Posted by Church of the Brethren on May 1, 2012
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Japan
The World Friendship Center sponsored a “One World, Peace Concert” in Hiroshima, featuring American peace folk singer, Mike Stern, Asaka Watanabe, WFC Peace Choir director, and Japanese musicians sharing songs of peace. The concert was held in the Memorial Cathedral for Peace on April 13, 2012 to an audience of over 400 people.
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Posted by Church of the Brethren in Brazil on April 10, 2012
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Brazil
The Church of the Brethren in Brazil is developing a ministry to a favela in the city of Hortolandia (30 km from Campinas).
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Posted by Church of the Brethren in Brazil on April 10, 2012
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Brazil
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Love Feast
The Church of the Brethren in Brazil (Igreja da Irmandade-Brasil) describes some of the ways members worship together.
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Posted by Larry & JoAnn Sims on March 29, 2012
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Japan
On March 11, 2012 people of Hiroshima including several people from World Friendship Center gathered first at Peace Memorial Museum to hear a series of experts share their views on the nuclear disaster then second, moving to a gathering at the A-bomb dome.
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Posted by Grace Mishler on March 2, 2012
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Vietnam
This quarter was filled with many unplanned, spirit-led happenings that occurred because of the support of Global Mission Partnerships, the local Mission Support Team and local congregations.
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Posted by Carol Smith on February 21, 2012
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Nigeria
A Church Leadership / Pastor's Conference took place at the EYN Conference Center last week. There had been a ZME Women's conference the previous week ... A new church has been started at EYN Headquarters.
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Posted by Mandy Garcia on February 16, 2012
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South Sudan
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BVS
One of the projects listed there was RECONCILE, an organization that works to rebuild war-torn communities in South Sudan. RECONCILE’s emphasis on civic education and social transformation seemed to make it a perfect match.... So after completing her BVS orientation, Jillian Foerster packed her bags for a two-year term with RECONCILE.
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Posted by JoAnn Sims on January 24, 2012
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Japan
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Peace
It truly was a dark and stormy Friday night at the end of January last year (2011). Larry was doing his usual crossword puzzles on the floor and I shouted from the library to come and read an email we just received. It was from a couple who are members of the American Committee for the World Friendship Center. They have the responsibility to find directors for the World Friendship Center, a Japanese organization that is dedicated to fostering friendships between nations to promote world peace and nuclear weapon disarmament located in Hiroshima, Japan. Would we be interested?
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Posted by JoAnn Sims on January 7, 2012
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Peace
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Japan
The Okinawa Peace Prize is aimed at recognizing efforts of individuals and organizations contributing to the promotion of peace in the Asia-Pacific region geographically and historically related to Okinawa. As volunteer directors of the World Friendship Center we nominated Hiromu Morishita for the Okinawa Peace Prize. His story begins in 1945 when he survived the A-bomb in Hiroshima.
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Posted on December 12, 2011
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Nigeria
We have had much time for reflection lately—with farewell parties, goodbyes, and graduations—and feel content at the progress that has been made since we arrived in 2009....We leave thankful that we can see fruit of our labors and the labors of our colleagues.
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