Friends among Friends
Valerie Joy reports on how internation support has brought together Quakers in the Philippines
Before the devastating typhoons this year, Friends in the Philippines were not very aware of the international aspects of the Quaker family. Only a handful of evangelical Friends had ever travelled overseas, and few had met liberal Friends. The small number of unprogrammed Friends in the Philippines had only met infrequently and before the typhoons had no plans for social action. The encouragement received by generous donations has put a whole new perspective on both streams of Friends being part of a world wide family. It has also encouraged discussions to take place between the liberal and evangelical Friends in Manila.
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