Retirement Ceremony and Service Award!

Sunday afternoon November 9th, at 2pm, the Bongolo Hospital held a retirement celebration in my honor. It was held in the Bongolo Church. At the same time there was an official government service medal ceremony where about 30 of us were honored for 10, 20 or 30 years of service.

Here was the program (in French of course).



The Hospital staff and students sang a special song.



Almost all the Hospital staff were there, plus some people from the church.




The Administrator of the hospital then the Medical Director both gave speeches then I did too. I shared Psalms 71:17-18.



I was give a beautiful Mbigou stone placed on glass wall hanging. It will be a challenge to pack it in a suitcase as it is so wide and fragile!



I received a gold medal from the Government for having served at the Hospital for 30 years (actually 37 years).



A dinner was held in my honor, and to honor all those employees who received medals from the Government.



The cake says "Merci" or "Thank you". The outfit I am wearing was a skirt and top sewed by a local tailor, with material that had been given to me as a farewell gift.