Nazareth House Apostolate

Nazareth House Apostolate is truly blessed by the many capable helpers & supporters that work together to perform the needed duties.

Most especially we are grateful for the Mansaray family

and yes, even little Roo, work hard to fulfill the needs of the people of their country through NHA.

As James and the family travel through Sierra Leone on their way to Kabala they have been delivering shoes to the villages along the way. Now it is time to hand out the shoes to our students at our school in Kabala.

Our friends in Kabala are always ready to help, carrying the barrel and boxes of shoes

up towards the school.

Next the shoes must be emptied from the containers,

sorted and

fitted to feet that are anxiously waiting.

Roo decides to take advantage of one last romp in the shoes.

What fun,

what excitement.

As always at our school, the children begin each event with prayer.

Our school has both Muslim and Christians enrolled and each practice their own religious traditions, respectful of the differences.

The school is truly a work of unity.

Last month, when Fr. Seraphim and I were in Kabala,

I noticed some of the students, most had shoes on their feet but more times than not the shoes they had did not fit.

They were either too big and the children had to stuff extra socks in them to be able to keep them on.

…. or they were too small and pinched the child’s toes. How wonderful that they now have shoes that fit… it makes a big difference. A BIG difference!

Nazareth House Apostolate is happy to be able to show you the results of your donations and compassion, check back tomorrow for more details and latest updates on your work in Sierra Leone! Thank you! God bless you, always.

Nazareth House Apostolate is truly blessed by the many capable helpers & supporters that work together to perform the needed duties.

Most especially we are grateful for the Mansaray family

and yes, even little Roo, work hard to fulfill the needs of the people of their country through NHA.

As James and the family travel through Sierra Leone on their way to Kabala they have been delivering shoes to the villages along the way. Now it is time to hand out the shoes to our students at our school in Kabala.

Our friends in Kabala are always ready to help, carrying the barrel and boxes of shoes

up towards the school.

Next the shoes must be emptied from the containers,

sorted and

fitted to feet that are anxiously waiting.

Roo decides to take advantage of one last romp in the shoes.

What fun,

what excitement.

As always at our school, the children begin each event with prayer.

Our school has both Muslim and Christians enrolled and each practice their own religious traditions, respectful of the differences.

The school is truly a work of unity.

Last month, when Fr. Seraphim and I were in Kabala,

I noticed some of the students, most had shoes on their feet but more times than not the shoes they had did not fit.

They were either too big and the children had to stuff extra socks in them to be able to keep them on.

…. or they were too small and pinched the child’s toes. How wonderful that they now have shoes that fit… it makes a big difference. A BIG difference!

Nazareth House Apostolate is happy to be able to show you the results of your donations and compassion, check back tomorrow for more details and latest updates on your work in Sierra Leone! Thank you! God bless you, always.

Thank you to the neighbors and friends of Nazareth House who helped James prepare the shoes for travel to the students in Kabala.

It was truly a team effort. …and Maria – Lord knows how much I love you, You did good, girl. You are a saint!

Report on “Shoes Travels” by James B. Mansaray:

I got up at 4: 30 AM local time packing and trying to fit shoes in a huge box and barrel

before taking it to the Bus Station for its voyage to Kabala.

In Freetown this can meet you a lot of STRESS dealing with transportation here, this one was very STRESSFUL situation for me this time around.

Poda Poda after Poda Poda (transport bus),we finally get to the bus station, unfortunately for me, the Government bus scheduled to drive to Kabala was too small.

There was not enough space for even two suitcases

so I had no option but to try Texaco Lorry park at the esatern part of town where I was able to find a place for the shoes, thanks to Abdulai, a neighbour friend who helped me to get this from one spot to another with those hug boxes on the head.

Boxes filled with shoes are on their way to Kabala, and all of us at St. Laurence House will leave this afternoon to meet the shoes there.

Soon we all will have a great time dealing with this at the school and beyond. We still have a big full box of shoes at St. Laurence House which will be handed out to people as and when necessary. So far, a whole lot have benefited from this and we all cant wait for the School in Kabala to get their share.

I am so tired but will have lunch, rest a bit before we take to the road again. Do keep us in your prayers. We’ll be sending word from Kabala.

Love to all.

Thank you to the neighbors and friends of Nazareth House who helped James prepare the shoes for travel to the students in Kabala.

It was truly a team effort. …and Maria – Lord knows how much I love you, You did good, girl. You are a saint!

Report on “Shoes Travels” by James B. Mansaray:

I got up at 4: 30 AM local time packing and trying to fit shoes in a huge box and barrel

before taking it to the Bus Station for its voyage to Kabala.

In Freetown this can meet you a lot of STRESS dealing with transportation here, this one was very STRESSFUL situation for me this time around.

Poda Poda after Poda Poda (transport bus),we finally get to the bus station, unfortunately for me, the Government bus scheduled to drive to Kabala was too small.

There was not enough space for even two suitcases

so I had no option but to try Texaco Lorry park at the esatern part of town where I was able to find a place for the shoes, thanks to Abdulai, a neighbour friend who helped me to get this from one spot to another with those hug boxes on the head.

Boxes filled with shoes are on their way to Kabala, and all of us at St. Laurence House will leave this afternoon to meet the shoes there.

Soon we all will have a great time dealing with this at the school and beyond. We still have a big full box of shoes at St. Laurence House which will be handed out to people as and when necessary. So far, a whole lot have benefited from this and we all cant wait for the School in Kabala to get their share.

I am so tired but will have lunch, rest a bit before we take to the road again. Do keep us in your prayers. We’ll be sending word from Kabala.

Love to all.

Thank you to the neighbors and friends of Nazareth House who helped James prepare the shoes for travel to the students in Kabala.

It was truly a team effort. …and Maria – Lord knows how much I love you, You did good, girl. You are a saint!

Report on “Shoes Travels” by James B. Mansaray:

I got up at 4: 30 AM local time packing and trying to fit shoes in a huge box and barrel

before taking it to the Bus Station for its voyage to Kabala.

In Freetown this can meet you a lot of STRESS dealing with transportation here, this one was very STRESSFUL situation for me this time around.

Poda Poda after Poda Poda (transport bus),we finally get to the bus station, unfortunately for me, the Government bus scheduled to drive to Kabala was too small.

There was not enough space for even two suitcases

so I had no option but to try Texaco Lorry park at the esatern part of town where I was able to find a place for the shoes, thanks to Abdulai, a neighbour friend who helped me to get this from one spot to another with those hug boxes on the head.

Boxes filled with shoes are on their way to Kabala, and all of us at St. Laurence House will leave this afternoon to meet the shoes there.

Soon we all will have a great time dealing with this at the school and beyond. We still have a big full box of shoes at St. Laurence House which will be handed out to people as and when necessary. So far, a whole lot have benefited from this and we all cant wait for the School in Kabala to get their share.

I am so tired but will have lunch, rest a bit before we take to the road again. Do keep us in your prayers. We’ll be sending word from Kabala.

Love to all.

Nazareth House Apostolate is committed to supporting Kroo Bay Community Health Centre whenever we can with whatever supplies we have.

This past mission trip (Oct 2009), we brought in (again what we considered very little) supplies to Kroo Bay Clinic

and again the staff at the clinic were overwhelmed and so appreciative as if we had given them tons and tons of items.

I felt embarrassed for the small amount of supplies I was bringing into the Clinic, but Nurse Adama reassured me that it was all very much needed.

They had NOTHING to work with. This always puzzles me seeing so many organizations on Youtube, Blogs, websites talk about and show the needs for Kroo Bay. I just can’t understand the lack of giving, the producing of the supplies they need to do their work.

The word is out there, but it seems people just are answering the call to help. Nazareth House is very small and hasn’t much, but we will always remember and give aid to Kroo Bay Medical Clinic.

Looking at the mothers holding their sick children,

as ill as the children are

I see the hope in the mother’s eyes

because they trust the staff at Kroo Bay to do the best they can despite their lack of better equipment.

I am in total awe of the whole staff, (Adama, the nurses, the assistants, all led by a fine, capable gentleman named Gibrillo Timbo, the Community Health Officer) they do so much to save lives with so very little at hand to do the work.

James made sure to coordinate cell phone numbers with Adama so that when they have needs they will let him know.

If we are able, we at Nazareth House will surely do all that we can to help.

Nazareth House Apostolate is committed to supporting Kroo Bay Community Health Centre whenever we can with whatever supplies we have.

This past mission trip (Oct 2009), we brought in (again what we considered very little) supplies to Kroo Bay Clinic

and again the staff at the clinic were overwhelmed and so appreciative as if we had given them tons and tons of items.

I felt embarrassed for the small amount of supplies I was bringing into the Clinic, but Nurse Adama reassured me that it was all very much needed.

They had NOTHING to work with. This always puzzles me seeing so many organizations on Youtube, Blogs, websites talk about and show the needs for Kroo Bay. I just can’t understand the lack of giving, the producing of the supplies they need to do their work.

The word is out there, but it seems people just are answering the call to help. Nazareth House is very small and hasn’t much, but we will always remember and give aid to Kroo Bay Medical Clinic.

Looking at the mothers holding their sick children,

as ill as the children are

I see the hope in the mother’s eyes

because they trust the staff at Kroo Bay to do the best they can despite their lack of better equipment.

I am in total awe of the whole staff, (Adama, the nurses, the assistants, all led by a fine, capable gentleman named Gibrillo Timbo, the Community Health Officer) they do so much to save lives with so very little at hand to do the work.

James made sure to coordinate cell phone numbers with Adama so that when they have needs they will let him know.

If we are able, we at Nazareth House will surely do all that we can to help.