* Jill Rees goes to Nigeria
Posted on September 13th, 2007 by rees. Filed under jill.
My wife Jill, partner for 23 years , has left for Nigeria on one hell of an adventure and I wish her the very very best in her enterprise. She will be setting up and organising an English school in the capital, Abuja, utilising the latest English curriculum and teaching methods and coupled to a humanistic Soka apprach.
By remaining strong , we will bring peace, in small measures at first, to this troubled land, so that every single person can live fulfilling lives. How will we do it? By chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo with the firm belief that peace and happiness are the right of all men and with the firm conviction that it will happen.
She will forge links within and without Africa, first with Bridgwater and Mali, then later beyond, outside of the educational system. I have no doubt about this. I am here to support her and when our children are old enough, I shall join her in this endeavour, although not necessarily in a teaching capacity!!
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September 13th, 2007 at 11:25 pm
[...] See my message here http://jillrees.com/2007/09/13/jill-rees-goes-to-nigeria/ [...]
September 23rd, 2007 at 11:04 pm
[...] lectures of the highest calibre. I now have got a (loan) Gohonzon for me and the house now that Jill is in Africa with the other one. Also, in the shop, I bought a nice new, bigger bell, which has a [...]
September 23rd, 2007 at 11:04 pm
[...] lectures of the highest calibre. I now have got a (loan) Gohonzon for me and the house now that Jill is in Africa with the other one. Also, in the shop, I bought a nice new, bigger bell, which has a [...]