To all National Spiritual Assemblies
Dear Bahá'í friends,
The message of the
Universal House of Justice to the Bahá'í world this Ridvan will raise a call
for volunteers to engage in travelling teaching in all parts of the world and
for whatever periods of time are possible. The purpose is to develop a band of
international teachers who will, by the very fact of being visitors from other
countries, stimulate interest on the various home-fronts which they visit.
The Continental
Pioneer Committees for Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australasia and Europe have
been given the additional function of assisting National Assemblies to make the
most efficient use of any who may volunteer to travel and teach in countries other
than their own. The procedures to be followed are attached to this letter. As
you will note we are extending the use of the International Deputization Fund
to deserving international teaching projects which cannot otherwise be
financed.
This advanced
information is given to National Assemblies so that they may be prepared to
accept and utilize the offers of travelling teachers as soon as they arise.
It is requested that
the subject of travelling teachers be placed on the Agenda for consultation at
the National Convention, and that the friends be given every encouragement to
respond to this call.
Since the
announcement of this plan is a part of the Ridvan message, your Assembly should
wait until the Convention before announcing it to the friends.
With loving Bahá'í
greetings,
The Universal House
of Justice
(Messages from the Universal
House of Justice 1963 to 1986)
