Novices in Indonesia.
It has been central to SVD policy from the beginning of the Society not only to send out missionaries, but also to train religious and priests in the local Church. By also including local vocations in the Society a missionary spirit based on a diversity of cultures is developed.
Following their profession of final religious vows members are given their "mission" to work, whether in their home country or abroad. This is the culmination of a training program that includes a period of one or two years of experience of living and working in a foreign country.