Soaking and a Sunset

I'm still in Sierra Leone with Mission Direct. I currently have a team of 8 volunteers from the UK over working at the Nehemiah Project painting walls and laying a new floor.

 

I have my lovely friend Adele here working here with me and together we make up the staff team.

 

When Adele and I were preparing for the team last week we went to check out possible locations for the team debrief. We ended up at China Town in Lumley, where we shared a couple of star beers as we chatted over the day. As we sat there under the thatched umbrellas the sky got slowly darker and darker, until eventually the heavens opened. We decided to sit it out as we thought it would pass quite quickly. Soon the umbrellas were letting the rain through and we were soaked to the skin and the rain was so hard we could barely stand up to run for cover. There were three men and the waiter taking cover by crouching behind the bar, so we had to convince them to shove up to make room for us too. Eventually there was a break in the rain and we were able to make a dash for the vehicle, but by that time EVERYTHING was soaked! The photo of us doesn't do justice to just how wet we were.

 

 

We then headed to the Atlantic bar and restaurant for a meal where we wrung out our clothes out as best we could. While we enjoyed our meal the storm resumed and continued as we ate and chatted into the evening and we were treated to this wonderful sunset.

 

 



 

Ground Breaking at Waterloo

We have a team in country at the moment and we were all invited to the ground breaking ceremony at the AHS SDA Hospital in Waterloo for the new ward that will be build next year.

 

It was a very nice ceremony with the doctor and staff of the hospital, local chiefs, the president of AHS, Mission Direct, headmaster from the SDA school and people from the local community.

 

I was asked to give a short speech and also given the honour of being the first to break the ground.

 

I'm so happy that the project for the new ward is going ahead.

Dr David Koroma

 

Breaking the Ground

Dr Koroma Breaking the Ground

RIP Mr Bangura

Sadly Mr Saidu Bangura, one of the residents at the King George VI Home for the Elderly, passed away at we weekend.

Many of our volunteers will remember Mr Bangura from the days when the King George home was in Kissy.

The City of Rest has Moved!!

In November 2008 we attended the dedication of the site at Grafton for the new City of Rest buildings. Many of our teams have worked at the new site and have helped with the land clearance, digging foundations, making blocks, laying blocks, plastering, painting and many other tasks.





In May 2013 the residents were finally relocated to the new site at Grafton!!

 

 





Finally in their new home!!



 



Pastor Ngobeh at the new facility

 

Mr Charles - Update

Charles has continued to improve and was discharged from the hospital on Saturday. He is now back at the King George VI Home for the Elderly who were able to send a vehicle to collect him.

 

They have promised to monitor him and to let us have regular updates on how he is doing. His friends at the home were very pleased to see him again.

 

The home tell us that he is slowly getting his apetite back and they see a big improvement in his condition.

 

Please pray that Charles continues to improve.