{"id":15052,"date":"2024-10-09T10:59:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T08:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fillesstesprit.org\/?p=15052"},"modified":"2024-10-13T17:31:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T15:31:25","slug":"rception-of-dhs-postulants-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fillesstesprit.org\/en\/rception-of-dhs-postulants-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Reception of DHS postulants in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Friday 4 October 2024 was a day that the Lord made for us: in deed, we are truly happy and fulfilled today, knowing that we have been received as pre-novices into the Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step!<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We are eight young ladies from different parts of Nigeria inspired by the Holy Spirit in response to the call of God. During our reception, we used a bunch of broom for our common symbol. The implication: the broom undergoes a lot of processes to make it more useful and attractive, such as agreeing to be a group, agreeing to be trained together <span class=\"reference\">(going through formation)<\/span> amidst challenges and struggle that are likely to come with it. We represent <em>oneness, love, unity and strength.<\/em> We unite ourselves by sharing our gifts, talents, encouragement to one another, strength, prayer partners and above all standing as one family in God\u2019s love through the Holy Spirit.<br \/>\nWhat stands out for us today, was the humility and readiness displayed by each of us, coming together to make today a memorable one. 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We encouraged ourselves with the expression: \u201cTHE LORD IS OUR STRENGTH.\u201d We pray that the Holy-Spirit will continue to bind us together as one.<br \/>\nWith hearts full of thanks, we express our sincere gratitude to God almighty and to the D.H.S family for giving us the opportunity and accepting us into the formation House.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"reference\"><strong><em>By: The Eight Newly received Postulants.<\/em><\/strong><em> Published on 9 October 2024<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=&#8221;15046,15049&#8243; posts_number=&#8221;20&#8243; show_title_and_caption=&#8221;off&#8221; show_pagination=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday 4 October 2024 was a day that the Lord made for us: in deed, we are truly happy and fulfilled today, knowing that we have been received as pre-novices into the Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit. 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