Magnus has sadly needed to advise us that Samuel, one of our strong community members in Brama Village, passed away on 13 March.

Samuel had been battling with high blood pressure and blood sugar levels, and was taken ill the night before his death with severe breathing difficulties. He was admitted to the larger Adventist hospital in Waterloo, but the medical teams were unable to save him.

Janet O’Shea, Chair of Sierra Leone Mission, who knew Samuel well, said: ‘Samuel was an amazing man, who always made an effort to visit us at Bethesda Orphanage during our Sierra Leone trips. He also had an enterprising spirit and had set up a basket weaving business to supply a company in Iceland. He will be greatly missed’.

We’d be grateful for your prayers for Samuel’s family and friends, and Janet also requests prayers for other community members, who are experiencing health issues. The wife of one of our strong church members at Brama has been admitted to Caunnaght hospital in Freetown with a liver problem, which is another critical case, and Jeneba, one of our teachers at Kamakontakay School, is receiving treatment following a sudden collapse whilst teaching.

We are extremely thankful for your prayers.

(Janet is pictured with Samuel at Bethesda)