"Born Brownie Isabella Raymond in Cariacou in 1901, she began ministering to the sick and poor at the age of 10 years old with Fr. Clark. She did not receive any formal education, she taught herself to read and write and even bookkeeping. At about the age of sixteen, she went to Grenada where she administered a Cocoa and Coffee plantation. There she married David Emanuel DaBreo and raised five children all the while continuing her ministry to the sick and poor.
In 1944 she travelled to Trinidad in search of a better life which she found. She continued her ministry to the sick and poor and added a special outreach ministry to the Sufferers of Leprosy. 'Saint D'Abreau, Patron of the Forgotten People (Sufferers of Leprosy)' as she was affectionately called, devoted her life to thwarting poverty through education and relieving the suffering of the spiritually and physically ill, both in hospitals and their homes.
In 1984 she was awarded the Silver Humming Bird Medal by the then President Ellis Clark of Trinidad and Tobago for her Social Work. The greatest award she received was motherhood. When anything happened positive or negative she always said; 'God is Love.'
During our Sunday afternoon talks overlooking the River she shared her years of wisdom. She said; 'Honor all of God's Creation. A woman must be honored as the vessel of new life.' Today I give Honor to all Mothers wherever they may be in the spiritual world or physical world.
Ma suffered a debilitating stroke on 20 February 1991 the day after the 90th anniversary of her birth and made her transition into the spiritual world on Friday 13th September 1991 without ever gaining consciousness. She is layed to rest in Arima, Trinidad and Tobago."
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