 ans et m\u00e8re d&rsquo;un fils.<\/p>\n<p>Regina, inspir\u00e9e par l&rsquo;histoire de sa naissance, est \u00e9galement devenue infirmi\u00e8re et a m\u00eame fait du b\u00e9n\u00e9volat pour Mercy Ships dans le pass\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Lorsqu&rsquo;elle a tourn\u00e9 au coin du quai et que le navire-h\u00f4pital est apparu, Catherine a \u00e9t\u00e9 sous le choc d&rsquo;une vive \u00e9motion. Puis le visage d&rsquo;Aly est apparu, qui l&rsquo;attendait pour l&rsquo;accueillir. C&rsquo;\u00e9tait un moment<\/p>\n<p>dont elle r\u00eavait depuis des ann\u00e9es. Pour les deux b\u00e9n\u00e9voles, ces retrouvailles ont d\u00e9clench\u00e9 une joie immense &#8211; et ont fait remonter de vieux souvenirs.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0La revoir en personne, je n&rsquo;arrivais pas \u00e0 y croire\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Catherine. \u00ab\u00a0Nous avons pleur\u00e9 et pleur\u00e9.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Pendant le temps pass\u00e9 ensemble, elles ont eu une pens\u00e9e \u00e9mue pour le Dr Thomson, d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 r\u00e9cemment. \u00ab\u00a0C&rsquo;est en quelque sorte son h\u00e9ritage. C&rsquo;est un hommage qui lui est rendu \u00e0 bien des \u00e9gards, car son r\u00eave \u00e9tait que nous soyons r\u00e9unies ici\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Aly.<\/p>\n<p>Alors qu&rsquo;elle se pr\u00e9pare \u00e0 apporter espoir et gu\u00e9rison \u00e0 d&rsquo;autres Sierra-L\u00e9onais dans le cadre de la mission du Global Mercy, Catherine r\u00e9fl\u00e9chit \u00e0 l&rsquo;importance de ce moment. Un acte de g\u00e9n\u00e9rosit\u00e9 a chang\u00e9 sa propre vie de mani\u00e8re incroyable &#8211; et maintenant, elle esp\u00e8re que le fait de partager son histoire aura un effet boule de neige.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Une personne entendra cette histoire et pourra changer le cours d\u2019une vie pareillement \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Catherine. \u00ab Pour moi, c\u2019est \u00e7a, la puissance de l&rsquo;aide.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-5u8ens-76fa69a51a7095ac75a94d9287e4f58b main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-11679'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  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