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Meanderings And Musings – March/April 2013

Posted on 8 March 2013 by micah | 1 Comments

By Annie Glen – Communications Editor It has been nearly 30 years since the beginning of my convincement as a Quaker, yet the experience of that first meeting for worship remains as immediate and vivid as though it had occurred just last week. Living in the Chicago area and distressfully lacking a church home, I watched with bemused skepticism one…

Field Staff Reports: Joyce Ajlouny – February, 2013

Posted on 11 February 2013 by micah | 2 Comments

As the second semester began at Ramallah Friends School (RFS), the staff committee initiated a one-hour strike each morning to emphasize their desire for better benefits and pay. Negotiations are continuing and it is my hope the staff will agree to a five-year offer from the Board of Trustees. Meanwhile as discussions continue, the staff agreed to freeze the strike…

Meanderings And Musings – January/February 2013

Posted on 9 January 2013 by micah | 0 Comments

By Annie Glen As a Quaker—as a Christian who happens to be Quaker—I am informed by a great Teacher. As I study the book holding his teachings and summary of his life, I find the example of how I must act and be. I have found in my spiritual lessons that no one is immune from God’s love. Everyone has…

FUM Field Staff Updates – January/February 2013

Posted on 9 January 2013 by micah | 1 Comments

A Small Loaf Feeding a Multitude By Eden Grace, FUM Africa Ministries Field Staff I wanted to share a story of one woman who visited Nakiria Primary School in Turkana and heard stories of the hardship Turkanan women and girls have as they fetch and carry water to their village. She remembered her own childhood in rural Kansas, where her…

Staff Changes at FUM Office in Richmond, Indiana

Posted on 9 January 2013 by micah | 0 Comments

Change is in the air at the Friends United Meeting office in Richmond, Indiana! While most are good changes, some have caused a few, temporary inconveniences. FUM is in the midst of updating and improving the organization’s computer system. Along the way, there has been a few glitches that have slowed some of our work and resulted in some lost…

Out Of My Mind – January/February 2013

Posted on 9 January 2013 by micah | 0 Comments

By Colin Saxton – General Secretary Had my life gone the way I had intended, I would now be liv ing out my days as a retired NBA player. After 20 years of wowing fans with my phenomenal ball-handling skills and clutch shoot ing, I would have settled down to a life of quiet community service . . . and…

Spreading The Word

Posted on 8 January 2013 by micah | 0 Comments

By Micah Bales - Communications and Web Specialist Ready For A Surprise? In December, we held a revival meeting in Philadelphia. Drawing together a great variety of Quaker sub-cultures, several fellow ministers and I invited Friends in the Philadelphia area to set aside time to open ourselves to the living Spirit of Jesus. We sensed Christ leading us to hold a…

Staff Reports: John Muhanji – November 2012

Posted on 13 November 2012 by micah | 1 Comments

Updates from John Muhanji What gave you energy? I was energized when we took the seven young people from Mt. Elgon to Uganda for discipleship training in Kampala. I saw myself full of energy because I could see the church growing through this program. I, myself, was energized because I knew after the training, FUM shall be able to reach…

Spreading the Word

Posted on 6 November 2012 by micah | 0 Comments

By Micah Bales – Interim Communications and Web Specialist Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your…

Out of My Mind

Posted on 6 November 2012 by micah | 0 Comments

By Colin Saxton – General Secretary During a recent meeting for worship, one of the most dangerous songs in the history of Christian hymnody began echoing inside my head… Take my life and let it be consecrated, Lord to thee. Take my moments and my days — let them flow in ceaseless praise. Oh, it starts out sweetly enough, a…