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Pioneering In Hawaii
Welcome to our quarterly newsletter about pioneering in Hawaii. Here you will find possible assistance and or inspiration to help you with your efforts.
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We Need Pioneers
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During the Nine Year Plan, there is a need for pioneers to arise from the Hawaiian Island to serve in specific areas throughout the Pacific region.
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"...it is imperative that during the Nine Year Plan the process of growth reach this level of intensity in at least one cluster in every country and every region. This constitutes one of the Plan’s chief objectives and it will call for the concentrated effort of many a consecrated soul. The International Teaching Centre is ready to work with you to implement several strategies to bring this about. Foremost among these will be the deployment of teams of international and homefront pioneers who are familiar with the framework for action and are prepared to dedicate significant amounts of time and energy to serving the Cause over a number of years." - Universal House of Justice Dec 30th Message.
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There are eight goal countries for the Nine Year Plan to raise up a 3rd milestone cluster in the Pacific are: Marianas, Carolines, Marshalls, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Nauru and Wallis, and Fatuna (the last four do not have NSAs established yet)
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If you are interested in being a pioneer in any of these places please start the process by filling out our application with the button below
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Skills and Capacities of Strong Pioneers
"In terms of skills and capacities, pioneers are most effective when they have gained significant experience in wielding the instruments and methods of the global Plans and have developed the capabilities required to raise and support an expanding nucleus of individuals serving with intensity. A pioneer’s abilities to serve as a tutor, engage youth and their families in the institute process, and accompany them as they arise to serve, are vital. "
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- Accelerating Growth in Less-Developed Regions
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O God, my God! With utter lowliness and fervour, humility and devotion, I implore Thee with my tongue and my heart, with my spirit and my soul, and with my mind and my conscience, to grant the most cherished of all desires, destine the most meritorious of all deeds, and ordain all honour and perfection, favour and beauty, prosperity and salvation for this family that hath hastened to Thy sheltering shadow at the break of Thy resplendent morn and sought refuge within Thy safe haven and Thy mighty stronghold. Verily, these souls heeded Thy call, drew nigh unto Thy Threshold, were set aflame with the fire of Thy love, and were carried away by the breaths of Thy holiness. They were constant in the service of Thy Cause, humble before Thy Countenance, and noble beneath Thy sheltering shadow. They are renowned as the bearers of Thy name amongst Thy people and make mention of Thee amidst Thy servants.
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O God, my God! Exalt them by Thine ancient glory, honour them in Thy Kingdom of grandeur, and assist them with the hosts of Thy favours in this great Day. O Lord, my God! Raise aloft their banner, grant them an ampler share of Thy protection, spread abroad their signs, and increase their radiance, that they may become a glass for the lamp of Thy manifold favours and spreaders of Thy loving-kindness and bounties.
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O Lord, my God! Be Thou their companion in their loneliness, and in their moments of anguish surround them with Thine aid. Bequeath unto them Thy Book and vouchsafe unto them the full measure of Thy gifts and bestowals. Thou art in truth the Mighty, the Powerful, the Gracious, the Bountiful, and verily, Thou art the Merciful, the Compassionate.
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Pioneering in the Nine Year Plan
Passing the Third Milestone
"...it is imperative that during the Nine Year Plan the process of growth reach this level of intensity in at least one cluster in every country and every region. This constitutes one of the Plan’s chief objectives and it will call for the concentrated effort of many a consecrated soul. Foremost among these will be the deployment of teams of international and homefront pioneers who are familiar with the framework for action and are prepared to dedicate significant amounts of time and energy to serving the Cause over a number of years."
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The Universal House of Justice Dec 30th, 2021 Message
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Spiritual Education in Vanuatu - A Kiwi Couples Pioneering Story
Click the image below to watch
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Inspirational Teaching Story
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Bahá’u’lláh had immediately and without question accepted the Báb’s station, and arose to proclaim His message. That He was the promised one, The Qa’im, and the Herald of One to come who was greater than He.
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Eager to share this message with all around Him, He set off on horseback across the mountains back to His home district of Nur and set forth, to all that would listen to the flow of His sweet words, the message proclaimed by the Báb. Those who accepted it became known as Bábis. Bahá’u’lláh said that if there was one who sought the truth a hundred leagues away, who was unable to come to Him, He would set out himself to give him that most precious of all messages.
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The news of the Báb and His followers was on everyone’s lips and soon the students of the mujtahid of Nur, Mulla Muhammad were asking him about it. Bahá’u’lláh visited the mujtahid, and was courteously received by him. He respectfully told him He was not there to pay an official visit but to inform him of a new and wondrous message, divinely inspired and fulfilling the promise given to Islam. Whoever had inclined his ear to this message had felt its irresistible power and been transformed by the potency of its grace. He asked him, what was perplexing his mind or hindering him from recognizing the truth?
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The mujtahid replied nervously that he took no action without first consulting the holy Quran. It was a custom in those days, to open the holy book at random, and to take guidance from the first verse the eyes fell upon. So Bahá’u’lláh invited him, encouraged him, indeed consult the holy Quran. Mullah Mohammad opened the holy book, but the verse he read we shall never know. He studied it silently, and quickly slammed the book shut, “ I have consulted the book of God I deem it inadvisable to proceed with this matter.” Bahá’u’lláh bid him a courteous and friendly goodbye. The matter was between the mujtahid and God. The truth could be forced on no one.
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