FINLAND & PALESTINE Proceedings of a Joint Workshop

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- Support for projects of community development;
- Short-term assisting groups and individuals;
Finnish students in training abroad programs.
EECME - FElM (ElCF), 1976-2008:
- Support for lydda and Ramie youth work;
- Project for renovating lydda congregation house and kindergarten;
- Health education Nablus;
- Stipend for a student for theological studies (Rev. Fanous,
ordination -87);
- Finnish long-term personnel ( 5 );
- Short-term assisting groups and individuals.
Future Prospects
Organizational changes
In ElCF, committees have been working for many years to reformulate
a new structure of ElCF mission activities. Three
different reports with proposals (Jarvelainen 1994, laulaja
2004, Ripatti 2005) were presented to the General Synod, but
they were not accepted.
A new proposal is now being worked out. Bishop Peura is leading
the committee. He spoke at the 150 th anniversary of ElCF
mission on 11.11.2008 in HelSinki, and outlined the proposal.
ElCF will formulate a common mission strategy, and guiding
principles for action. Organizations must undertake to follow
those, and sign an agreement with ElCF.
The office of ElCF Global Mission will be strengthened, and it
will have more authority in its role as coordinator and organizer.
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