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 Women
Braving Peace
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I see women making peace by supporting refugees,
praying as they make quilts for refugees, reading
with poor reading children. I think the main thing
is to keep on peacemaking even when your little
effort does not seem fruitful. Oftentimes, good
fruit takes a while
to bear, especially when peace
does not seem to be valued by those in power.
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will
obtain
peace."
Karen G., Rochester, MN
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Dear Karen G.
You are so right. Sometimes it’s the small acts of
kindness that make a difference in people’s lives.
Peace
Nancy G
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I am using Café with a young women's small
group and would like
to combine each meeting with
Scripture. It would be a great
addition to the e-zine.
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Dear Café Reader,
Thanks for sharing your good news of the
implementation of Café with your group. Let us
share some good news back.
As a part of the strategic plan of Women of the ELCA,
Café will be expanding in frequency and in content.
Tentatively scheduled to begin next August or
September (when the grant portion of this pilot
program is ended), Café will become a monthly
e-zine with more sections, including content such as
biblical reflection or prayer, a regularly updated new
section, and more.
It is our hope that this will make Café
even more relevant in the lives of women seeking to
strengthen the connection of their spirituality and
daily life through community, advocacy, faith and
enlightenment. Of course, we love it when folks take
Café and shape it to fit their specific needs, such
as you have done. To us that is the best possible
scenario. Thanks!
I hope you'll continue to enjoy Café. Please
let us know any other interesting news about your
group or their ideas.
Peace,
Nancy G.
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I'd like it if you'd do an on-line survey on the
election and what people thought. Maybe you can
partner with an online survey organization. You
guys do all this humanitarian stuff, and I'm
wondering what this demographic thinks the
solutions are to some
of the tough situations
facing the nation today.
Thanks,
Karla M.
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Hi
Karla,
There has been so much buzz about this last particular
election and the issues surrounding it. I know we have been
receiving lots of letters from people who line up from all
points along the political spectrum.
I'll take your idea down to our research and evaluation
folks and see what they think. I will let you know if
something comes of it.
On
a related note, we are in the process of planning an on-line
survey for subscribers of Café. (FYI — All subscriber
information is kept confidential and is not used for
purposes other than Café-related email.) As we
approach the last leg of the pilot program that was launched
through the initial Thrivent grant, we seek your feedback to
assist us evaluate the e-zine. This will probably happen
early- to mid-2005. While each person’s participation is
completely voluntary, we would appreciate knowing what you
think.
Peace,
Nancy G.
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Great article!! I especially liked the 12 ways you can
bring about peace. Peace begins at home and how we treat
others goes a long way. I make it a point not to get
very much of my news from the mainstream networks, they
are too biased for me. I watch Link Tv and check out
various Lutheran and other church websites. Mennonite
Media is a great website for peace issues. “Church in
Society” from the ELCA is great also! Makes you very
much aware
of what is going on in the world and USA.
Keep up the great work!
Peace,
Carol O., McFarland, Mich.
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It was enlightening to read about Joya, the conditions
in Afghanistan
which are not yet what we hope they might become for
women, especially. It was disheartening to learn that
even though they register to vote, their husbands
often keep them from doing so. I had read about many
suicides there because they find it their only way out
of that hurtful male domination that is so strong.
Keep up the good work!
Marian N., San Antonio, TX
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