[Magdalen] Just sayin'

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Just terrible!  I shall ask our church to add you all to our prayer list.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 10:22 PM, Andre and Carol TREVATHAN <
trevathans at comcast.net> wrote:

> I am now in the pub as a "regular" -- no longer in digest mode. It's
> likely I will continue to be more of a lurker than a talker (hard to break
> a 20-year habit) but at least I CAN jump in more easily and without
> spilling a load of gobbledegook all over the floor.
>
> Mostly I'll just hang out over in a cozy corner and nurse a long drink
> while you all keep the conversation flowing.
>
> Carol T
>
>
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>
> ------ Original Message ------
>
> From: Christopher Hart
> To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
> Sent: June 11, 2017 at 10:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Gone in an hour
>
> Sally, I've only just now read this after returning from an overnight away
> with my wife. How heartbreaking. I can't imagine how devastating it must
> feel to you and your boys. On Sat, Jun 10, 2017 at 12:00 PM, Sally Davies
> wrote:>Dear friends>>I'm so sad about this...my childrens' school has
> burned down.>>The kids who stay in hostel were evacuated at dawn with
> whatever they could>carry, the many staff who live there as well though
> some stayed and tried>to fight the raging wildfire.>>The 30 horses in the
> school stables and various pets also evacuated to>safety.>>For a few hours
> earlier it looked hopeful as a brave team of professional>and volunteer
> firefighters brought the fire under control and got it to go>around the
> school to make a fire break.>>But then this afternoon a gale blew in (ahead
> of a cold front, so a dry>warm wind from inland) - and they had to get
> themselves to safety.>>Last pictures showed the admin area, reception and
> some of the houses>burning.>>The wind has
>  dropped
> now but night has fallen...it's going to be a long>one.>>Desperate as this
> is, there are people worse off. West of Knysna, which has>been devastated
> for days now because surrounded by forests, people had been>evacuated to a
> centre near the beach at Buffels Bays. That has now burned>and they are
> trapped on the beach.>>Many have lost their homes, livelihoods and there
> has been loss of life. As>well, of course, all the wild animals who perish;
> at Woodridge we had a>pesky but cute troop of vervet monkeys and in the
> valleys around at least>one troop of baboons, as well as many other wild
> animals. In the Knysna>forest there are many rare animals and birds, not
> least the famous Knysna>elephants (and there's an Elephant Park there now
> as well as a monkey and>primate park).>>It's unbearable and feels like
> South Africa is under some kind of Biblical>curse. Today we got news of
> another downgrade, this time by Moody's. And>our corrupt thieving National
> Government is nowhere to be seen, m
>  uch less
> >our armed forces when we need them.>>Please continue to pray for us...my
> boys seem OK but I think they're in>shock. Donal is in Year 12...how will
> he finish his school year and final>exams? What about the school play
> they've been working so hard on for>months now...?>>How do we explain this
> pain and sorrow to kids who already doubt the>existence and love of
> God?>>Sally D>-- Christopher Hart List Mail Address: cervus51 at gmail.com
> Personal Mail: cervus at veritasliberat.net Twitter: @cervus51
>