Our friend Bishop Eridard in Uganda is following Raymond’s example and retiring this year. The Church of Uganda has recently announced that his successor as Bishop of Luweero will be Rev. Canon Godfrey Kasana, who will be consecrated as Bishop on 16th July 2023. You may remember that Godfrey preached at St John’s on video one week during lockdown. He also visited Swindon in 2014.
When Simon and Sally went to Uganda in 2019 Godfrey escorted them to visit some of the local schools around Luweero and his wife Harriet prepared a meal for them, which they ate outside their house, as the house was still under construction. One of Simon’s fondest memories of Godfrey is how he “translated” for them when talking to secondary school pupils. This consisted of Simon speaking in the Queen’s English whilst Godfrey repeated the same words in a thick Ugandan accent, but still in English, so that the pupils could understand it.
Please pray for Godfrey as he prepares to take up his new role, and for Eridard and his wife Jane as they prepare for retirement.