The Association is a registered charity whose main aim is "to relieve poverty, sickness, old age and distress amongst persons resident in Birmigham and Midands and in particular, amongst persons from Sierra Leone".
SLA IS A VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION, WHICH RELIES ON CHARITABLE FUNDING AND VOLUNTEERS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT US FINANCIALLY OR IF YOUR STRENGTHS LIE IN PRACTICAL AREAS AS A VOLUNTEER, CONTACT US AT:
Saturday 1 March 2008, 12.00 noon to 4.00pm, NATIONAL Day of Prayer for Sierra Leone @ Christian Life Ministries, AoG Church, Parkside, Coventry, England.
Many thanks to the volunteers supporting the effort to fight this terrible and cruel disease. Hoping and praying for a speedy improvement of the situation.
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WePray for those affected by the atrocities in Sierra Leone and other places around the world.
For those who are injured, maimed, traumatised dying and dead: we pray God's peace.
For the rescue workers, police and fire officers, paramedics, and hospital staff: we pray God's strength.
For the fellow-travellers stopping to comfort, soothe and tend the wounds: we pray God's blessing.
For those who are dispirited, angry, despairing and grieving: we pray God's comfort.
For the leaders who are called to speak for and to nation or communities: we pray God's wisdom.
For those who turn to violence to achieve their ends: we pray God's forgiveness.
For our sisters and brothers of all faiths and of none: we pray God's blessing.
For ourselves numbed, fearful, morbidly fascinated or guiltily relieved: we pray God's light in our lives.
As we hold before God those who suffer, we give thanks for every sign of the resilience of the human spirit and the determination not to be cowed by cowards. We pray that all people may learn to live in peace and with mutual respect.
May we not cease in our striving for Unity, Freedom and Justice, and for an end to poverty, preventable disease and the destruction of the environment. May our eyes be fixed on Jesus, who bears and takes away the sin of the world, and in whom nothing can separate us from the love of God.
Amen.
DESIGNED BY Ronald A. Lisk-Carew Birmingham, England.
GUEST OF HONOUR: THE RT HON CLARE SHORT, MP, FORMER MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MRS DORA COLE, CHAIR, SIERRA LEONE ASSOCATION, BIRMINGHAM AND MIDLANDS (Registered Charity No. 512985 England) AT A CHARITY EVENT ON SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER 2003.
MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - 2007/2008
Chair ...................................Mrs Dora Cole
Vice-Chair ...........................Mr Alan Smith
Hon-Treasurer ....................Mrs Christiana Titahmboh
Hon-Secretary ....................Ms Martina Hooper
Social Secretary .................Mr Ambrose Koroma
SIERRA LEONE IS EVEN NOW, APRIL 2006, TRULY A COUNTRY OF OUTSTANDING BEAUTY (ESPECIALLY THE MUCH LOVED FREETOWN COTTON TREE) IN SPITE OF THE IMPACT OF RECENT PROBLEMS PEOPLE STILL FACE CAUSED BY HUMAN CONFLICT.
