This has been another busy year for the Gerontius Amenity Fund. Hannah Charley has continued to do sterling service, taking patients to hospital for no reward save that of knowing she is doing God’s will. She and her granddaughter Hazel (my namesake) both had birthdays in August and I sent them each a dress (see photo). She is meticulous about sending me reports on all the patients including bills and clinical reports (see below). This is very interesting for me as a former doctor.
We have treated a total of 19 patients ranging in age from 2 to 63. Our patient with a chronic leg ulcer is still with us. (It is getting better, Honest!) A notable case was the child who received permanent eye damage when the end of the cane poked her eye while the teacher was beating another child. This is the 2[nd] time we have had such a case and
the late Peter Penfold said he “might mention it” during his trip to Freetown. Unfortunately, I didn’t manage to catch up with him before he died to see if he had such a conversation.
Peter will be sorely missed as a source of advice and inspiration. In particular I
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could do with his advice on how to arrange a trip here for Hannah and perhaps her husband next summer. (Although I did speak to the Sierra Leonean Ambassador about it at Peter’s funeral!) As Hannah rightly pointed out, I was a guest of honour at her Wedding and it is time for a return trip. We are hoping she might come across for the Abingdon Passion Play on 22[nd] June 2024
Such a trip might involve a fundraising Barn Dance as a chance to meet her. We had a very successful fundraising Barn Dance last April. Special thanks are due Lesley Austen who gallantly stepped in the last minute and led the calling on a voluntary basis. It’s just a shame I took
her thank you flowers to the wrong house! Still maybe someoneelse appreciated them- God works in mysterious ways His wonders to perform and we continue to watch in wonder the wonders He is performing in Sierra Leone.
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