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Message from the President/Presiding Clerk:

We have had an unusually cool spring this year yet the flowers and flowering bushes have been outstanding in their colors and have lifted our spirits. Life sometimes treats us the same way. We go through troubles or inconveniences that aren't much fun but if we allow ourselves to look beyond the tough things, there is always something for which we can be grateful. We are told in I Corinthians 10:13 that God will never allow you to be pushed past your limit and He will always be there to help you through the difficulty.

My last message we written just after Kenya went through its very difficult crisis. We give thanks to God for helping them through that painful time. It will take a long time for them to recover fully. Let's give thanks that God is now using Friends to be mediators in the process of resettling the displaced persons in their receiving communities. It is not possible for all of us to go and help in this situation but we can be present through our prayers. Let us unite with these friends in prayer as we lift the Peace Teams and those affected by this difficult process to God. Thank you for your tremendous response to the Emergency Relief Fund. We have collected over $25,000. We continue to receive funds as the need is ongoing. We look forward to the opportunity to hear directly from John Muhanji when he will be at the upcoming UFSWI/QMI banquet which will be held July 12 during the Friends United Meeting Triennial at High Point, North Carolina.

Many USFW groups will be meeting during the upcoming yearly meeting sessions. That is a good time to encourage one another and seek to understand where God is leading you together. Let's take advantage of those opportunities to be open to expanding the mission for which we are called.

Mary Glenn Hadley, President/Presiding Clerk USFWI

Urgent Appeal for Kenya