From the Editor

Dear Friends and Supporters , I hope that COVID 19 has not affected your family , community or friends and that the lockdown has not been too heavy to bear .

Thank you for your continuing interest and support and prayers , now needed more than ever ! In 2021 we are going to help Giovanni Bernardini in his period in the UK and another student from Italy who will study at the Queen ’ s Foundation in Birmingham , hence costs are growing !

Keep on looking at our website www . waldensian . org . uk and remember that we are also on Facebook : The Waldensian Church Missions !

YOU ARE INVITED to TAKE PART in our VIRTUAL AWAYDAY 2021

Saturday 23 January at 10.30 a . m . Various speakers on different topics : Alessandra Trotta will talk about her first year as Moderator of the Waldensian Church ; Leslie Griffith will speak on his new role in the Council of Europe ; Tim Macquiban will talk about meeting the Pope and discovering Beckwith ’ s uncle ; Peter Ciaccio will tell us how he ended in glory his nine years in Palermo . Claudio Pasquet , twice guest of the Mission for the ‘ Pastor ’ s tour ’ will share his memories and Sara Rivoira will explain her new projects for the Waldensian Archive in Torre Pellice . Ian Nimmo-Smith will chair . Here is the link :

Go to this link to sign up for the free event : https :// www . eventbrite . co . uk / e / waldensian-virtual-away-day-tickets-129564943233 Or visit our website : www . waldensian . org . uk

Editor : Mrs Erica Scroppo Newbury , 85 St Andrew ’ s Road , Cambridge cb4 1dh . Telephone 01223-315753 ; email ericascroppo @ hotmail . com