The first time Sister Seyram Mary Adzokpa felt pulled towards religious life was walking in a Walmart store in the US state of Texas, at the age of 25, with her mother.
Born in Ghana, West Africa, Adzokpa had never encountered a nun. Her family attended the Catholic Church faithfully, but she knew nothing of the religious life and always thought marriage would be her path.
“I wanted a husband like my dad. With three kids. I had the names of my two girls picked out,” she said.
Eleven years after moving to the United States, she was introduced to this new possibility as she watched two Dominican sisters enter the store.
Despite having a career and a life that I enjoyed, still being able to respond to this call is God’s persistence
“I still cannot describe the feeling,” she said remembering how perfectly pressed their habits were.
“My heart just – I can’t explain what it felt like – but it was a pull.”