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Belize Friends Center hosts Literacy Event

The Belize Friends Center, Message in a Book Foundation Belize, and Belize Friends Church collaborated and hosted their first Literacy Party, and it was a fantastic success! The Friends Center wants to extend a heartfelt thank you to our dedicated youth leaders, Sunday school children, and the amazing parents who made this event possible. They look forward to another successful Literacy Party next year, as they continue to spread the love of reading and learning in our community.

FTC Progresses with Biogas Digesters

Friends Theological College in Kaimosi, Kenya, has completed about ninety per cent of the work on their biogas digester system! The system is beginning to take shape.

Plainfield Hosts Friends Global Ministries Conference

Friends Global Ministries hosted their fourth annual conference this past weekend, June 28-30, at Plainfield Friends Meeting in Plainfield, Indiana. This marked the second time this conference has been held in Plainfield, as it is a viable central location for various groups of Friends who have left their native communities to come and live in North America. Part of Friends Global Ministries’ mission and ministry is to bring a diaspora of Friends together for the opportunity to feel connected, supported, and nurtured in worship as each immigrant community continues to strive to make its way in its new American location.

FUM and RFS will be Represented at American Ramallah Convention

Friends United Meeting will be represented by Ramallah Friends School Head Rania Maayeh and Global Ministries Coordinator Karla Jay at the sixty-fifth annual convention of the American Federation of Ramallah Palestine, from July 11–13, in Jacksonville, Florida.

FTC Community Blesses Wafulas before Sabbatical

On Thursday, June 19, 2024, the staff and faculty of Friends Theological College prayed for and released the principal, Dr. Robert Wafula, and his wife Nancy, as they traveled to Britain to attend a conference. After the conference, Dr. Robert will still be away as he takes his sabbatical leave that is of effect from 26 June to 26 December 2024. During his sabbatical, Dr. Robert will engage in travels among Yearly Meetings and churches, etc., which will undoubtedly bring new insights and experiences to our college.

Our Thanks to Sussie Ndanyi

Friends United Meeting has been blessed to have Sussie Ndanyi as a dedicated member of our Richmond staff as she pursued her studies at Earlham School of Religion.Sussie has served in various capacities, including serving as an administrative assistant, overseeing preparations for Stoking the Fire, and providing staff support for the African Friends in North America Committee.

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