Letters - Coming Soon

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Between August 1976 to September 1979 I lived in Portland Oregon, attending PBC - Portland Bible College.

Currently (while housebound due to a foot injury)I'm transcribing the hundreds of letters written to me into a PDF document. They were written to me from family and friends and record a rich history of a wee lad from Belfast growing into adulthood.

My sister Ann, one of my ardent writers, kept all my letters from Portland and I kept all the  "snail mail" letters from Belfast.

It was a time before emails and the internet. A time before mobile phones and streaming. It seems like yesterday but 49 years have elapsed. Hope you enjoy!

Coming soon!

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