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NEWSLETTER NO. 106
Hello!
Hello! How are you? Happy New Year to you all! I was very happy to celebrate my 17th anniversary of arriving in Sierra Leone. I am pleased to say still no regrets even with its myriad problems which of course many other countries also have. Indeed, I still regard myself really fortunate to be doing something and living somewhere I so enjoy. This was a very quiet month after all the festivities. School did not open due to the non-payment of the Ministry of Education (Government) subventions (grants) for the Oct/Nov/Dec and Jan/Feb/Mar quarters. This is what we use to run the school, pay fees etc of the secondary and college students, buy food provisions to feed the children three times a day and to pay the ancillary workers. This is a continuing problem for all state schools. We received some bedding and a few portable manual typewriters from Real Aid (UK) for which we are immensely grateful as these are now so difficult to get but we continue to need them as essential equipment for our pupils when they are integrated into mainstream secondary schools. As there were no activities with the School not being open, I have been to St George’s Cathedral every Sunday and enjoy the services and meeting with all my friends who go there.
Well, as I said,
this was a very quiet month and it just remains for me to close now as
always by sending best wishes to those celebrating birthdays,
anniversaries, and any other happy event. I also send goodwill messages
and solicitations/condolences to those who are not well or have a
bereavement or have received any sad news
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