Professor Esther Mombo, Vice-Chancellor of St Paul's University, Limuru, Kenya, had this to say in Lambeth Palace on 30 April 2007:

"It is a thrilling privilege to be invited as part of these celebrations in honour of Li Tim-Oi. A celebration is more than ticking a date off the calendar. It is a celebration of the ideals and achievements of the Foundation, and a memorial to the founder. If the Foundation had not done good deeds, it would not havesurvived for this long.

The Foundation has supported the training of 200 women from 82 dioceses in 11 provinces of the Anglican Communion in Africa, Brazil, Fiji and Pakistan. These women have gone forth to their several callings in the world and the church, and continue to make solid contributions. The Foundation is indeed more than the infrastructure. It stands for the products and founding people, and more importantly, for the vision that was initiated by the Foundation.

While I may not be able to speak on behalf of the whole Anglican Communion, not even on behalf of whole Africa, I might say something as an East African. Over the last six years, of the one hundred women students trained at St. Paul with the support of various agencies, 20% have been beneficiary of Li Tim-Oi Foundation. I have had the opportunity to train and work with some of the women. In these women I have seen consistently exemplified the Christ-like qualities of deep human compassion for those who suffer, abundant and unequivocal hospitality especially for those otherwise excluded, devalued and overlooked.

While preparing to speak today I did a spot-check of what these women are doing today, it is wonderful to note that some of the women trained by the Foundation are pioneers in their dioceses having been appointed to positions of Archdeacon, Administrative secretaries, legal advisers, HIV/AIDS coordinators, Project leaders on issues of poverty, agriculture etc. These for a long time have been preserves for men only. Were it not for the training of these women, they would not have been able to be appointed to these positions."