Rev. Ian Morrison has stepped in as the acting General Secretary of the Life and Mission Agency for an unspecified period of time. Morrison, who served in this position for nine years until retiring in 2005, is filling in for Rev. Rick Fee who is recovering from time spent in hospital.
Fee recently travelled to Africa, and soon after his return, was hospitalized due to a bacterial infection that required the care and expertise of a team of specialists. After heart surgery and spending about two weeks in a Toronto hospital, Fee was discharged on April 28 and is now staying with family while he recovers.
Morrison's role will be to support the ongoing work of the LMA and to tend the department until Fee's return.
“I'm happy to be able to do this for the church and for Rick,” Morrison told the Record from Montreal for The Presbyterian College's convocation.
“I am sorry I have to do this under these circumstances. I wish Rick a speedy recovery, but not necessarily a speedy return because he needs to rest and gain back his strength.”
Fee has cleared all of his appointments through to the Fall. Morrison has agreed to cover until the end of June and will continue as needed past that date. He will be present at General Assembly, held in Ottawa June 1-6, on behalf of Fee along with Rev. Daniel Cho, the convenor of the Life and Mission Agency.
Please direct any well wishes for Fee to the General Assembly Office at skendall@presbyterian.ca or aphillips@presbyterian.ca at LMA.
