Sister Bernadette Saragih is a Franciscan nun. She works at the St Angela orphanage in Medan, North Sumatra province, where she helps girls and young women on their path towards independ-ence, responsibility and integra-tion. For years, she was involved in rescuing young women from human trafficking on Batam Island (Riau province); now she has dedicated her new apostolate to what she likes to call “a house of success.”
At St Angela, residents are trained to hone their skills, acquire qualifications, and obtain an education.
Her latest initiative earned the Franciscan nun wide public acce-ptance thanks to the assistance and contribution of a number of prominent local Catholics.
On 5 and 6 January, Sister Bernadette and the young women from the St Angela theatre lab presented a piece titled ‘Prodigal Son,’ inspired by the relative Gospel parable.
The project, directed by Venantius Vladimir Ivan and produced by Cassandra Putri Prayitno, included scores of young people from Jakarta, including members of the Katak Theatre and E for D theatre groups.
