Well, we're off on Long Service Leave for the second time. Di couldn't leave with me as school won't finish for her until Thursday and I had to be at the ARDF Global Trustees meeting on Tuesday. we'll meet in Tucson on Friday














 
 The Trustees come from USA, Canada, Australia, Chile, Malaysia, Egypt, Sudan, Rwanda and Burma














The main business of the meeting was to approve a range of aid projects propoaed by Anglican CHurches and Dioceses and to ratify the Agreement to create the Anglican Relief and Development Council. This agreement was signed by the representatives of USA, Canada and Australia, the three funding bodies.

 

Baroness Caroline Cox, a member of the UK House of Lords and Honorary Chair presented an interesting report on the situation in Sudan where the Islamist government is putting enormous pressure on non Muslim groups.

She also talked about the approach of ARDF in these terms:

• It seeks to work though local church as partners because:
• this maintains the dignity of the locals
• it avoids upsetting the local economy
• it avids aid dependency
• it gives a sense of accomplishment
• it supports "Mustard Seed" partners - who are then able to help others.