MOTHER WALBURGA SCHMID

Born in Germany, she came to India on October 19, 1932, and worked in India for 49 years. Soon after her arrival, she worked in the Government hospital, Machilipatnam. In 1945, she started a hospital in Jaggayyapet, Andhra Pradesh.  Recognizing her outstanding qualities, in the year 1947, she was elected as the first Regional Superior of India. She expanded the Indian mission till 1954. After her term, her life rolled around Jaggayyapet. She started a Boarding and an orphanage for the poor . She was down- to- earth in humanness, a woman of simplicity, a profound thinker, deeply religious, self sacrificing and a soul for the down trodden. The poor found refuge in her. After her tireless service she was called for her eternal reward on May 16, 1981.