Sylvia's Journal

The first day of our COO’s visit went without a hitch. The huge circus size tent stood on our volleyball field and had inside it tables covered with all the stuff our various projects had produced: slideshows, public education announcements, guidelines, pictorial guides for illiterate people, guide books, policies, training manuals, and promotional materials used on national awareness days such as TB Day, HIV/AIDS Day, etc.

Each project had their 10 minutes with the big chief while the rest of the people were busy taking pictures of one another, then in front of this table, then in back of that table. I clicked away myself as I know our 50th anniversary is 10 years away and by that time these old pictures will be priceless.

The current slideshow on which I have been working at least 15 hours was a success and worth all the time I spent on it simply by looking at the faces of those who have been with MSH for a long time. My intent was to make people smile and reminisce, and they did.

All the guesthouse cooks had been drummed up to prepare lunch for all the staff, a cast of over one hundred. The lawn not covered by the tent was covered with chairs and tables. It was a very festive scene.