January 2008

Greeting, Ladies!  I am excited and at the same time a little scared at my new endeavor.  I have some very big shoes to fill following Donnetta, but I look forward to sharing the world of missions with our children.  My first memory of Friends Women was sitting and listening as a child with ladies at University Friends.  In Junior High we had a girls’ mission group named after Elizabeth Fry, and I served as president of that group.  Growing up my brother, Mike, and I were privileged to visit with missionaries on furlough who stayed in our home.  We also accompanied Mom and Dad to the airport to see our missionaries off after furloughs were over.  We still have a couple of boxes of letters from the different fields in Africa when Mom was the corresponding secretary for the Yearly Meeting. 

In the last newsletter Donnetta gave us a preview of things for 2008.  Our theme is TAKING GOD’S LOVE TO THE WORLD, and our goal will be $10,000.  Our projects will include the Kibimba Hospital, the Hope International School, Aguascalientes, and Muslim Ministries.  Our curriculum focus will be on our mission field in Burundi.  I am just beginning to learn about my job, so please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions.

Best wishes for a wonderful new year.

Sylvia Harvey

Secretary of Junior & Youth

Sylvia Harvey

FWF Youth Secretary