HUMAN LIFE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
FRONT ROYAL, VA

Our Mission Human Life International—Pro-Life Missionaries to the World. HLI pursues this mission through the following efforts: We train, organize and equip pro-life leaders around the world to defend life in their home countries. While we are completely faithful to the Holy Father and the Magisterium, we are also ecumenical and work with people of all faiths to advance the cause of life and family. Produce materials and programs that bring together science, philosophy and theology in the service of the truth Human Life International is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Gifts to HLI are tax deductible as allowed by the law. Although HLI is a Catholic apostolate, HLI is not funded by the Vatican or any Catholic Church entity, nor does HLI receive any government funding. HLI depends on the support of individuals and foundations dedicated to building a Culture of Life to sustain our life-saving mission. Sr. Terese Auer is a member of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation, whose Motherhouse is located in Nashville, TN. She received her Masters and Doctoral Degrees in philosophy from the Center for Thomistic Studies at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. For the past 30 years, Sister Terese has been teaching philosophy and theology at the high school and college levels in schools located in Wisconsin, Michigan, Nebraska, California, Ohio, and Tennessee. She is currently teaching bioethics at Pope John Paul the Great Catholic High School in northern Virginia. Prior to his involvement in Catholic radio Steve managed an agency for the Knights of Columbus where he specialized in business and estate planning. He holds a Master of Divinity degree as well as a Master’s degree in moral theology. Before ordination, he was a Certified Public Accountant after receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration in 1976. Richard earned his law degree at the Drake University School of Law in 1983. He also earned a Master of Laws degree in Employment and Labor Law from Wayne State University in 1993. He received his undergraduate degree in political science and philosophy from the University of Michigan in 1979. Mission Trip Highlights: October 2016 – March 2017 Below is a sampling of HLI’s missionary activity around the world in the past six months. HLI Missionaries: Joseph Meaney Ph.D., HLI Director of International Outreach and Expansion; and Joannes Bucher, HLI Regional Director of Europe Catholics currently make up about 20% of the total population of Latvia, and the legacy of heroism under Soviet persecution has bore fruit in full churches. The number of abortions is declining as more and more expectant mothers receive help. Tighter abortion law restrictions may soon get passed. HLI is committed to helping all the countries from Poland eastward to achieve victories for the Culture of Life. The Catholic Church is strong and well led in these former communist countries, even where she is a small minority. Generally, the governments in the region recognize that a demographic disaster is brewing as a result of low birthrates and abortion. Radical feminism has not permeated these societies as it has in the West. Everything is ripe for a “pro-life spring” if we can reinforce the efforts of our courageous HLI pro-life leaders. HLI Missionary: Dr. Ligaya Acosta, HLI Regional Director Asia and Oceania HLI Missionaries: Fr. Shenan J. Boquet, HLI President; and Mario Rojas, HLI Regional Director of Latin America A REDESSVIDA congress, like any event of this size sponsored by HLI, provides an added opportunity to meet with local Church Hierarchy, conduct media interviews, and strategize with bishops and partners on future activities. HLI Missionaries: Mario Rojas, HLI Regional Director of Latin America; and Nancy Tosi, HLI Trainer for the Pro-Life Hispanic Training Program HLI Missionary: George Wirnkar, HLI Regional Director of Francophone Africa HLI Missionaries: Fr. Shenan J. Boquet, HLI President; Dr. Ligaya Acosta, HLI Regional Director of Asia and Oceania; and Dr. Brian Clowes, HLI Director of Research and Education In India, missionary training was held in Goa (for laity), Kerala (for seminarians, priests, doctors, nurses, students and educators) and Bangalore (for seminarians, priests, and religious, plus a young adult seminar). In total, 5,000 people attended the various sessions. HLI Missionaries: Emil Hagamu, HLI Regional Director of Anglophone Africa; Fr. Shenan J. Boquet, HLI President; Dr. Brian Clowes, HLI Director of Research and Education; and Fr. Raphael Wanjohi, HLI Country Director for Kenya Fr. Shenan Boquet, Dr. Brian Clowes, and Emil Hagamu were hosted by Fr. Raphael Wanjohi, HLI Country Director for Kenya, at the Little Sisters of St. Joseph Spiritual Center in Karen, Nairobi. Fr. Wanjohi and his team had arranged training programs at Christ the King Seminary in Nyeri for over 400 seminarians and St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in Nairobi for over 130 seminarians. They also visited a Natural Family Planning clinic in Nyeri, where Fr. Wanjohi conducts an ongoing mission to train couples in NFP and prepares others to become “training couples.” Among those he has trained are Simon and Charity Muriithi, who together have trained more than 4,000 couples. Missionaries: Mario Rojas, HLI Regional Director of Latin America; Luis Martinez, HLI Legal Advisor for OAS; Raymond de Souza, HLI Delegate for International Missions; and Nancy Tosi, HLI Trainer for the Pro-Life Hispanic Training Program HLI Missionaries: Fr. Shenan J. Boquet, HLI President; and Dr. Brian Clowes, HLI Director of Research and Education HLI Missionary: George Wirnkar, HLI Regional Director of Francophone Africa HLI Missionary: Dr. Ligaya Acosta, HLI Regional Director of Asia and Oceania In March, Dr. Acosta traveled to Bangladesh, which is brand new mission territory for HLI, to lay the groundwork for a future mission trip in August 2017. While there, she met with numerous individuals. Some of the meetings had been scheduled ahead of time, but others were the result of new contacts being introduced to her through others. In each meeting, Dr. Acosta shared HLI’s worldwide mission and gave HLI pro-life training resources, such as the DVD Library,