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Will White and his mum Helena travelled to Sierra Leone in October half-term. Midwife Helena was visiting with her charity The African Maternity Link, while Will joined her for his very first trip to Africa. Helena and soccer-mad Will kindly took time out of their busy schedule, which included hospital visits and meeting the President … Continue reading A Boy in Africa – Part 2

Will White and his mum Helena travelled to Sierra Leone from the UK in October half-term. Midwife Helena was visiting with her charity, The African Maternity Link, while Will joined her for his very first trip to Africa. Helena and soccer-mad Will kindly took time out of their busy schedule, which included hospital visits and … Continue reading A Boy in Africa – Part 1

  When: Friday, 23 November Where: Catholic Church Purkersdorf MercyHome Freetown is pleased to announce that a charity music concert will be held to raise funds for the children of MercyHome Freetown in Sierra Leone, West Africa. The concert will take place at the Catholic church in Purkersdorf on Friday, 23 November. The programme includes: … Continue reading Charity concert in aid of MercyHome Freetown

In Augustine’s words... A step towards independence: my experience in a new home and the syndicate class Augustine Conteh is my name. I am now 20 years old. I am currently staying in [manager] Pastor Obi’s residence together with my “younger sister” Ishiatu and my “younger brother” Momoh. The decision to move to a new … Continue reading Augustine & Momoh step out into the world

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye The saddest part of the trip would be saying goodbye to the kids, but all journeys have a beginning and an end. Today, Wednesday, we spent the morning packing and saying our farewells to the staff of "The Place", who had treated us like royalty. You would be very hard … Continue reading Back in Freetown: part 8

I know a guy Aware that our trip was nearing its end, there were still a few things to check off our detailed to-do list. With the rainy season just beginning to gain traction, the kids would soon be spending much of their time indoors, so we had planned to buy them a television so … Continue reading Back in Freetown: part 7

Time to party! After the inauguration we had taken Augustine and his younger sister Saffie back with us to treat them to a night in our hotel, so the following morning we all had breakfast together, and the breakfast buffet proved a hit with the siblings. Today was to be a fun day for all … Continue reading Back in Freetown: part 6

Inauguration Day: 2pm (BMT) Sunday marked a milestone day in the still very young history of MercyHome Freetown: it was our official inauguration in Sierra Leone. Our driver, Ibrahim, was anxious for other reasons: our ceremony also coincided with World Cup final day, with France taking on Croatia (who had previously knocked out England…). Unfortunately I was still … Continue reading Back in Freetown: part 5

Going to the mattresses After an early morning dip in the pool—incredibly, our very first!—followed by breakfast, we met up with Ibrahim around 9.30am. We headed to MercyHome and picked up Pastor Obi, and then went straight out again to the local clinic to inquire about vaccinations for the children. Their vaccination histories are sketchy … Continue reading Back in Freetown: part 4

Aspiring journalist Augustine Conteh, aka “Big Chief”, reports from Freetown, Sierra Leone A day in the life of the MercyHome kids Some of you have been asking what life is like for us kids on a day-to-day basis. Well, let me tell you a little bit about life at MercyHome Freetown. Early in the morning, … Continue reading In Augustine’s words