Sister Anastasia Lindawati

Current Ministry Location: Maryknoll Sisters Center, New York

Sister Anastasia holds a B.A. in Animal Husbandry from Bogor Agricultural University and a Master’s Degree in Financial Management from Narotama University. Before joining the Maryknoll Sisters, she worked in various roles, including co-owning a small business and holding positions in two companies.

Ministry Formation

Sister Anastasia entered the Maryknoll Sisters in 2007 and studied part-time at the Catholic Theological Union. She engaged in part-time ministry at several organizations, including Bonaventure House, Aid for Women, University of Chicago Hospital, and the Chinese American Service League. She made her First Profession of Vows in 2009 and her Final Vows in 2016.

 

 

 

 

Ministry Experience

Sister Anastasia has served in various roles, including:

– Pastoral Sister at Holy Family Church Shenzhen

– Ambassador of The Financial Literacy Program for migrant mothers at Pathfinders Hong Kong

– Workshop facilitator at Maryknoll Society House Hong Kong

– Volunteer at three hospitals in Shenzhen

– Vice-Chairperson of the Hong Kong Diocesan Pastoral Sisters’ Association (2020-2022)

– Prayer and Prison ministry in Hong Kong

She created “道爱咖啡” (Love Cafe), a social media platform for her ministry in social media, youth, marriage, family, and charity.

Current Ministry

Sister Anastasia is the Treasurer of Maryknoll Sisters. She continue to teach marriage preparation program, celebrate the life and ministry of our sisters at her “Love Cafe”, and donate platelets regularly.

She enrolled in organ donation both in Hong Kong and USA, the research for MS at Neurological Institute Columbia Medical Center and the All of Us Research program by National Institute of Health. She signed intent to donate her body to New York Medical College and her brain and spinal cord to MS Brain Bank.

Published Works:

Sister Anastasia has published several works, including:

– “Sebuah Refleksi Rohani: Menghitung Berkat” (A Reflection: Counting the Blessings)

– “Kasih Sahabat” (Friend’s Love) (co-authored with Fr. Lukas Batmomolin, SVD)

– Reflections in “My Teens, My Angel” and “慈爱” (Love)

– Lyrics for songs “My Soul Sings Praise to You, O Lord” and “I Want to See You”

Reflection:

As Sister Anastasia reflects on her life, she shares: “A thought came to my mind… ‘why me (to be called to be a sister)?’ and I heard a voice ‘because you have been blessed.’ Yes, I have been blessed, that’s why I decided to resign from my job to discern about religious life. I wished to retireathirties as written on my old name card, and God turned my life right by retiring as a branch manager of a cargo company at thirty-five to start the third phase of my life: as a religious missionary. It’s a blessing with enough sorrow to keep me grow in gratitude and love, including many holy coincidences to let me never look back, learning my ancestral language for ministry in mainland China and Hong Kong and continuing my career path as a

Treasurer with the support of my family, Maryknollers, friends, and donors. Thank you! Terima Kasih! 谢谢！”

Visit Sister Anastasia’s blog: http://anastasialindawatimm.blogspot.com, where you can follow every step of her mission journey.