CommuNIqué - Newsletter of the Bahá'í Community in Northern Ireland
Issue 82 - 16 ’Azamat 160 BE - 1 June 2003 CE

 

LETTER FROM CANADA

 

Dear Friends,

I can't begin to tell you how much I enjoy reading your CommuNIqué newsletter.

When I was in N. Ireland in the '70s, I did a teaching trip with women who were part of the Belfast Community. At that time Lisbeth Greeves was living and I had the bounty of spending some time with her. The one thing I remember about then was that the Bahá'ís just moved when there were more than 9 adults to open up another location. It was such a great idea that I brought it back to Canada. Canada.ItIt seemed that we were always overrun with Bahá'ís in large cities or towns and nobody wanted to give up their job or home to pioneer. We took your idea, and because we are such a large country, put a thumb tack on where a person lived and put another where they worked. We then drew a line with a piece of string and made a circle around the place of work. It was amazing to find out that the goal areas were the same distance. I can't remember the exact number, but I am almost sure that around 16 people moved, filled the goal areas and kept their jobs. That was a long time ago in the Province of Ontario but now I live on the East Coast of Canada and it is a little more difficult to do this. I wish you luck.

Born in Belfast 67 years ago! I became a Bahá'í here in Canada in 1963. My heart is still there with you.

With loving Bahá'í greetings
Isobel Wilson

 

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