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. 
Pamene anali ndi zaka 18 ku U.S , Abunulo wakalapo pamaudindo oyang'anira zamapemphero komanso kugwira nchito za Ubusa mdziko monse. Ntchito zabwino zakhara  zikupititlira kumveka  ku  matchalichi a chikatolika ku America. Mbadwadwa zobadwira ku amerika komko amuna komanso akazi analowa ku umsembe ndi usisitreri. Zigawo za U.S komanso mabugwe a katolika anasitha kukhala olemba athu dziko lonse polemba anthu omwe amafuna.