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Living for the Sake of Others - Perspectives on the Meeting:
Shabnam Khan:
Robin Marsh and Margaret Ali welcomed UPF's Ambassadors of Peace, friends and newer members of the Youth UPF on Tuesday 30th July at Lancaster Gate. The event was enjoyed by all as they were reminded of UPF's core values of being One Family under God, and how it is natural for all to be Living for the Sake of Others.
'I have enjoyed myself very much and have a lot to say next time we meet', Peace Aryee said, grabbing my hand as I was saying farewell to people at the end of the event.
Last night was a very special, intimate, inspiring afternoon tea with Ambassadors For Peace (AFP). For the first time we had around ten young people who joined over thirty AFP. The evening started with people gathering in the Lancaster Gate Café discussing, chatting and having snacks. It felt like a big rendezvous and when the young people started coming in one by one, it didn’t feel awkward as we were welcomed at their tables.
The Annual Seasonal Gathering was a time for reviewing all Universal Peace Federation's great work during 2007 as well as assisting the development of UPF in the UK. The early section in Lancaster Gate, UPF Headquarters, was designed to inform 40 close Ambassadors for Peace of UPF activities around the world as well as emphasise its core values. Mr. Tim Miller gave presentations on Peace Council development. These were followed by discussion groups on how Peace Councils and their Standing Committees could develop both locally and nationally. The afternoon included presentations on activities that had been successful during 2007. Mrs. Francoise Murphy spoke about her work in Watford. Dr. David Earle said that through the women’s peace meetings in Birmingham there had been many fruits including the Hyderabad Interfaith Children’s Home. There was a report from Bristol about their growing foundation by Rev. Dawnecia Palmer. There was a report from Dr Raheem Khan on the Manchester UPF event that revealed the power of Ambassadors for Peace combining to develop local chapters. Photo Link