During their visit Bryant—a certified public accountant and director of the internal audit office for the Denver Archdiocese—asked how the home was funded. Muse told them the primary source of support was the pension of “the wonderful lady who started this project”—76-year-old Barthet.
“What happens when that source of income runs out? Will these 24 boys be pushed out into the streets again?” Bryant asked.
“It struck me when I walked out, that if someone doesn’t support this place it’s going to go under,” he said. “There’s so much demand there; the poverty is unlike anything we’ve seen or experienced in the U.S.”
That’s when he responded to the call to revive the work started by his parents nearly 30 years earlier.
“It was a calling,” he said. “It was like God said, ‘Hey, you’ve already got this not-for-profit established; you know what to do. Continue the work, support this home.’”
In May 2010 he officially established a Colorado presence for The Sister Kathleen Mission. The volunteer-run 501(c)3 organization only supports ministries in adherence with Catholic teaching, including life issues. Their primary goal is to fund self-help programs overseas, primarily in Africa, such as the Angel’s Children’s Home.
“We ask you to keep the needs of those less fortunate than ourselves in your prayers,” Bryant said. “I’m sure that God is smiling at the efforts we make to take care of each other.”
For more information on the Sister Kathleen Mission or to donate, visit www.sisterkathleenmission.org.
Printed with permission from the Denver Catholic Register.