From Wednesday 11  to Friday 13 February, members of the Sierra Leone Mission (SLM) committee came together at the Sheldon Retreat Centre in Devon, accompanied by Ben Quant, Trustee and Minister of Wormley Free Church, who kindly joined the group as a facilitator. 

Our reason for organising this retreat is that since 2020, the committee has been unable to meet up in person. We’ve held monthly catch ups and quarterly formal meetings using Zoom, but in addition, we each felt it would be hugely beneficial to organise a ‘face to face’ session for prayer, discussion and the sharing of ideas.

Our main purpose was to seek God’s guidance for the work that we do in partnership with our community leaders in Sierra Leone.  Looking afresh at our SLM Vision and discussing the many aspects of our involvement in that country.

The evenings were very special times as we focused totally on worshipping God.  We prayed, sang and read scriptures together, sharing in a special and spiritual time where time was forgotten. 

I would like to extend my thanks to everyone who invested their time and money in attending the retreat, enabling us as a Christ-led group to share such a productive and valuable experience. 

We ask for continued prayer for the work of SLM and look forward to sharing more about our deliberations with you in the coming weeks. 

We thank you also for the continued concern and support you give to our communities in Sierra Leone, which in turn helps them to spread the gospel among others.

Janet O'Shea
Chair of SLM