Vicki R

My memories of Mildmay go back over 70 years to when, as a child, I went up in St John's Church Hall to receive my Sunday School prize. I tripped on the way and cut open my lip, and the vicar, Revd Claude Daintree, took me to the Mildmay Mission Hospital where it was stitched up. I was later invited to a Mildmay Children's Party as an ex-patient.

Many years before this, my mother was a patient in Mildmay when the wards would have had Bible texts on the walls.

In later years, my husband and I took an interest in the work of Mildmay and attended events and meetings run by the Friends of Mildmay. We met Dr Ruth Simms, Veronica Moss and Helen Taylor Thompson.

We began to pray for Mildmay on a regular basis, continuing to this day present time.

Around seven years ago I received information advertising a day at Mildmay, and part of the programme was 'Would you consider volunteering at Mildmay'. I said yes, and the rest is history as I was assigned to the Chaplaincy. Sister Bernie inspires me and is now a good friend.

Who would have thought, 70 years ago as a young girl having her cut lip stitched, that I would now be a part of Bernie's team, and receiving the blessings of being part of the Mildmay family?

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September 2021