local council Bethany Lunn - planning to go to Uganda
My name is Bethany Lunn. I am 18 years old, live in Port Glasgow and am a member of Mount Zion church in Quarriers village. I am planning to go to Uganda in September as a volunteer with a charity called Mission Direct, who enable ‘normal’ people to help some of the world’s poorest people. Mission Direct is based in Luton and they work with different projects all over the world that lack resources, linking them with volunteers who raise their own funds to take 2 weeks in country helping practically.
I am going to build classrooms in Kahengye Primary School in the Rukungiri district of Uganda. I am part of one team going to do this in September, but work will be happening at the site by volunteers throughout the summer. The teachers in this school are passionate about the children that they teach and they long to give them the best chance possible, but right now they do not have the resources to do that. When Mission Direct Staff went out to this school to fi nd out if they were able to help, they were met with a few classrooms built of mud and sticks, and a pile of rubble. The volunteer asked why the rubble was there. She was told that the rubble is a classroom that had fallen down and they had not cleared it up yet because they would need to use the same sticks to rebuild this classroom.
I am using my time and money to help because I believe that this project is more than the rebuilding of a school, it is about giving hope to people and gaining wisdom from the things I will see. I know this trip will challenge me physically and it has already strengthened my faith in God. A trip like this requires certain vaccines, some are free on NHS prescription, but most of them must be paid for. People have been generous in sponsoring me and giving me work so I can make more money for the project. The money for my air fare and expenses like food and water are already provided which I believe is another miracle. Donations can still be made to the project I am working with online at:
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/BethanyLunn, or directly through the Mission Direct website:
www.missiondirect.org.
I am personally very thankful for any donations and I know they are gratefully received by our brothers and sisters in Uganda.
Paisley Patchers - Special Exhibition Sat 10th Sept - Sun 30th Oct
A wee while back in the good old days - 1985 to be exact, an International Quilt Exhibition was held in Paisley Museum.
Ladies in Paisley, Kilmacolm, Bridge of Weir, Houston, Newton Mearns and Ayrshire were inspired by the quilts on display and subsequently got together in 1986 to form the group known as Paisley Patchers.
This year as part of their 25th anniversary celebration they are delighted to be given the opportunity by Paisley Museum to hold a special exhibition in the place where it all started.
Paisley Museum, High Street, Paisley. Saturday 10th Sept to Sunday 30th October.
Open: Tues-Sat: 11am-4pm. Sun: 2pm-5pm, Mon: closed LOCAL COUNCILLORS
Inverclyde Council Municipal Buildings, Greenock PA15 1LY
01475-717171
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Ward 1: Inverclyde East (incl Kilmacolm & Quarriers) Tom Fyfe (LIB), Jim MacLeod (SNP), Stephen McCabe (LAB), David Wilson (CON)
Renfrewshire Council Cotton Street, Paisley PA1 1BB
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Ward 7: Johnstone South, Elderslie & Howwood John Caldwell (LAB), John Hood (LAB), Tracie McGee (SNP), Iain McMillan (LAB)
Ward 8: Johnstone North, Kilbarchan & Lochwinnoch David Arthur (SNP), Neil Bibby (LAB), Bruce McFee (SNP)
Ward 9: Houston, Crosslee, Brookfi eld and Linwood David Clews (CON), Audrey Doig (SNP), Anne Hall (LAB), Allan Noon (SNP)
Ward 10: Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank Michael Holmes (LAB), Iain Langlands (CON), Carol Puthucheary (SNP)
Ward 11: Erskine and Inchinnan Jim Harte (LAB), James McQuade (SNP), Sam Mullin (LAB), Iain Nicolson (SNP)
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