How wonderful to read of David Foster¹s account of Mary Eastbury¹s life. It
stirred up memories of the indelible influence she had on me while I was a
student at Sakeji School. Miss Eastbury was at Sakeji from the moment I
arrived in the first grade to the time I left in the ninth grade. I think
she knew me better than I care to know . . .
Continue reading about Mary Eastbury – Thoughts of a student
Long before Mary went to Sakeji School, God had been preparing her for what He wanted her to do there. She had come to know the Lord as her Saviour in her teens, was baptised and really challenged about committing her life to serve God by the death and martyrdom of the five missionaries in Ecuador in the 1950’s. She worked in a grocer’s shop for four years, trained in child care in the National Children’s Homes and went to Capernwray Bible School before sailing for Africa, Zambia and Sakeji in October 1967.
By Alan Foster
‘Mary was always dependably herself – never false, always caring, straightforward and practical. She never pretended to be something she wasn’t. She was humble and gentle, serious minded but with a ready sense of fun. Like most people who loved animals she was protective, thoroughly kind-hearted … and an unfailing, loyal, [...]
This was sent to Echoes for them to include in their magazine.
Mary had come to know the Lord Jesus as her Saviour as a teenager, through the children’s work run by a local Christian in her own village, West Midlands. She was deeply touched by the martyrdom of the five missionaries in Ecuador and knew [...]
To all those former Sakeji pupils who have sent a tribute to Miss Joyce Deacon…
I want to say a big thank-you to all those who have sent an E-mail tribute to me at this time of my retirement. I can’t tell you how much they mean to me. I shall be sending [...]
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