RIP Sr Ruth Lewis Sr Ruth Lewis, also known as the Mother Teresa of Pakistan, died on 20 July, a victim of the coronavirus. She contracted the virus after making the decision to personally care for 21 infected residents of the Dar ul Sukhun home (House of Peace), which she co-founded in 1969.
Known across Pakistan as the ‘Mother of the Forgotten’, Sr Ruth spent her life caring for children with disabilities in the city of Karachi.
A nun of the Franciscan Missionaries of Christ the King, Sr Ruth became a mother to the children who had been abandoned by their families.
The Dar ul Sukun home, which the nun had directed since 2000, expressed their sadness in a Facebook post.
“All our children, nuns and staff are heartbroken,” they said, “as we have lost a huge part of us.”
“She was the icon of love, care, and true compassion.”