Letter to Class of '76 - Dave Rowsome





An Open Letter to the Class of '76

David Rowsome
Christian Leaders' Training College
P.O. Box 382
Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province
Papua New Guinea
Phone: 562311
Fax: 562204

8th September, 1996

Dear Classmates, Greetings from Papua New Guinea!

It was a great joy to receive the notice of out 20 Year Reunion from Dave Pentney. To be remembered in this way means a lot to me. I was greatly disappointed however to reply that I would not be able to attend. I therefore send this note of greeetings to you in my stead.

I was so glad when I was able to bring my new wife, Marilyn, to the 10 Year Reunion. She, being an Aussie, had a wonderful chance to share in the joys of College life and gain some insight into the inner workings of her new husband. I know those 'milcol' years were very significant for all of us. Often I find myself thanking God for them and how they helped to prepare me for my present work.

While we had hoped to have furlough in Canada this year, we needed to take furlough last year. It was great to see some classmates like Bill Van Beek and Mike McAuley. I am also very glad to say that my family and I did visit the College in September 1995. We had a good day to stroll around College grounds. It was a great joy to reflect back and tell stories to my wife and three girls. I especially enjoyed taking my family through the RMC Museum at Fort Frederic and seeing the recruiting video "Red, White, and You". We greatly enjoyed seeing the same at the 10 Year Reunion.

So I send this letter to let you know that I will be remembering you all in prayer 4-6 Oct 96 and that I will have my bagpipes out that weekend. (The highland of PNG have a cool climate well suited to playing the pipes.) I would be very glad to hear from any of you and how you are getting on. I often wonder who in our class might be operational theatres such as Eastern Europe or other peacekeeping missions. I close attaching a photo of my family. Have a great reunion!

Yours faithfully,

David Rowsome 10995

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