Grandma Elen & Grandpa Dave

Yes it's true! Stan & Gill had a baby boy called Joel Victor on Thursday, who is alive and perfectly well, as are his mum & dad. Wonderful! He weighed 7.3 lb and is feeding well.

We saw him on 'skype' when we were in the hospital one evening and a number of nurses and patients came and saw him too! They were amazed. "Dis white man business!"

Thank God.

Rain rain rain…

Sierra Leone is the second wettest capital in the world with 3ft of rain in both July and August. Cataracts like this develop outside our gate up to three times a day. Living things burst with vitality; frogs bellow, plants crowd one another, mould creeps over everything, covering the walls (brilliant white four months ago) and everything in our bedroom if we don’t run the air conditioner.

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Helen’s plaster cast is off and her wrist is recovering very well.

The general and presidential elections have gone very smoothly. Thanks for your prayers.

Dave’s Mum (87) moved from her home of 25 years to a granny flat 3 months ago, and is not so well. Dave, who is being covered by another VVF surgeon for two weeks later this month will take the opportunity to visit Mum for 3-4 days.

Our first grandchild is expected any moment. Tenterhooks!

A love they will never forget

Five ladies, aged 19-35 who had suffered horribly during childbirth, resulting in urinary incontinence came to the ‘Africa Mercy’ in Liberia (the country directly south of Sierra Leone), amongst 40 others. Sadly they could not be operated on in July or August. Mercy Ships staff had mercy on them and at a cost of $1,200 sent them to Freetown for us to treat. We did so, with success in each case. The day they were going home after six weeks they were downcast to hear that the road bridge was broken down, and there would be a delay. Helen and I invited them to a beach restaurant trip and a drive overlooking Freetown. It was the day of their lives. There was leaping and shouts of glee as they paddled in the sea for the first time! They will never forget the love of Jesus expressed through Mercy Ships staff.