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As children’s class teachers helped the kids rehearse a presentation for a bicentenary celebration in Michigan, one child asked, “So, is this play about ‘Abdu’l-Bahá?” A teacher remarks, “Typically, our children’s class stories from the Grade 2 and 3 curriculum feature ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, so the kids are not as familiar with Bahá’u’lláh.”
There comes a time in every participant’s experience when it clicks how important process is to the growth of community-building efforts undertaken in neighborhoods by Bahá’ís and collaborators. It happened this past summer for many of the 33 young people engaged in a Northeast Region initiative that encompassed service in the Boston, Rochester, Buffalo, New York City and Philadelphia areas.
Sometimes teaching the Faith comes about in the least expected places and from the mouths of the least expected people. That is what happened with my mother, Carmela Shure, a longtime Bahá’í, now age 94.
In celebration of the bicentenary and inspired by the lives of Bahá’u’lláh and the Báb, the Bahá’í national schools — Bosch, Green Acre, Louhelen, and the Native American Bahá’í Institute — created programs that honored family, community and culture.
As a rideshare driver and I have logged more than 4,000 trips and carried between 5,000 and 6,000 people from every continent. The breadth and depth of my riders has created many opportunities to share the Faith both through direct and indirect methods.
Other community-building resources on the web:
Other community-building resources on the web:
- The Ruhi Institute: materials for all ages to build capacity to apply the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh to the transformation of society
- Bahá’í Distribution Service: Bahá’í writings and other books, video and audio for study and teaching
- Brilliant Star: Children’s and family activities, downloads, subscriptions to the magazine and more!
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