Farewell

The weather has turned rather nasty - cold, windy and wet. We received a phone call to say that the folks at Cape Villa felt that they would rather cancel this evening's meeting, and snuggle up in their warm beds. We phoned all the other people that attend with us, and thought that was that. BUT to my great "upsetness" I found out that the message had not reached Mama Lizzie in time. She had asked to join us from this week, and I was supposed to pick her up along the way - because her legs could not manage the steep hills so well any more (she is only 91 years old!) She was left standing in the rain and wind for 30 minutes before she gathered that we were not coming!


This was the last Tuesday that the Garnetts would spend with us on St Helena. Instead of the usual Bible study, we had a "bring and share" kind of supper - although Jean and Trevor did most of the hard work of cooking and arranging the whole evening. We had loads of excellent food, and home made ginger beer - delicious!!

Pam will be missed with her sharp sense of humour, and good singing voice and guitar playing. Although Geoff and Madison were not part of the church, we often met with them, and enjoyed their company. They will be boarding the RMS on Friday on their way to Ascension Island, then on to the UK for about 4 weeks with family and friends before starting a new life in Cairo, Egypt.