News from SOMA UK.
News from SOMA UK.
The
sad news is that they have had to withdraw the post of Associate Director due to
lack of funds. William
Mather, who so enlivened our AGM in 2003, has been an active and enthusiastic
contributor to the work of SOMA during his three years with them, and his book, Cry
for Sudan, reviewed in our January issue this year, has been very well
received by the public. He
goes to Hull to be team rector of the parish of
Drypool,
in the autumn, and we wish him every success.
SOMA
are facing other changes, they need a new financial administrator and must find
a replacement for Don Brewin within the next three years.
They are also looking at ways to tighten up their procedures in order to
conserve all their resources.
Even so their mission work continues unabated with five teams going to
areas suffering from drought, war and poverty.
They are Freetown, Sierra Leone; Kitgum, Uganda;
Orlu,
Nigeria; Kajiado, Kenya and Tabora, Tanzania.
Some of these will be self-funding but others rely on financial support
from the public. So
if you can help them in any way, either financially or practically by actually
joining a mission team, please get in touch with them: SOMA UK, PO Box 60025,
Heath and Reach, Leighton Buzzard. LU7 0ZA.
Email info@somauk.org.
Website: www.somauk.org.
Brian
Newsom.