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Taking in a Big Breath of Guatemala
Fried plantains; fireflies lighting the night sky; marimbas; tamales; pineapple juice trickling down my chin and a pale green sauce…
Learning from Salvadoran Friends
After the 2006 FWCC Section of the Americas meeting in Guatemala, we joined a small group of other U.S. Friends…
A Snapshot of Friends in the Americas
Are Friends growing or shrinking? The answer, of course, is, "It all depends"—on where, over what time, and by how…
The Africa Section of FWCC in 2007
Take 125 people from seven countries and put them together in Kampala, Uganda, and you’ve got the FWCC Africa Section…
The Meaning of Disagreements
My first FWCC event was a dinner somewhere near Boston during the 1987 50th Anniversary Campaign. I don’t recall what…
A View of FWCC from the Southern Tip of Africa
I have tried hard to share the joy of FWCC happenings with my monthly and yearly meetings, but neither spoken…
Quilts in Burundi: The Unending God Story Goes On
For many years my personal ministry has been to make quilts for people in hard places—divorce, terminal illness, or depression.…
The Asia West Pacific Section of FWCC
The baby or the giant? Of the four Sections, Asian West Pacific Section has the smallest number of Quakers, and…
Convergence among Friends: From the ‘Kitchen’ to the ‘Parlor’
Have you ever sensed that the earliest Quakers had a fire that seems to be missing now? What do we…
Whither the Wider Quaker Fellowship?
When I took a position as Program Secretary of the Wider Quaker Fellowship (WQF) in 1998, I was only somewhat…
On Good Soil and Increasing Yield
He began to teach them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them: Listen! A sower…
Young People’s Empowerment Convergence
In late June 2007, the first Young People’s Empowerment Convergence (YPEC) was held on Snipes Farm in Morrisville, Pa. The…
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