From Linda Chambers and the Bishop of Cashel &
Ossory
Sir, - We at Us. in Ireland join with the Bishop of Brechin (Letters, 27
September) in our appreciation of seeing mention of the Kingdom
and diocese of Swaziland in your pages.
Like the diocese of Brechin, we have a longstanding relationship
with Swaziland, in our case since the 1850s. We continue to support
Bishop Ellinah Wamukoya as she shapes the future of her diocese - a
task whose difficulties are multiplied by the crippling lack of
resources.
The companion-link dioceses Iowa and Brechin support the
programmes of the HIV/AIDS office. We have chosen to focus our
energies on assisting diocesan schools and the development of an
income-generating farm project at Usuthu Mission.
Bishop Wamukoya's first overseas trip was to join us in Ireland
as we celebrated the change from USPG to Us. Representatives from
our board look forward to attending her diocesan synod later this
month.
It is heartening to see how Anglicans in Scotland and Ireland
are working in concert to deepen relationships between the Churches
of these islands and what the Bishop of Brechin rightly describes
as a "beautiful country and its eager people".
LINDA CHAMBERS, CEO
MICHAEL BURROWS, Chair
Us.
Egan House, St Michan's Church
Church Street, Dublin 7