During his 18 years in the U.S., Abanulo has filled various chaplain and pastor roles across the country, epitomizing an ongoing trend in the American Catholic church. As fewer American-born men and women enter seminaries and convents, U.S. dioceses and Catholic institutions have turned to international recruitment to fill their vacancies.
Mu myaka 18 yamaze muri Amerika, Abanulo yujuje inshingano zitandukanye z'abapadiri n'abapasitori mu gihugu hose, akomeza guteza imbere amahame ya kiliziya Gatolika y'Abanyamerika. Mu gihe abagabo n'abagore bake bavukiye muri Amerika binjira mu maseminari no mu makoraniro, diyosezi zo muri Amerika hamwe n’ibigo gatolika byahinduye abakozi mpuzamahanga kugira ngo babone imyanya yabo.