Thank you for always helping and praying for us with a generous heart.
Here is a
summary of bulletin No.17 of “Walking Together”.
The photo on page 1 (top) was sent from Hikari Tanabe, a college
student who visited Mange Bure, where Sr. Yoshida now works. Tanabe-san built a
strong relationship with the children by teaching them soccer. A report on his
visit is planned to be covered in the next bulletin.
On the bottom of page 1, is a photo of a noviciate in Kailahun.
Former district manager Sr. Elisa Padilla is in the center, and the new
district manager Sr. Adriana Juarez Navarrete on the right. A greeting message
from Sr. Adriana can be found on page 4.
The
bottom right photo on page 1 was taken when visiting Sr. Susanna, the general
councilor of the Clara Convent. In the second row from the left is Sr. Susanna,
Sr. Angeles Torres (her message is on page 4), and new district manager Sr.
Chieko Kamoi. In the first row from the left is “Walking Together”
Representative Katsujiro Kanno, Martha Tanaka (Spanish translator), Kyoko
Okada, and Sr. Kazuko Shirahata.
On
pages 2-4 is the annual report from “Walking Together” Representative Katsujiro
Kanno. The main contents are (1) support fund payment status (2) support fund
allocation (3) notice that relief aids were successfully delivered by Mr.Goodrich
(4) distribution of Sr. Leticia Legacy’s pattern cloth and small handbags (5)
placement of reports from six individuals who visited Sierra Leone within the
last year (6) confirmation that Sr. Shirahata will be back on duty after over
two years of medical treatment and (7) notification that district managers in
both Sierra Leone and Japan have changed, and Sr. Yoshida will be leaving
Lunsar to work in Mange Bure.
The
photo on page 3 shows Sr. Leticia Legacy’s selling her handbags.
The
new district manager, Sr. Adriana Juarez Savarena’s message is on page 4. She
writes to thank everyone for all the support and asks for continuous support. In
her message, she says
“・・・we hope and trust in God that together we will touch the life of
many; not only
with your material help but mostly with the
love, effort and care that you put in that
help; believe me this is what at the end transforms
the lives and encourages, somebody to continue living.”
Sr. Angeles Torres’ message is on the right
of page 4
In her message, she says “While acting as the
district manager for twelve years, there were many things – such as the passing
of Sr. Negishi and the Ebola diseaseBut during all this time we were able to
touch upon the warm support, true love for God, and love for others.”
From page 5 is a report from Sr. Shirahata. She thanks Sr. Elisa and
Sr. Angeles for their years as district managers. She expresses her happiness
on completing over two years of medical treatment and being able to return to
Sierra Leone. The photo is when she was visited by Yoshiko Hotta, who resides
in Ghana.
From the second half of page
6 to page 7 covers Minako Teranishi’s travel to Sierra Leone. She is a student
at Hiroshima University Graduate School majoring in International Development
and Cooperation. Her parents are Buddists living in a temple, and she herself
is a Buddist, but talks about how she was welcomed into the Catholic convent
and being able to bond with the people who lived there. Her research topic was
“Religion and Peace-building”, and for more depth, she has decided to visit
Sierra Leone again. A photo of Teranishi-san is on the right on page 6, and on
page 7 is a wedding photo of an Islamic bride and Christian groom.
A notice from headquarters and letters from supporters are on page
8. In the notice from headquarters, it talks about the completion of the
general session for the 2018 year and the plan to pay respect to Sr. Negishi by
paying a visit to her grave. The bottom photo is the children of Mange.
Sr. Elisa and Sr.
Yoshida’s report is attached.
Representative of “ Walking Together”
Representative of “ Walking Together”
Katsujiro Kanno
(Translator Ayako Nokuo)