Meeting Report
It was good to see so many ALMA Reps at this meeting where we said goodbye to Hugh Watkins, the ALMA Link Officer since ALMA’s inception in 1998. We also welcomed several new parish reps on board.
Hugh’s St Mellitus medal for service to the Diocese and his Africa cake, with Angola and Mozambique highlighted, reflect dual aspects which characterise our link - loving service and hospitality. We wish Hugh and Jo well as they prepare to move to Dorset.
At the meeting we heard from John Philpott about the St James & St John’s (Friern Barnet) visit to Mozambique in summer 2005. A report (
304 Kb) of this is in the visits section, with some photos.
Alas, the DVD of the community based water project in Luanda had volume problems, but hopefully we may be able to try again at a further meeting. Apologies.
Our final item was a report on the new link between St Mary’s in Hampton and Mandimba in Niassa. Francesca Keating, Carrie Lees and Revd Derek Winterburn took us on their journey - from the idea of starting a link to turning it into reality. We saw pictures of their initial visit to Mandimba and Carrie’s subsequent visit to launch the sewing project. We look forward with them to Pastor David Geraldo’s visit to Hampton in May and to the continued development of this special relationship.