FLC Messages and Reports 2011 - Fellowship of the Least Coin

and International Women’s Day. Through our web site participating
ecumenical organizations can easily access FLC information and support
each other in prayer. To this date the following web sites in English have
FLC web site in their Links:
Australian Church Women Inc. www.acwnational.org.au/
EFECW www.efecw.net
CWU-USA www.churchwomen.org
WICC www.wicc.org
c. Publication of FLC Messages and Reports. 1000 copies were printed
and distributed in the first quarter. Aside from the usual content, it has
an article on the “WCC Finance Team for FLC” written by Elaine Dykes.
Making FLC women know who partner with us in FLC Fund is a way of
appreciating the work that our WCC sisters do for FLC. We have also
introduced in this issue the FLC Scholarship Award for Young Women.
d. Circle of Prayer Vol. XIX was translated to Mandarin in 2010 with the
help of sisters in Singapore facilitated by Rev. Rita Wong and in Taiwan
facilitated by Shu-Wen Chiang and Rev. Hsing Ling Lee. It was distributed
through internet. This is also translated into Japanese although not the
full booklet, according to Kyoko Burger. For this issue we have printed
18,000 copies all done in the Philippines and distributed from our ICFLC
office.
The Circle of Prayer Vol. XX, on the theme “Pray and Act for Change”
has 20 articles gathered from contributors from all the regions. The
editing was work of love done by Joanne Instance and Fran Bartlett of
Winnipeg WICC.
e. Recipients of Fellowship of the Least Coin Scholarship Award for
Young Women for 2010 are Ms. Karine Lawson of Togo and Ms. Jiko
Uluvinaka Toroca of Fiji.
f. FLC Project Grants –39 projects have successfully received grants with
the help of the WCC Finance Team. One which goes to Dominican Republic
is deferred in consultation with our partners in the region. A report form
was prepared by the officers to be used starting 2011.
g. Emergency Grants of US$2,000 each were sent to Chile, Pakistan,
Indonesia and Haiti this year. Rev. Yamina Apolinaris gave update on
the earthquake disasters in Chile and Haiti and enjoined us in prayer.
Shu-Wen Chiang sent the update from Pakistan national representative
to ACWC to which we have responded in prayer and grant sent to the
Church of Pakistan Diocese of Peshawar, after communicating with the
Rt. Rev. Humphrey S. Peter, Bishop of Peshawar. It was right after the
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