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Paul off to Uganda

 

Paul Martin, who lives in Poyntzpass, and a member of our congregation, is off to the East African country- Uganda - one of the poorest in the world - on 6th January. He will be there for two weeks and he is travelling as one of a 16-strong party from Northern Ireland. He is the only local; most of the others are from north and south Down or County Antrim.

He is going to Uganda as a member of a Fields of Life 'Ignite Team'. Once in Uganda the team will travel to Lira in the north of the country for the official opening of Oyam Progressive Primary School, a venture funded by the Ignite Team.

Paul explained, "The school is in an area that has suffered at the hands of a rebel group calling itself 'The Lord's Resistance Army'. The rebels have abducted children, forcing them to kill or be killed. And the girls are forced into abusive relationships with so-called captains in their army."

The second of the Northern Ireland group's two weeks will see them based at King's Primary School on the road between the cities of Entebbe and Kampala. Already a lot of renovation work has been done here but with youngsters due to come to the school in February it has to be painted and made ready for the influx. "In bad need of a facelift," is Paul's description.


The Fields of Life volunteers will also be visiting children orphaned by AIDS and now being looked after by a local charity.  Explaining the goals of the organisations short-visit teams Paul said, "Groups like the one I'm going with go for a two-week period to do specific jobs. These include building, painting, carpentry, electrical work, health education, teacher training and ministering to adults and children in association with local churches.

"As a Christian organisation, Fields of Life is committed to changing lives and building sustainable communities in East Africa through teaching the Christian faith and by providing quality education, health care and income-generating projects."

 

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Retirement of Organist

 

After a period of seventeen years, Mrs May Hamilton has given notice of her retirement as Organist from December 2007.

 

During 1990, Mrs Hamilton took over as Organist after the resignation of Harold Stewart. The congregation are forever grateful to May for her never failing role, Sunday by Sunday, as Organist, which role she carried out in a voluntary capacity.

 

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