According to The Times of London, due to "Mother Teresa's compassion and humility, her publicity acumen is said to have aroused public concern towards the poor; by devoting herself with resolute vigor to the alleviation of human suffering, she galvanized individuals, believers and non-believers, and even governments, into action” (“Mother Teresa Times of London” 2). Mother Teresa was a hero because she was a humanitarian. When Mother Teresa was born on August 26, 1910, her parents named her Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. She was born in the city of Skopje but her parents came from Albania (Sullivan 8 years old). There were three children in her family and she was the youngest. Mother Teresa had a very happy and comfortable childhood until her father's death (9). “When Agnes became a teenager, she loved spending time in church. She joins a youth group that helps priests, nuns and other members of the parish. Suddenly an idea came to him; she thought of traveling to distant lands to do God's work. One of her priests told her to listen to the voice of God speaking within her. He also told her that if she felt happiness in her heart, she was making the right decision. She felt deep within herself that she was called to speak about God to the whole world” (11). “She decided to leave her home and her family, which was not easy, but she wanted to be able to give her whole life to others, taking the Church as her home and all people as her family” (12 ). Many years later, Mother Teresa said: “I am Albanian by birth. Now I am an Indian citizen. I am also a Catholic nun. In my work, I belong to the whole world. But in my heart I belong to Christ. “She was a mother to the world. Her heart belonged to God, while she used ...... middle of paper ...... such a loving and caring person who always did her best to help the poor and sick. She prepared to work with the poor by undergoing intensive medical training with the American Medical Missionary Sisters in Patna, India (“Mother Teresa” 5). They also opened a home for orphans and abandoned children (7). Reading about Mother Teresa, she was beautiful and she was like a magnet to metal. His kindness, his tenderness and his holiness shone in her like the sunset. Works Cited “Mother Teresa (1910-1997)”. Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Academic OneFile. Internet. April 30, 2014. “Mother Teresa.” Times of London (London, England). September 5, 1997: np SIRS Renaissance. Internet. April 30, 2014.Sullivan, Anne Marielngpen, Robert. “MOTHER TERESA. (Cover story). Mother Teresa (1-59084-142-5) (2003): 5. Biographical collection completed. Internet. April 29. 2014.