Week 1 - Our Response to Abdu'l-Baha's Urging
Day 1 – Homefront Pioneers in Central Alberta, Canada What is Baha’i? On Monday, April 3, 2017, we arrived at our destination. For three months we will be housed in an isolated community thirty-five kilometres south-east of Rimbey, Alberta. We accepted an invitation to pioneer the area by the Alberta Baha'i Council. Today, we met several of the town’s people and introduced ourselves to them as ‘newcomers’ to their area. When they asked why Rimbey, we explained that we are house and pet sitting for a local family and that we are also Baha’is who are hoping to learn more about their community. We felt the sensation of an open heart in each person we spent time with. Later, at the dining table of the homeowner, we talked about her tendency to collect protection idols such as porcelain angels, voodoo dolls and gargoyles. She asked us how we felt about protection and how it was that we protected ourselves from the evils surrounding us. Frank took the opportunity to shar...