Recently, we mailed out an emergency appeal for $37,500 to keep the Belize Friends School open through the end of the school year. We are grateful to Friends who are responding with their donations and their prayers. We also understand that the appeal letter itself raised questions and concerns about how the Belize Friends School came to be in this situation. We deeply regret not offering at the time a more detailed explanation for the present cash-flow shortage at the School. We hope to address many of those questions in this post.
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"In our Living Letters trips we never observe resentment or anger. On the contrary: joy, love, compassion and gratitude lift Cuban Quakers above their difficult circumstances and enable them to live fully with very little. They rejoice in belonging to a God who suffers with his people, and to a family who shares one another’s burdens."
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Ultimately, the fruitfulness of the Camp Out for Hunger Food Drive gives witness to what can happen when one person opens their heart to God’s leading and acts on the concern given to them by God. When this person is encouraged and supported by their faith community, there is an energy that begins to engage everyone and the whole faith community embraces the hard work necessary to get the job done.
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The Africa Ministries Office of Friends United Meeting has posted the following announcement for the position of Triennial Conference Coordinator, based in Kisumu:
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Everence is committed to helping people be thoughtful and prayerful about generosity. Giving to God’s work and to help others is integral to discipleship and biblical stewardship. To get to the place of generosity, however, some of us need to first find a place of stability.
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In October, Belize Friends School students participated in Caribbean Statistics Day, and the Belize City Friends Center hosted an outreach event.
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