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and ministry expenses. (Friends interested in contributing to this support may do so in care of Friends United Meeting, 101 Quaker Hill Drive, Richmond, Indiana, 47374 USA.) Their names should be written on the memo line of the check.
After this fundraising period, they will attend Swahili language school for several weeks before taking up duties in Kaimosi. The entire family is excited about living in Kenya, experiencing a new culture, and learning what it means to be Christian and Quaker in East Africa.
Working among Friends in Kenya will be an adventure for the whole family. The students at Friends Theological College are dedicated and bright, eager to learn and to serve in Friends' meetings. One important need at the college is for a deepened appreciation of Quaker faith and practice, and an understanding of the gospel that encompasses concerns for justice and peace. As Friends rooted in the unprogrammed tradition but with significant experience among pastoral Quakers, Patrick and Mary Kay hope to help provide this. They look forward to much listening and learning among Kenyan Friends, and ask for the prayers of Friends in Illinois YM, where their roots have been nourished.
They will publish a regular newsletter from Kenya. Those interested in being on the mailing list (which may include an electronic version!) should write to Patrick at [email protected], or call Kristi Nicholson at FUM, 765-962-7573.
ProNica
by Ruth Paine
Many Illinois Yearly Meeting Friends have supported the Quaker project in Nicaragua, "ProNica" over the years. This project, which is under the guidance of Friends in Southeastern Yearly Meeting and St. Petersburg Monthly Meeting, works hard to try to meet the continu
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