Editor’s letter November 2010
Dear Friends
There is a lot of doom and gloom about but good news is still out there! The sight of the miners being rescued was show to behold and the fact that so many were praying for their safe escape and that to many their faith in God kept them going during their long time waiting to be rescued especially for the 17 days before contact was made with them
Other good news stories are that in Niger we have been able to fund another 35 water wells and a new supply of seeds which will expand the crop growing project which did so well for them during the recent famine.
The money raised for Pakistan ( over £30K at the Town Hall) is currently being spent to provide filtered clean water : we are also sponsoring another 80 cataract operations in Northern Pakistan which will give 80 people the ability to see again and allow them to earn a living and cease begging.
I got a surprise call from a lady called Nita Elmufti who I had not heard from for 20 years ago when I directly assisted the release of her doctor husband from a Libyan jail where he had been ‘left to rot’ in the words of Gaddafi for questioning the corruption in local health projects. I ghosted a letter form the cast of ‘ Yes Minister’ and sent to Gaddafi who was addicted to that programme and so reversed the sentence and released him. I just happened to be listening to desert island discs where Paul Eddington was the castaway and he mentioned about Gaddafi so liking that programme. ! Strange how these coincidences show a way out of such difficult situations!
God can show us the way many times in mysterious ways
Regards
Ian
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