Mercy Ships
Mike Temple came to talk to us this month about mercy ships. He volunteers on the ship Africa Mercy which has 5 operating theatres and 82 ward beds and brings medical care to the poorest people in the poorest countries. Since they began in 1978 they have performed 84,000 life-changing surgeries on people who have no access to safe and affordable surgery. For people who earn £1 a day, £80 for a cataract operation is an impossibility. All treatment is free of charge.
Thousands turn up when the ship docks. In the Congo there were 6,500 on the first day,4,000 on the second and 7,000 on the third.Mike told us of many moving individual cases of people who lives had been transformed by the medical care they received.
Dental treatment is also very important and members brought toothpaste and toothbrushes with them to donate.
After the break, Beryl Kingman told us about her trip to the NFWI Annual meeting in Cardiff, Maureen Cook reported the successful year of the Phoenix WI choir and Caroline Stanley read our a memory to encourage members to contribute to her Centenary compilation of members' memories.
Thousands turn up when the ship docks. In the Congo there were 6,500 on the first day,4,000 on the second and 7,000 on the third.Mike told us of many moving individual cases of people who lives had been transformed by the medical care they received.
Dental treatment is also very important and members brought toothpaste and toothbrushes with them to donate.
After the break, Beryl Kingman told us about her trip to the NFWI Annual meeting in Cardiff, Maureen Cook reported the successful year of the Phoenix WI choir and Caroline Stanley read our a memory to encourage members to contribute to her Centenary compilation of members' memories.
Competition - A home made get well card
Ist Prize - Margaret Perigo, 2nd Prize Christine Bull and 3rd prize Barbara Poole