Sister Deborah Fuchs, CDP: Certified Nurse Midwife
Congregation of Divine Providence

"Being a midwife and being a Sister of Divine Providence has always gone hand in hand in my life. My ministry in health care has taken me to various areas in Texas during the past thirty-four years.

Being a midwife has given me an opportunity to live out our CDP mission more fully. Midwives tend to be more spiritual people who believe in the awesomeness of God. We midwives usually work with indigent women, with the needy in society. We believe in empowering the people with whom we work. We are a community of women who work for a common cause. We tend to work on the cutting edge and always push for more. We believe in the value of what we do and will even put our lives on the line for it. These values are what we Sisters of Divine Providence have in common with midwives.

Our CDP Constitution is the guide for our lives in mission and ministry. No matter how we turn and twist the kaleidoscope, no matter how diverse the beautiful expressions of our life in ministry are, our mission and our spirit are one. This passage from our Constitution speaks loudly to me:

'Our life in community nourishes and sends us out for service and for community with others. It reaches far beyond the bounds of our houses and even of the Congregation, for in community well lived we help the world to experience the goodness of providence. We believe that when we love one another, when we challenge and encourage one another, we become witnesses and instruments of God's renewing love.' Constitution #29."