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Out of My Mind – May/June 2013

Posted on 1 May 2013 by micah | 0 Comments

By Colin Saxton – General Secretary Much as I love the testimonies that begin to describe the Quaker experience, I think the most compelling attribute I appreciate about Friends is our sense of hope. At least when we are at our best, hope permeates our work and witness. Just as his life was about to circle the drain one last…

Spreading the Word – May/June 2013

Posted on 1 May 2013 by micah | 0 Comments

By Micah Bales – Web & Communications Specialist I still remember when I discovered as a small child that the world would lie to me, using my hoping, yearning heart as bait to sell me a product. Burger King aired a television commercial with cartoons that convinced me that the toy in their kid’s meal would be nothing short of…

Book Reviews – May/June 2013

Posted on 1 May 2013 by micah | 0 Comments

Iran and Israel: Wars and Rumors of Wars By Mark Hitchcock Harvest House Publishers, 2013, 224 pp., $13.99 Should Israel make a pre-emptive attack on Iran due to Iran’s determined and rapid progress toward achieving a nuclear weapon? Oklahoma City area scholar, pastor and lawyer Mark Hitchcock believes it would be justified. He bases his opinion on the remarks by…

Meanderings and Musings – May/June 2013

Posted on 1 May 2013 by micah | 0 Comments

By Annie Glen – Communications Editor I am writing this article the day after Easter. I love Easter. Its message is full of hope. The power of resurrected life overcame death, and that power is offered to us. Wow! Yet, as a friend reflected in his sermon yesterday, “What difference does the resurrection make in your life here and now?”…

Friends United Meeting Announces New Global Ministries Director

Posted on 21 March 2013 by micah | 6 Comments

Dear Friends United Meeting community: As many of you know, we have been holding a search process for a new Richmond-based, Global Ministries Director for the past few months. A search team was assembled including Friends from Kenya, Iowa, New England and Indiana who helped me in the work of screening candidates and participating in the interviews of our finalists….

Highlights from Colin Saxton and Cliff Loesch’s Trip to Kenya

Posted on 14 March 2013 by micah | 0 Comments

Chebeyusi Yearly Meeting The FUM General Board-Africa, as it met in Kaimosi in January, approved Chebeyusi Yearly Meeting as an associate member. Clerk Cliff Loesch, General Secretary Colin Saxton and members of the African Ministries Office later celebrated with members of the Yearly Meeting. The new yearly meeting is excited to be officially welcomed into the FUM community and hope…

John Muhanji Update – March/April

Posted on 14 March 2013 by micah | 0 Comments

The last year has been challenging and encouraging. Africa Ministries has seen yearly meetings come together in cooperative ministry, and there has been an increased unity of purpose among Friends in Africa. We witnessed the combined conferences of Quaker Men and the United Society of Friendly Women (USFW) Kenya prayer meetings. The strong collaboration between FUM and Friends Church Kenya…

A Brief Report by the National Education Secretary, Zadock Malesi – March/April

Posted on 14 March 2013 by micah | 0 Comments

The education secretary assumed office in September of 2012. One of the first projects subsequently completed was the development of a questionnaire disbursed to 20 principals in counties that have Quaker schools. It was hoped that the information gained would provide quality data, creating a proper roadmap for beginning this ministerial work. The responses revealed several challenges: inadequate funding; inadequate…

Spreading the Word – March/April 2013

Posted on 8 March 2013 by micah | 1 Comments

United in Mission By Micah Bales – Web & Communications Specialist What does it feel like when the Spirit draws us together into unity? The early Quaker movement was gathered by the dynamic power of the Holy Spirit’s presence, and today we continue to seek this riveting experience of deep, inward unity. And, praise be to God, we continue to…

Out of My Mind – March/April 2013

Posted on 8 March 2013 by micah | 2 Comments

By Colin Saxton – General Secretary Several years ago, I had the privilege of traveling to Nepal to meet with Friends from that part of the globe. One morning in the middle of the journey, we took a short airplane ride through the Himalayan Mountains to see some of the wonder and glory revealed in creation. It was absolutely stunning….