farewell to a minister

Dear Brother Mansang, 

I suppose Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 is there for us to prepare us and be comforted for a time such as this as it has to come to everyone at one time or other. A time when when we pass on the batons! A time when new and young leaders take up positions and responsibilities. A time as ordained by God. So in such a moment as this – I believe the best attitude to have is an attitude of celebrations as we accept the eventuality and the unavoidable and the reality. 

So we celebrate – in your last month in NEICORD – of the good years you gave to it and the good works you brought into and the good shape of the baton you are passing it on!  I wish to celebrate here  of a person who had a good career in the government (was ithe District Library then?) but left it to the call to be a minister and then found out as a minister called back to be in a ministry outside the mainline church (while being truly part of the church) and be a leader in the church in the market place (as it were).  I salute such a minister and praise God for such a calling for a highly demanded minister to be in the not so well-respected NGO area! 

Thank you for all that you have done. A good friend of mine once said – when I die I wished the widows will cry over my dead body – well today you have so many people especially widows – belonging to people living with AIDS – who will remember you throughout their life. I am sure you would be one of those who in heaven would get the applause of "well done". We echo that heavenly applause today. 

Warmest regards, 

Langkham 

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Dr B Langkham

Director

HIV/AIDS and Partnership Projects

Emmanuel Hospital Association

808/92, Deepali Building, Nehru Place

New Delhi 110019

Mobile: +91 9810999329, +91 9435117465

http://www.eha-health.org/

Fellowship For Transformation Through Caring

Dear friends in His vineyard,

I am very pleased to let you know that the Board of NEICORD had graciously agreed to release me from my service by the end of October, 2013. I would therefore, be leaving the Executive Director position and hand over the charge to the new Executive Director or to the Chairperson of the board on 31^st of October 2013. I have enjoyed my journey here and I sincerely appreciate having had the chance and privilege of working with you.

I have enjoyed working here with a team of young, dynamic and committed staff. I will greatly miss our daily interactions, devotions and working on different projects with each one of you. It is my desire and prayer that God would bring in a much better successor to bring the organization to a higher level.

Thank you all for the support and encouragement you have provided me during my time at NEICORD. I will cherish my journey through NEICORD with you all. I would appreciate your continued advice and prayer support as I start the next phase of my career.

I can be reached at my personal email address (mansangsongate@gmail.com) or via my cell phone: +919435102143.

Yours in His service,

Rev. Dr. H.M. Songate

Executive Director

NORTH EAST INDIA COMMITTEE ON RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT

5th Floor, 4C Star Enclave Building, GNB Road, Pan Bazaar, Guwahati - 781001, Assam

Phone: +91-361-2739906/2730216