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Gratitude: . . .Know One Another in That Which is Eternal. .

“Friends, meet together and know one another in that which is eternal, which was before the world was.” —George Fox, 1657 (Britain Yearly Meeting Faith & Practice) In the mid-1990s, during our Mennonite Central Committee assignment in Uganda, Pam and I got invited to a Thanksgiving dinner at the home of an American couple who worked for another Christian agency in Kampala. We found a dozen people there waiting to dig into a meal that looked amazingly like Thanksgiving feasts we had enjoyed at Grandma’s house back home. The hosts had somehow come up with a turkey in a country where we’d never seen one before. We were able to imagine for a couple of hours that we were in the U.S. celebrating with family. Before praying to start the feasting, the host did the “American thing” and asked everyone around the table to name a blessing for which they were thankful. The guests did the “American thing” by telling mostly about new vehicles or computer equipment they had obtained with great difficulty, care packages recently received from family, or other material things which made their lives a bit easier in a place still mostly foreign to them. There was no football on TV, but the afternoon was a nice “taste of home.”

A Visit to Samburu Friends Mission

A large group of USFW and Quaker Men representatives from North Yearly Meeting recently made a visit to Samburu Friends Mission that marked an important milestone for the Samburu community and Friends alike, as it fostered unity, understanding, and collaboration. Samburu Friends Mission is a ministry under North Yearly Meeting but it is very far away and often feels isolated. The Samburu people deeply appreciated the time, care, and fellowship extended to them during this visit. This connection has initiated a promising journey toward a stronger bond in evangelism, service, and spiritual growth. Together, we are now even more determined to support and strengthen one another in our faith and mission work. With gratitude and anticipation for our continued journey together, Felix Lekuyie Samburu Friends Mission Director

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THirty Days of P{rayer - Day Sixteen

Mathew 4:19 - He said to them, “Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people!” For us to become effective co-workers with Christ, we must come to a place of fully accepting our ministry call. 1 Thess. 5:23 – Now may the God of peace himself make you completely holy and may your spirit and soul and body be kept entirely blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Your whole spirit… the great mystical work of the Holy Spirit is in the less bright side of our personality which we can get at. This is what David thought when he wrote Psalm 139 and said – “though art the God of the early Mornings, the God of the late nights, the God of the mountain peaks and greater depth than any sea in nature – You are the God of all these, be my God. I cannot reach the depth of the horizons of my soul without you. Take my hand and lead me in ways everlasting.

Thirty Days of Prayer - Day Eleven

John 15:1-4 (NIV)15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes[a] so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. When I read about pruning it reminds me of a time when my grandfather would send us to his coffee farm to help him prune the coffee bushes. In preparation, would sharpen the pruning saw and the pruning shears and head to the farm...

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An Enduring Truth

Throughout our history, the people known as Friends (or Quakers) keep rediscovering an essential and enduring truth: There is one who speaks to our most basic needs and most significant hopes—Christ Jesus the Lord. Both individually and communally, we are learning to know and follow the Voice that guides us in the way we should go. Together, we seek to understand and obey that truth which sets us free. As a people, we share in the experience of that powerful life which makes all things new. Maybe you are searching for an authentic and transforming faith and community to call home—if so, come in and join us as we seek to know and follow Christ.