President Ernest Bai Koroma has arrived in Kabala and James was there to meet him, camera in hand.
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President Koroma is in Kabala to celebrate the New Year. |
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He didn't greet 2012 with a lavish party and champaign filled glasses,
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instead he welcomes the New Year surrounded by the people of the country in which he serves
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and he began it in prayer.
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Joining with those who had gathered to meet the New Year worshipping at the Holy Martyrs of Uganda Catholic Church in Kabala,
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He opened the year,
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in prayer for the remaining hurdles Sierra Leone continues to face and
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in thanksgiving for the progresses made
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What a wonderful way for a Head of State to start a New Year. Many blessings to you, President Koroma, to Sierra Leone and to all involved in Nazareth House Apostolate. God bless you all.