Thurs. March 12,2015

Sorry to be so long in posting but I could not remember how to do this.

Thanks Suzanne for the remote lesson.

Lots to catch up but first wonderful news. Someone that I have known since my first year here, Beth Adamson, received the Global Service Award from the Anglican Communion. This is only the second time that this award had been given. She has been a tireless volunteer for the Anglican Communion at the CSW and founder of the Working Group on Girls  which she still works on. Apparently they were working on this presentation for a year and even had her husband present by surprise. They could not have known that today sometime, Beth will also become a grandmother for the first time.
A day that she will never forget I am sure.

The day had a wonderful start. At chapel this morning the Anglican Communion was in charge.
Many delegates took part in the service including an african woman who chanted the psalm and serveral prayed in their native languages and it is very powerful to hear the Lord's Prayer said simultaneously in multiple languages. The Archbishop Sir David Moxon gave a brief homily. He is the appointee of the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Holy See. In March 17,2014, there was an historic meeting including the religions heads of all major religions at the Vatican. The result is an historic agreement toput forth a  concereted effort by all major religions to rid the world of human trafficking by 2020.

The Archbishop also held a seminar in the afternoon where he talked about the The Global
Freedom Network which was formed after the signing of the agreement. He talked about slavery and trafficking and about some of the plans to combat it. Big business will also be involved. For example, retailers will investigae producers to be sure that they are not using "slave" labour and, if so, stop using that producer. There will also be some microfinancing programs to help people find freedom.
I very much enjoyed his presentation.

More about today later as it is only 5 pm and there is lots more to do today.

Blessings Judy