..... here is an eMail into my inbox today and I have permission to share it with you.It is from Ado.
He came to work with me as I led a community of 'becomers' and we have journeyed alongside each other for five years.
A quiet man when you first meet him
Talented to the core.
Has been generous and supportive to me as long as I have known him.
I have clicked so many words about him as we have done things/events/challenges over the years.
His photos have been in this place ....
And photos of him have been in this place ...........
........ and he is going under ..........
Dear Pip,
Let me start with a apology for not updating you from my side since I left Chelmsford YMCA. You might remember me hinting of our possible relocation to Australia when we met here in Chelmsford last time.
Now picture is clear and we are leaving UK and it is next week, to be specific on Adrian's first birthday on 31st October 2006 or just two days after my fifth anniversary in England!
There are many reasons that influenced this big move, NHS job cuts and especially overseas nurses and changes in Work Permit/Permanent Residency laws being a major one. Now we will have to start all over again, a big challenge and we are ready for it.
England have been our home for half a decade, I have met many important people, great exposures, unique experiences and lot more. Working alongside you at Romford YMCA and then later working with you especially for Praha, fiddling with your Mac, BBQ etc being the most sweet ones. I have identified my taste, talent and weakness in the process and is the biggest achievement of my time in England. It was during 2001 while Volunteering at Romford YMCA that I brought my first but second hand Camera and now I just checked my my pictures folder....37208 pictures, that is more than 20 pictures per day of my stay in UK!! I will miss England and my great friends. The only diappointment I take away with me will be the YMCA GWC Youth Work Course....
I hope we could meet (atleast very briefly) if possible before we fly off.
Vinod did mention to me that you are planning to go away to Finland this week.... let me know if there is a chance.
I know a thanks is not enough to thank you for what you have done for us.... hope to hear from you
Adolfus
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