Fanchon
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You always said humility should be the basis of everything we do.
Marie, I mean, Mother Marie, look at this!
This year's winner of the Montillon Prize, which the French Academy awards annually to a French man or woman for outstanding meritorious activity, is Madame Jeanne Jougon, who serves the poor elderly in the town of Saint-Servant.
You're already receiving publicity, and look how it's helping us!
The Montiel Prize comes with an award of ten thousand francs.
Think what this will do for our elderly!
Zhen, we can put a new roof on the convent!
We can purchase much-needed new beds, not to mention food!
We now have more than a hundred little sisters and eleven homes looking after the elderly poor.
It's been nothing short of miraculous.
Father is only thinking of what is best for you, and all of us.
After Mireille's death, Jeanne and Fanchon rent lodgings in Saint-Servant.
Now 44 years old, Jeanne still waits patiently to find out the special work God promised her at 18.
As a series of strangers come to her door, Jeanne begins to hope for an answer.