Never a dull moment!

The work for God at IcFEM continues apace.
Ann has travelled safely to UK.
Schools open for Third Term on Monday or Tuesday, but a number of young people have gone back to college this week. We do have some who still need more sponsors, so if you'd like to help at all, please contact office@icfem.org
Third term is the term for external exams, so there is a lot of pressure on our children. We aoppreciate prayer.

August has been so busy!!

I am horrified to see that there is no up-to-date news from a very busy August! I haven't even downloaded the photos from my camera, but work continues.

At the moment we have a team of 10 young people from Didsbury here. They are from Ivy, Manchester (formerly Ivy Cottage Church), brought by Sarah and Steve Small of Dignity. I hope to give you a link to their blog when they have written it!

Tomorrow we have our Mission AGM, so have been preparing the Annual Report for 2008/9. If you'd like to see a copy, send an e-mail to office@icfem.org and we'll send you a pdf copy. It makes exciting reading.

Rachel Biboko and her children.

We thank God for those who contributed towards Rachel's medical costs. She had a successful operation to remove a tumour on the edge of her brain when she was 7 months pregnant. We are praising God for the safe arrival of Ebenezer. Her you can see Rachel with her three children, Roz, Baraka and Ebenezer. (Patrick was at Church when we went to see her.)
The other photo shows me with the baby!

Board visits Dreamland Medical Care Centre where there was an eye clinic taking place.

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Six Board members were on this part of the visits. The Hospital was very busy.
You can see patients waiting to be screened and a small boy reading the eye chart!

IcFEM Mission Board visits Local Transformation Units. July 20 to 23 .

Board visits the LTU Office at Kimilili and also gives thanks for their maize. The latter is a big contrast to much of the country.

For friends who knew Jenny Lipson

This is my last photo, taken with a mobile phone. Mum was stone deaf, so all my communications with her were in writing. You can see the conversations on the table and also the photos she was looking at.

We are in the community sitting room of the Nursing Home.

Personal news from Ann

There is so much IcFEM news to give you! Two more Local Transformation Units have been launched and there is much other activity.

I have been away to visit my Mum, aged 99 1/2. She was in a nursing home and suffering from some dementia, but she knew me most days and we had a nice time together, for which I thank God.

The day after I left her, she died. I thank God for His timing of my visit.

So this blog has taken a back place in the days since my return.