It is good to be back online, once again. After a severe stroke,resulting in the death of Peter's mother a few weeks later, it was necessary for us to return to England, to assist in her funeral. This coincided with the beginning of protracted period of national powercuts, severely affecting Freetown, which are still continuing today. Consequently the absence of power results in no access to internet.
We returned to Sierra Leone on 11 May for the last two weeks of the college semester, with examinations beginning next week. Last weekend involved a two day round trip of 15 hours of travel, for the inauguration of a new Methodist society in Mattru Jong, close to Bonthe Island. We hope to write more about this later.
Today (21 May) sees the arrival of Rev Ken Todd, the current secretary of MMS Ireland, who will be representing the British and Irish Conferences at the Methodist Church Sierra Leone conference, beginning on Monday in Kono-Koidu, in the far east of the country, close to the Guinea border. Ken served as a missionary in this area some 4 decades ago. We will be travelling to the conference on Monday and likewise will report on this later.
Many thanks for all your support during this time and we look forward to resuming normal services as soon as possible
Janice and Peter
Friday, May 21, 2010
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