CLARISSAN
MISSIONARY SISTERS
SIERRA
LEONE.
27
December 2016.
Dear Mr. Kanno and all the Members of Walking
Together,
One more year is about to finish. A year
that was full of expectations, uncertainties, mixed feelings, etc but that at
the end has allowed to start in September an academic year back to the normal
life.
To prepare notes, to teach, to fill the
schools have been the easiest tasks. What has been much more challenging is the
re-construction of lives. A good number of our students have found themselves
alone overnight, the ghost of ebola still flies close to them, but the new hope
they can find in the schools gives them the certainty that the nightmare is
over and that life belongs to those that can face it with renewed hope.
This year we could walk along the streets
of Lunsar majestically recalling the love of Our Lady of Guadalupe towards her
children. At the end we all enjoyed the delicious food that included the meat
of two cows!! Thank you for thinking on us. As we continue thanking God for
your kindness, for walking along with us as the elder brother that holds the
hand of the little one. We pray that the
New Year will be filled with blessings. That the good Lord will reward you for
your unselfish contribution. It is through you that we experience the
Providence of God, and for your care we are thankful.
Next year the schools are for the first
time after three years having sports. These competitions bring life not only to
our schools but to the town as a whole. To see the children dressed in green,
red, blue and yellow cheering at their companions or participating in the
competitions, is an experience of the enthusiasm of the one that rejoices with
whatever little is presented to them.
On behalf of each and everyone of the
Sierra Leoneans that benefit from the feeding program, that receive help to pay
their fees, and all the assistance you send to keep our apostolate going I want
to wish you a Prosperous 2017. May all
the goodness you share with others be reflected in your life as abundant shower
of God’s mercies.
Clarissan Missionary Sisters Sierra Leone Sr. Elisa Padilla and all the Community
