Summary of Walking Together Bulletin No. 44
P.1 Message from Mother
Marta G. Hernandez Martín del Campos, Superior General of the Congregation of
the Missionary Clara of the Eucharist, to all supporters.
“I am sending you this message of joy and gratitude for your
sending the bulletin to us during this blessed Easter season." And then
write, She read the 44th issue of the bulletin and thanked us for each of its
articles.
She also visited Sierra Leone in February of this year and was
moved by the great blessings that have poured into their 65-year journey,
especially Sr.Bernadette Shirahata's 50-year dedication and her gratitude for
Sr. Josephine Kamara from OLG to become the Regional Superior of Sierra Leone. She concluded by expressing her
continued prayers for the victims of the Noto Peninsula earthquake in Japan and
for stability in Sierra Leone.
P.1 Photo:
Mother Marta (right) and students of OLG Elementary School are in cheerful
atmosphere after visiting OLG School.
P.2 Sr.Bernadette Shirahata 's message, which is currently in the clinic
at Mile 91, was sent by Sr. Josephine Kamara regional superior, after she heard
from her.
Sr.Bernadette Shirahata says, "Except for the fact that I
can't use the computer right now, my health is fine.
P.2 Photo: Two shots with Dr. Sr. Patricia
Domingo and Sr. Shirahata of the Mile 91 Clinic.
P.2～４ This is a written report from Professor Kaori Murakami of Hiroshima
University, who conducted the second round of educational support activities at
the Maria Ines Vocational Institute. As a specialist in the training of home economics teachers, she
observed the current state of learning of the sewing students at the Maria Ines
Vocational Institute, and described how she devised a series of short
activities to enrich the experience of improving skills that would help them
become independent.
P.3 Photo:
Sr. Shirahata, who temporarily left the hospital to meet Ms. Murakami, and the
scene of making Chirashi-zushi using the "sushi ingredients" she
brought from Japan and the students' handiworks.
P.4 Top left photo: a student who was in the
advanced class during our visit four years ago and excelled so much that she is
now working as a member of the school's sewing staff, a woman we are happy to
see again.
P.4 The other three photos: Classroom scene in
the advanced beginner's class.
P.5 On the left side, a report from Sr. Sandra Ramos Álvarez,
Principal of the Maria Ines Vocational Institute, entitled "Collaborative
Research with Professor Kaori Murakami". She concluded by saying how
meaningful and gratifying Professor Murakami's two visits had been to us, and
added, "The only way to properly express our gratitude is to make use of
all that she wanted to share with us, if she is willing to give us her experience
and knowledge in addition to that. And I hope we do." He stated.
P.5 On the right side, a thank you letter to Ms. Kaori written by Zainab
Koroma, a second-year sewing student. She concludes, "We really appreciate
the short time she spent with us and hope she will return soon to teach us
more." She stated.
P.５～P.6 This is a thank you
letter from two of our scholarship recipients, Ms. Kadiatu M. Kargbo and Ms.
Adamsay S. Kamara. They both report their successful graduation from the
university this spring, and strongly express their gratitude to the supporters
who helped them through their university life, their joy at having learned so
much at the university, and their determination for the future.
P.6～P.7 Here are some testimonials from
supporters. “I was struck by the high aspirations of the two scholars in Issue
43”." Thank you for the newsletter. I read your newsletter with smiles on
the children's faces and your precious service. I pray for God's mercy on you
all. Thanks to your staff, I am very happy to see the smiles on the children's
faces and to know the noble thoughts of the scholarship recipients. The love of
Sister Negishi and the other sisters has borne much fruit.
P.7 The last page of the report is "Announcement from the Head
Office" and it reports that 2,350,000 yen ($14,838) was transferred on May
24 for school lunch and multi-purpose support.
P.8 Photos: Top, beginner sewing class; middle,
advanced sewing class; bottom, Sr. Shirahata is happy to have her broken sewing
machine fixed by Ms. Murakami; kindergarten students practicing the alphabet.
＜Translator:
Chiaki Yoshihara＞