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	<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2025 19:25:46 -0400</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[A Call for Support: Empowering Children and Communities through the Urantia Book Teachings]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<div style="margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 5px; border-left: 1px solid rgb(220, 220, 220); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px;"><div style="font-size: 14.4px;"><p style="font-size: 14.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">A Call for Support: Empowering Children and Communities through the Urantia Book Teachings</span></p><p style="font-size: 14.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><img alt="" height="36" src="http://spiritualfamily.net/images/Bars/Bar-arch-01.png" width="560"></span></p><p style="font-size: 14.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><img alt="" height="1024" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/53572/master/" width="1024"></span></p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: #0000FF;"><strong>To all well-wishers, friends, brothers, and sisters,</strong></span><br />
We are reaching out for support as we continue to make a difference in the lives of 400 children through our organization, <a href="https://spiritualfamily.net/groups/profile/32015/fer-ascenders-urantia-book-fellowship-kaliro-uganda" target="_blank">FIFTH EPOCH REVELATIONS (FER) ASCENDERS&rsquo; FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY KALIRO UGANDA</a>. Our mission is to provide basic education, integrated with the Urantia Book teachings, to these vulnerable children through our <a href="https://spiritualfamily.net/groups/profile/53557/fer-integrated-community%C2%A0school" target="_blank">FIFTH EPOCH REVELATIONS INTEGRATED ORPHANAGE COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROJECT</a>.</span><br />
&nbsp;</p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Our Programs:</strong><br />
Orphanage Community School Project: Providing education to 400 children, with 370 supported by donations and grants.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><br />
<span style="font-size: 18px;"><a href="https://spiritualfamily.net/groups/profile/39337/one-family-women%E2%80%99s-corps-africa" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="200" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/39355/master/" style="margin: 6px 12px; float: left;" width="200"></a></span></p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><a href="https://spiritualfamily.net/groups/profile/39337/one-family-women%E2%80%99s-corps-africa" target="_blank">F</a></span><span style="font-size: 18px;"><a href="https://spiritualfamily.net/groups/profile/39337/one-family-women%E2%80%99s-corps-africa" target="_blank">ER Women Readers Community</a>: Empowering women through the Urantia Book teachings.<br />
Children&rsquo;s Ministry: Nurturing the spiritual growth of children.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Elderly Care Community Fellowship: Supporting the elderly in our community.</span><br />
&nbsp;</p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Our Needs:</strong><br />
Completing our Library and Headquarters: We need approximately $5000 to finish the construction. Annual Budget Deficit for the school project: We have a deficit of 25,724,000 UGX (approximately $7,000 USD) to cover our annual budget of 44,129,000 UGX.</span><br />
&nbsp;</p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>How You Can Help:</strong><br />
We invite you to join us in making a difference in the lives of these children and communities. Your donation can help us:<br />
Support the education and well-being of our children.<br />
Complete our library and headquarters.<br />
Continue our programs and services.<br />
Donate Now:<br />
You can contribute to our cause through our GoFundMe page:</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14.4px; color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"><span style="font-size: 28px;"><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/combination-orphanage-and-school?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&amp;utm_content=undefined&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=customer-andr&amp;utm_term=undefined" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: 28px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="300" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/55238/master/" style="font-size: 28px;" width="290"></a></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/combination-orphanage-and-school?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&amp;utm_content=undefined&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=customer-andr&amp;utm_term=undefined" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: 18px;">Dick Bain GoFundMe Fundraiser</a></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 15px; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">FER ASCENDERS MAIN GROUP</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 15px; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Or here on Spiritual Family Network</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 15px; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245); text-align: center;"><a href="https://spiritualfamily.net/campaigns/view/33521/about/fer-ascenders-urantia-book-fellowship-kaliro-uganda-campaign-fundraiser" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="300" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/33523/master/" style="font-size: 14.4px;" width="290"></a></p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><br />
<span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Every Contribution Counts:</strong></span></p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><br />
<span style="font-size: 18px;">Whether you can give a little or a lot, your support will go a long way in empowering these children and communities. We are grateful for your kindness and generosity.</span><br />
&nbsp;</p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Thank you for considering our appeal. Together, we can make a difference!</span><br />
&nbsp;</p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>We take our inspirations from Urantia Book teachings:</strong><br />
The Urantia Book teachings on education emphasize a holistic approach, focusing on intellectual, moral, and spiritual growth. Key principles include:<br />
Holistic Development: Education should foster intellectual maturity, moral integrity, and spiritual enlightenment.<br />
Practical Training: Hands-on experience and apprenticeship-style learning are valuable methods.<br />
Respect for Individuality: Learners should be encouraged to discover and grow at their own pace.<br />
Lifelong Learning: Education is a continuous process, not limited to formal schooling.<br />
<a href="https://mm.spiritualfamily.net/Urantia_Book-Online_Reader-2019/Paper_071.html#71:7.1" target="_blank">Paper 71:7: Discusses the purpose of education</a>, highlighting the acquisition of skill, pursuit of wisdom, realization of selfhood, and attainment of spiritual values (806.1).<br />
Paper 82:0: Emphasizes the importance of family as a master civilizer and educational institution (913.2-913.3).<br />
Paper 84:0: Highlights the role of home building in educational effort (931.1).<br />
<a href="https://mm.spiritualfamily.net/Urantia_Book-Online_Reader-2019/Paper_100.html#100:0.1" target="_blank">Paper 100:1: Offers insights on teaching children and the importance of loyalty in adult-child relationships</a> (1094.5, 1094.6).</span><br />
&nbsp;</p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Additionally, The Urantia Book provides guidance on raising children in God&rsquo;s image, emphasizing.</strong><br />
<strong>Moral Values:</strong> Teaching children about truth, beauty, and goodness.<br />
<strong>Spiritual Growth:</strong> Fostering a sense of security, love, and trust through the concept of God as a loving Father.<br />
<strong>Intellectual Development:</strong> Nurturing curiosity and encouraging lifelong learning.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><br />
<span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>These teachings can be applied in various ways, such as:</strong><br />
Creation Collage: Encouraging children to represent their understanding of the universe and God&rsquo;s creation.<br />
The Loving Gardener: Teaching children about God&rsquo;s care through gardening activities.<br />
Moral Treasure Hunt: Promoting moral values and ethical conduct.</span><br />
&nbsp;</p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Sincerely,<br />
Gumpi Andrew Cohen<br />
CEO, FIFTH EPOCH REVELATIONS (FER) ASCENDERS&rsquo; FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY KALIRO UGANDA.</span></p></div></div><div style="margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 5px; border-left: 1px solid rgb(220, 220, 220); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 14.4px;"><div style="font-size: 14.4px;"><div style="font-size: 14.4px;"><div style="font-size: 14.4px; float: left;">&nbsp;</div><div style="padding: 15px; font-size: 14.4px;"><h3><img alt="" height="420" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/88450/master/" style="margin: 6px 12px; float: left;" width="740"></h3>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 22:47:29 -0400</pubDate>
	<link>https://spiritualfamily.net/blog/view/87442/jesus-and-education-in-the-urantia-book</link>
	<title><![CDATA[Jesus and Education in The Urantia Book]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 28px;">Jesus and Education in The Urantia Book</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 28px;"><img alt="" height="36" src="http://spiritualfamily.net/images/Bars/Bar-arch-01.png" width="560"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p><p><br />
<span style="font-size: 18px;"><img alt="" height="300" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/53569/master/" style="margin: 6px 12px; float: left;" width="300">The Urantia Book presents a unique and profound view of Jesus&rsquo; attitude toward education. Far from being indifferent to learning, Jesus is portrayed as a strong believer in the value of study, training, and lifelong growth. His understanding of education went well beyond the accumulation of facts; for him, true education was a pathway to intellectual maturity, moral integrity, and spiritual enlightenment.</span></p><p><br />
<span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>The Value of Study and Learning</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 18px;">From an early age, Jesus showed a remarkable dedication to study. The Urantia Book describes him as spending countless evenings in the synagogue library, reading the Scriptures and carefully organizing knowledge for later use. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px;">His approach was systematic he accumulated information in childhood, classified it during youth, and then drew on it with wisdom in his adult teaching. He also encouraged his family members and apostles to set aside time for study, knowing that serious learning was essential preparation for effective living and ministry.</span></p><p><br />
<span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Education as Character Growth</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 18px;">For Jesus, education was not merely intellectual. It was about the transformation of personality and the growth of character. He emphasized fairness, justice, and service in the upbringing of his siblings, preferring positive exhortation over negative prohibition. His belief was that knowledge must lead to wisdom, and wisdom must inspire higher living. In this sense, education was both moral training and spiritual preparation.</span></p><p><br />
<span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Practical Training and Experience</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 18px;">Jesus&rsquo; educational philosophy was highly practical. When training his apostles, he used a hands-on method: sending them out two by two to preach, then reviewing their experiences with them. This apprenticeship-style learning allowed them to grow through experience, not just through listening. He demonstrated that education must be lived, not merely studied.</span></p><p><br />
<span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Selective and Spiritual Learning</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 18px;">The Urantia Book also highlights Jesus&rsquo; emphasis on choosing the best spiritual nourishment from the Scriptures. He guided his followers to focus on what was eternally true and divinely beautiful rather than getting lost in rigid debates or ritualistic interpretations. For him, the highest form of education was the feeding of the soul with uplifting truth.</span></p><p><br />
<span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Respect for Individual Growth</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 18px;">Perhaps most importantly, Jesus respected the freedom of the learner. He never forced belief or imposed truth through fear. Instead, he used parables, questions, and real-life examples to draw people into self-discovery. He believed faith must be chosen freely and education must respect personal dignity. In this way, he created a model of teaching that nurtured individuality while inspiring collective growth.</span></p><p><br />
<span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Conclusion</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 18px;">In The Urantia Book, Jesus stands out as a great advocate of education. But his idea of education was far richer than formal schooling. For him, it was a lifelong journey of the mind, heart, and spirit&mdash;a process of knowing God, embracing truth, and serving others. His teachings remind us that true education is not just about what we know, but about who we become.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><img alt="" height="800" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/87445/master/" width="800"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><img alt="" height="111" src="http://spiritualfamily.net/images/Bars/Bar-00-break-c.png" width="1000"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p>]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:19:32 -0400</pubDate>
	<link>https://spiritualfamily.net/blog/view/71009/list-of-the-apostles-and-their-character</link>
	<title><![CDATA[List of the Apostles and their character]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span><strong>To my friend who asked me how I understand the characteristics of the apostles as portrayed in the UB.</strong> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span><img alt="" height="36" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/images/Bars/Bar-arch-01.png" width="560"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="400" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/65331/master/" width="400"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Gumpi Andrew Cohen: What was the characters of apostle Andrew? [4/26, 7:50 PM] Meta AI:</span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>The characteristics of Apostle Andrew include. </strong></span><span style="font-size: 16px;">. .&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Gumpi Andrew Cohen: What was the characters of apostle Andrew? [4/26, 7:50 PM] Meta AI:</span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Spiritual Desire</strong> - Andrew was sensitive to the things of God and wanted to have fellowship with God, as seen in John the Apostle&#39;s account of Andrew&#39;s relationship with John the Baptist and then with Jesus of Nazareth,</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Teachability</strong> -&nbsp; Andrew turned to follow Jesus at the bidding of his previous mentor, John the Baptist, showing that he was teachable and willing to learn. - </span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Availability</strong> -&nbsp;&nbsp;Andrew was not so stuck in his lifestyle that he was unwilling to change course or do something better, like following Jesus and doing what Jesus wanted him to do.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Faith </strong>- Andrew had to have great faith to leave everything behind to follow Jesus, as Jesus had no money, no fancy house, and no job</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Friendliness</strong> -&nbsp; Andrew is shown as one who introduced others to Jesus, such as his brother Simon to Jesus, a small boy to Jesus, and a delegation of foreigners to Jesus.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Solution-Oriented</strong> - Andrew was solution-oriented, as seen in the story of the boy with the loaves and fishes, where he brought the boy to Jesus, and Jesus used those small portions to feed a crowd of five thousand men.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Global Outlook</strong> - Andrew showed a global outlook by ushering the foreigners to meet Jesus, realizing that the good news of Jesus was for every man, woman, and child from every tribe and nation around the world. [4/26, 7:47 PM] </span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span>Here are the characteristics of Peter as described in the Urantia Book.</span></span></strong></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Comically impulsive character</strong> - Peter was known for acting on his impulses, which sometimes led to him getting into trouble.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Disciples&rsquo; unofficial leader</strong> - Peter was often the spokesperson for the disciples and was one of Jesus&rsquo; inner circle.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Excitable</strong> - Peter was excited about his relationship with Christ and was enthusiastic about serving Him. - *Committed*: Peter was committed to Christ and gave up his career and home to follow and serve Him.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Repentant</strong> -&nbsp;Peter repented of his sins, including denying Christ three times, and reaffirmed his faith in Christ.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Weak in the flesh</strong> - Peter had a strong spirit but sometimes let his fleshly weaknesses get the better of him, leading to mistakes and failures.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Inconsistent</strong> - Peter was inconsistent in his walk with the Lord, sometimes having great successes followed by failures. - *Outspoken*: Peter was outspoken and sometimes spoke before thinking, which led to him saying foolish things.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Headstrong</strong> - Peter was headstrong and sometimes tried to tell Jesus what to do. </span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Miraculous gifts</strong> - Peter had miraculous gifts and was used by God to perform miracles.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>All-or-nothing</strong> - Peter was an all-or-nothing kind of person, which sometimes led to him going to extremes. Here are some of the characteristics of Apostle Paul </span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Persistent </strong>- Paul was converted around A.D. 34 and was executed at Rome about A.D. 67, which means his earthly life and labors spanned some 33 years. He traveled 12,000 miles and visited approximately 50 cities in his evangelistic endeavors.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Patient</strong> - Paul was an apostle to the Gentiles par excellence, so much so that the church became predominantly Gentile by the end of the first century. He was scarcely dry from his immersion when he began his preaching to the Jews of Damascus, with no apparent success entered into the record.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Courageous </strong>- Paul was stoned, dragged outside the city, and left for dead. He rose up and left the city, proceeding toward Derbe some sixty miles to the southeast. He would revisit the churches previously established, even the deadly Lystra, in order to confirm the disciples and exhort them to continue in the faith.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Humble</strong> - Paul would humbly recede into the shadows for the moment, that the gospel might not be damaged. This was not the last time that this gracious servant of Christ would yield in a matter of expediency for the sake of his kinsmen in the Lord. - *Uncompromising*: Paul would not stand for the defection from the truth, refusing to yield to the heretical clique, even &ldquo;for a moment.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Yielding </strong>- Paul was forced to defend himself against malicious charges hurled against him. A portion of that defense is found in 1 Corinthians 9:19-23.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Ethical</strong> - Paul diligently strove to &ldquo;take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men.&rdquo;</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Forgiving</strong> - Paul wrote: &ldquo;At my first defense no one took my part, but all forsook me: may it not be laid to their charge.&rdquo; </span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span><strong>Here are the characteristics of John as described in the Urantia Book</strong> </span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Youngest apostle </strong>- John was the youngest of the twelve apostles, at twenty-four years old when he became an apostle.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Unmarried</strong> -&nbsp;John was unmarried and lived with his parents at Bethsaida.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Fisherman</strong> -&nbsp;He was a fisherman and worked with his brother James in partnership with Andrew and Peter.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Personal agent of Jesus </strong>- John functioned as the personal agent of Jesus in dealing with the Master&#39;s family, and he continued to bear this responsibility as long as Mary the mother of Jesus lived.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Close association with Jesus</strong> - John was very dear to Jesus, but not necessarily the &quot;disciple whom Jesus loved.&quot; </span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Personal aide to Jesus </strong>- John, along with Peter and James, was assigned as personal aides to Jesus soon after they became apostles. </span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong><span><span style="font-size: 18px;">Here are the characteristics of Matthew as described in the Urantia Book</span><span style="font-size: 16px;">.</span></span></strong></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Tax collector</strong> - Matthew was a tax collector, a publican, and a customs officer for the Roman government.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Wealthy </strong>- He was a wealthy man, living a luxurious life.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Intelligent</strong> - Matthew was intelligent and well-educated, with a keen business sense.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Honest </strong>- Despite his profession, Matthew was an honest man, and his integrity was recognized by Jesus.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Spiritual hunger </strong>- Matthew had a spiritual hunger and was seeking a more meaningful life.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Loyal </strong>- Once he became an apostle, Matthew was loyal and dedicated to Jesus and his fellow apostles.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Gifted writer </strong>- Matthew was a gifted writer and record-keeper, which served him well in his role as an apostle and in writing the Gospel of Matthew. </span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Detail-oriented</strong> - Matthew was detail-oriented and meticulous in his record-keeping and accounting. </span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Faithful </strong>- Matthew was faithful to Jesus and his teachings, even when faced with great challenges </span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span><span style="font-size: 16px;">More tomorrow!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><img alt="" height="111" src="http://spiritualfamily.net/images/Bars/Bar-00-break-c.png" width="1000"></span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p>]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:23:05 -0400</pubDate>
	<link>https://spiritualfamily.net/blog/view/69796/a-new-school-of-the-prophets</link>
	<title><![CDATA[A NEW SCHOOL OF THE PROPHETS]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 22px;">A NEW SCHOOL OF THE PROPHETS</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="36" src="http://spiritualfamily.net/images/Bars/Bar-arch-01.png" width="560"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="300" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/53569/master/" width="300">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img alt="" height="330" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/36506/master/" width="227"></p><p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px;">A New School of the Prophets</span></strong></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><br />
<span style="font-size: 18px;">148:1.1 (1657.6) Peter, James, and Andrew were the committee designated by Jesus to pass upon applicants for admission to the school of evangelists. All the races and nationalities of the Roman world and the East, as far as India, were represented among the students in this new school of the prophets. This school was conducted on the plan of learning and doing. What the students learned during the forenoon they taught to the assembly by the seaside during the afternoon. After supper they informally discussed both the learning of the forenoon and the teaching of the afternoon.</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><span style="font-size: 18px;">148:1.2 (1658.1) Each of the apostolic teachers taught his own view of the gospel of the kingdom. They made no effort to teach just alike; there was no standardized or dogmatic formulation of theologic doctrines. Though they all taught the same truth, each apostle presented his own personal interpretation of the Master&rsquo;s teaching. And Jesus upheld this presentation of the diversity of personal experience in the things of the kingdom, unfailingly harmonizing and co-ordinating these many and divergent views of the gospel at his weekly question hours. Notwithstanding this great degree of personal liberty in matters of teaching, Simon Peter tended to dominate the theology of the school of evangelists. Next to Peter, James Zebedee exerted the greatest personal influence.</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><span style="font-size: 18px;">148:1.3 (1658.2) The one hundred and more evangelists trained during this five months by the seaside represented the material from which (excepting Abner and John&rsquo;s apostles) the later seventy gospel teachers and preachers were drawn. The school of evangelists did not have everything in common to the same degree as did the twelve.</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><span style="font-size: 18px;">148:1.4 (1658.3) These evangelists, though they taught and preached the gospel, did not baptize believers until after they were later ordained and commissioned by Jesus as the seventy messengers of the kingdom. Only seven of the large number healed at the sundown scene at this place were to be found among these evangelistic students. The nobleman&rsquo;s son of Capernaum was one of those trained for gospel service in Peter&rsquo;s school.</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><img alt="" height="160" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/69802/master/" style="margin: 4px 12px; float: left;" width="160"></span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">&nbsp;</p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><span style="font-size: 22px;">Let&#39;s join hands in the establishment of the school of future evangelist and teachers of the urantia book teachings!</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">&nbsp;</p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">&nbsp;</p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">&nbsp;</p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">&nbsp;</p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">&nbsp;</p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img alt="" height="267" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/69794/master/" width="200"></span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><img alt="" height="188" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/69793/master/" width="250"><img alt="" height="188" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/69792/master/" width="250"><img alt="" height="188" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/69791/master/" width="250"></span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><img alt="" height="111" src="http://spiritualfamily.net/images/Bars/Bar-00-break-c.png" width="1000"></span></p>]]></description>
	<dc:creator>Gumpi Andrew Cohen</dc:creator>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2023 13:15:45 -0500</pubDate>
	<link>https://spiritualfamily.net/blog/view/66345/fer-integrated-community-orphanage-school</link>
	<title><![CDATA[FER INTEGRATED COMMUNITY ORPHANAGE SCHOOL]]></title>
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<p>FER INTEGRATED COMMUNITY ORPHANAGE SCHOOL<br />Please support us to help these young  children get basic knowledge for the good of their future through this integrated orphanage school.<br /> <br />With your donations, we will pay project workers their weges who have been handling and still managing these  young children to start living in the way of God and to serve God.</p>

<p>We need your support. Through  November and December all. We aim to raise $600.<br />This will be used to pay weges, food and clothing for our children!<br />https://spiritualfamily.net/campaigns/view/53921/about/fer-integrated-community-schools-school-campaign</p>

<p>Thank you from all the team of FER Integrated community orphanage school.</p>
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	<dc:creator>Gumpi Andrew Cohen</dc:creator>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 23:27:17 -0400</pubDate>
	<link>https://spiritualfamily.net/blog/view/59724/2023-03-22-fer-ascenders-fellowship-community-kaliro-coordinators-workshop</link>
	<title><![CDATA[2023-03-22 FER Ascenders&#039; Fellowship Community Kaliro Coordinators Workshop]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14.4px; color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"><span style="font-size: 22px;">2023-03-22 FER Ascenders&#39; Fellowship Community Kaliro Coordinators Workshop</span></span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="36" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/images/Bars/Bar-arch-01.png" style="font-size: 14.4px;" width="560"></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">I wish to welcome back all those who were able to attend and participate in this one day&nbsp;FER Ascenders&#39; Fellowship community Kaliro coordinators Workshop which we had at Grace Gardens luuka district today 22nd March, 2023.</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Great thanks goes Ms. Nayanga Deborah and special&nbsp;thanks goes to the members of the reader&#39;s groups in Luuka who contributed 300,000ugsh that made the it possible!</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px;"><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px;">Next is Butalejja and Buyende.</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>The theme of the workshop was:</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px;">The future of the; revelation, FER Ascenders&#39; Fellowship Community Kaliro, and unity of the organization.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px;"><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px;">Feel free to continue support us for the revelation initiatives on going as ways of uniting all students of the UB under our organization.</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="810" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/59722/master/" width="1080"></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://spiritualfamily.net/campaigns/view/33521/about/fer-ascenders-urantia-book-fellowship-kaliro-uganda-campaign-fundraiser" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="300" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/33523/master/" width="290"></a></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="61" src="http://spiritualfamily.net/images/Bars/Bar-01-thin-shadow.png" style="font-size: 14.4px;" width="880">​</p>]]></description>
	<dc:creator>Gumpi Andrew Cohen</dc:creator>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2022 14:31:56 -0500</pubDate>
	<link>https://spiritualfamily.net/blog/view/43772/happy-new-year-message</link>
	<title><![CDATA[HAPPY NEW YEAR MESSAGE]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #B22222;"><span style="font-size: 28px;">HAPPY NEW YEAR MESSAGE</span></span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #B22222;"><span style="font-size: 28px;"><img alt="" height="36" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/images/Bars/Bar-arch-01.png" width="560"></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #B22222;"><span style="font-size: 28px;"><img alt="" height="720" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/43770/master/" width="960"></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">&nbsp;</p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #FF8C00;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">***** END OF YEAR MESSAGE *****</span></span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Fellow Urantians, brothers and sisters!</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><img alt="" height="208" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/32029/master/" style="margin: 4px 12px; float: left;" width="200">I bring you warm greetings wherever you are and congratulate you upon coming to an&nbsp;end of this year, which has been a very difficult one for many of us. I thank God for the gift of life. It is not something to take for granted, that those of us who are alive today have that opportunity. I send deepest condolences and sympathies to all members who have lost loved ones this year and pray that those who are sick will have a quick and full recovery.</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><span style="font-size: 18px;">As we come to the end of the year, my message will focus on three issues: 1. A MESSAGE OF GRATITUDE Let me take this opportunity to send deep gratitude to all brothers who continue to support the FER ASCENDERS Fellowship community Kaliro Urantia Book ministry. As we all know, at the start of the year, we had continuous lockdowns. Many of our brothers lost jobs, got sick, ran short of food and other difficulties, like failure to pay rents. As I write this, we still have hundreds of our members in different places across the country who are facing difficulties getting what to eat and shelter. There are several other comrades who have lost limbs in this period/ year while many others are limping. I want to salute EVERYONE who has made any form of sacrifice in order to support us in such difficulties and advance the teachings of Christ and love of God. Our brothers and sisters in the Europe, Asia, USA, Canada, and the rest of the world, I THANK YOU. Thank you for knocking on doors, speaking out, organising fundraisings, and supporting the missionaries with logistics and other related support. Thank you all for the tireless efforts.</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Even after lockdowns and many of us proved so weak and disappointing, many of you could have felt discouraged. But I am thankful to all of you who have not given up on us. I want to thank, in a special way, all our brothers outside Uganda who continue to support our missionary projects in different ways. The individuals, the artists who have been raising voices to inspire&nbsp;thousands, the international spiritual family network which has continued to shine a light of hope to all missionaries and all those who have contributed in one way or another, THANK YOU. I thank the millions of people in the UB&nbsp;Family who send us prayers and messages of encouragement. THANK YOU</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><span style="font-size: 18px;">2. THE PROGRESS OF FER ASCENDERS FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY. Many people might be wondering how the true gospel is possible in outreach in FER ASCENDERS FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY UGANDA stands. Let me use this message to once again affirm to all our BROTHERS AND SISTERS that the outreach of the New Revelations is in the favor of the people of Urantia family. All members of the Urantia Family have given what they can to support the ministry. Yes, who have many difficulties as Ugandans and has continued to move through such hardships. But we still stand strong as we used to be. Our greatest achievement so far, has been standing sttong&nbsp;even when there are reasons to give up. The whole world now knows that Uganda has got this gift of the new revelations. This is so important.</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Secondly, the members of FER ASCENDERS FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY UGANDA are now more awakened and ready to work together to create a joint effort towards the progress and outreach of the UB knowledge. I am proud&nbsp;in seeing the growth and development of FER ASCENDERS Fellowship community from a group to an organization of 740&nbsp;members, young and old much more interested in the outreach of the true message. Establishment of an organization registered as Urantia Book Fellowship and based on the outreach of the true gospel is not and has never been easy anywhere in Uganda. And those who have managed to do it earlier have registered as savings, development association but thank God that we shall be the first to register as an organization based on the outreach of the true gospel. I thank everyone who has contributed to the achievements registered this year.</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><span style="font-size: 18px;">We may not have gotten our ultimate goal yet, but I want to assure everyone that we are on the right trajectory. If each one of us makes a commitment to do twice as much as we have done this year in this effort, we shall all be amazed at what we shall achieve. I say all this, well knowing that God is on our side.</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><span style="font-size: 18px;">3. UNITY/ TEAM WORK. After the first step towards the establishment of FER ASCENDERS FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY UGANDA and calls for help we have raised as individuals, group and family; these have been calls for food help, rents, medical, clothing and ministerial requirements, I read with dismay several comments on social media about same issues. While most are sponsored or posted by people with a clearly destructive agenda, others are posted by people with genuine intentions, but who clearly do not have the full picture. Some people made it a point to accusing us leaders, arguing that perhaps if we are united we would be able to help ourselves out of such dilemma.</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><span style="font-size: 18px;">First of all, WE are really Many and loving but all Cannot speak at the same time. We are many but we all have special disability each of us with a point to seek for help. We have tried to set up different projects like; The giving hand, Jesus&rsquo;5000 FARM AND Gifts to our Father&rsquo;s Orphanage. All these have not gotten funds to support and have not yielded good.</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Away from that, I wish to remind all Urantia Family members that the FER ASCENDERS FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY UGANDA is an organization established to outreach the teachings of the UB to the most local communities and to marginalized group of people especially those who are ignored like; the blind, crippled and Many others in the best way found appropriate. We teach them the love and will of God as expressed by Jesus in Part IV of the UB.</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><span style="font-size: 18px;">When we formed the FER ASCENDERS FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY UGANDA, we brought together all members who had received the UBs in their groups with all shades of opinion. This is because in our principle we believe that all Urantia Book readers will need to come together and forge a way forward towards a New Urantia. The challenge has always been the dishonesty in some cases and inconsistency in other cases. Some actors have clearly placed personal interest ahead of the general interests. There are many lessons we have learnt in trying to forge this unity, most of which we do not make public, because giving certain details can easily lead to further mistrust and suspicion. </span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><span style="font-size: 18px;">For a certain period of time before the creation of FER ASCENDERS FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY UGANDA , we sat in several meetings with local leaders, UB group leaders and comrades within different formations. Our view was that we needed to tackle all our challenges with a single hand, strong hands so that we would then scatter our energies across the country in trying to promote UB knowledge all over. As we were starting up, we requested every hand available for help but of our brothers who contacted, were not happy with what we decided to start they were strong pillars and part of some churches.</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Some of these people were UB members, but felt that if we had registered UB based organization, we would take over their space in UB family. You can imagine! While we are busy fighting to create a strong base for the UB knowledge outreach, some actors were very comfortable with their positions! As everyone can see, this is information that we normally get and decide to keep with ourselves, but I thought it is important to share it so that the people of UB family understand the dynamics at play, and place the most trust in the rightful people.</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><span style="font-size: 18px;">No one else has potential to speak about such since many have kept on saying all is well. Of course not all actors within the Family have this negative attitude. There are very many decent, clear-headed individuals whose objective is to see the progress of the UB in Uganda. With all these setbacks, we have not given up on unity, but our view remains that the most important unity will have to come from the people of the UB family, and not just individuals. Of course, we continue to engage with all Ugandans, be it political leaders or not, on the urgent need to deliver ourselves from the crisis and enslavement which we face. </span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><span style="font-size: 18px;">This coming year, we must make a conscious decision to work together as comrades because the alternative would be to resign ourselves to a terrible fate which we don&rsquo;t wish to. In the coming year, each one of us should simply double his or her effort while trusting in God. I wish to report to you that we have progressed and our family has expanded to 740 members and we are in the registration process. Happy New Year to you all. God bless you. GUMPI ANDREW COHEN. DIRECTOR FER ASCENDERS FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY UGANDA @ KALIRO</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><img alt="" height="38" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/41763/master/" width="195"></span></p>]]></description>
	<dc:creator>Gumpi Andrew Cohen</dc:creator>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2022 11:17:23 -0500</pubDate>
	<link>https://spiritualfamily.net/blog/view/43765/happy-new-year-message</link>
	<title><![CDATA[HAPPY NEW YEAR MESSAGE]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>***** END OF YEAR MESSAGE ***** Fellow Urantians, brothers and sisters!</p><p>I bring you warm greetings wherever you are and congratulate you upon coming to an&nbsp;end of this year, which has been a very difficult one for many of us. I thank God for the gift of life. It is not something to take for granted, that those of us who are alive today have that opportunity. I send deepest condolences and sympathies to all members who have lost loved ones this year and pray that those who are sick will have a quick and full recovery.</p><p>As we come to the end of the year, my message will focus on three issues: 1. A MESSAGE OF GRATITUDE Let me take this opportunity to send deep gratitude to all brothers who continue to support the FER ASCENDERS Fellowship community Kaliro Urantia Book ministry. As we all know, at the start of the year, we had continuous lockdowns. Many of our brothers lost jobs, got sick, ran short of food and other difficulties, like failure to pay rents. As I write this, we still have hundreds of our members in different places across the country who are facing difficulties getting what to eat and shelter. There are several other comrades who have lost limbs in this period/ year while many others are limping. I want to salute EVERYONE who has made any form of sacrifice in order to support us in such difficulties and advance the teachings of Christ and love of God. Our brothers and sisters in the Europe, Asia, USA, Canada, and the rest of the world, I THANK YOU. Thank you for knocking on doors, speaking out, organising fundraisings, and supporting the missionaries with logistics and other related support. Thank you all for the tireless efforts.</p><p>Even after lockdowns and many of us proved so weak and disappointing, many of you could have felt discouraged. But I am thankful to all of you who have not given up on us. I want to thank, in a special way, all our brothers outside Uganda who continue to support our missionary projects in different ways. The individuals, the artists who have been raising voices to inspire&nbsp;thousands, the international spiritual family network which has continued to shine a light of hope to all missionaries and all those who have contributed in one way or another, THANK YOU. I thank the millions of people in the UB&nbsp;Family who send us prayers and messages of encouragement. THANK YOU</p><p>2. THE PROGRESS OF FER ASCENDERS FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY. Many people might be wondering how the true gospel is possible in outreach in FER ASCENDERS FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY UGANDA stands. Let me use this message to once again affirm to all our BROTHERS AND SISTERS that the outreach of the New Revelations is in the favor of the people of Urantia family. All members of the Urantia Family have given what they can to support the ministry. Yes, who have many difficulties as Ugandans and has continued to move through such hardships. But we still stand strong as we used to be. Our greatest achievement so far, has been standing sttong&nbsp;even when there are reasons to give up. The whole world now knows that Uganda has got this gift of the new revelations. This is so important.</p><p>Secondly, the members of FER ASCENDERS FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY UGANDA are now more awakened and ready to work together to create a joint effort towards the progress and outreach of the UB knowledge. I am proud&nbsp;in seeing the growth and development of FER ASCENDERS Fellowship community from a group to an organization of 740&nbsp;members, young and old much more interested in the outreach of the true message. Establishment of an organization registered as Urantia Book Fellowship and based on the outreach of the true gospel is not and has never been easy anywhere in Uganda. And those who have managed to do it earlier have registered as savings, development association but thank God that we shall be the first to register as an organization based on the outreach of the true gospel. I thank everyone who has contributed to the achievements registered this year.</p><p>We may not have gotten our ultimate goal yet, but I want to assure everyone that we are on the right trajectory. If each one of us makes a commitment to do twice as much as we have done this year in this effort, we shall all be amazed at what we shall achieve. I say all this, well knowing that God is on our side.</p><p>3. UNITY/ TEAM WORK. After the first step towards the establishment of FER ASCENDERS FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY UGANDA and calls for help we have raised as individuals, group and family; these have been calls for food help, rents, medical, clothing and ministerial requirements, I read with dismay several comments on social media about same issues. While most are sponsored or posted by people with a clearly destructive agenda, others are posted by people with genuine intentions, but who clearly do not have the full picture. Some people made it a point to accusing us leaders, arguing that perhaps if we are united we would be able to help ourselves out of such dilemma.</p><p>First of all, WE are really Many and loving but all Cannot speak at the same time. We are many but we all have special disability each of us with a point to seek for help. We have tried to set up different projects like; The giving hand, Jesus&rsquo;5000 FARM AND Gifts to our Father&rsquo;s Orphanage. All these have not gotten funds to support and have not yielded good.</p><p>Away from that, I wish to remind all Urantia Family members that the FER ASCENDERS FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY UGANDA is an organization established to outreach the teachings of the UB to the most local communities and to marginalized group of people especially those who are ignored like; the blind, crippled and Many others in the best way found appropriate. We teach them the love and will of God as expressed by Jesus in Part IV of the UB.</p><p>When we formed the FER ASCENDERS FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY UGANDA, we brought together all members who had received the UBs in their groups with all shades of opinion. This is because in our principle we believe that all Urantia Book readers will need to come together and forge a way forward towards a New Urantia. The challenge has always been the dishonesty in some cases and inconsistency in other cases. Some actors have clearly placed personal interest ahead of the general interests. There are many lessons we have learnt in trying to forge this unity, most of which we do not make public, because giving certain details can easily lead to further mistrust and suspicion. For a certain period of time before the creation of FER ASCENDERS FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY UGANDA , we sat in several meetings with local leaders, UB group leaders and comrades within different formations. Our view was that we needed to tackle all our challenges with a single hand, strong hands so that we would then scatter our energies across the country in trying to promote UB knowledge all over. As we were starting up, we requested every hand available for help but of our brothers who contacted, were not happy with what we decided to start they were strong pillars and part of some churches.</p><p>Some of these people were UB members, but felt that if we had registered UB based organization, we would take over their space in UB family. You can imagine! While we are busy fighting to create a strong base for the UB knowledge outreach, some actors were very comfortable with their positions! As everyone can see, this is information that we normally get and decide to keep with ourselves, but I thought it is important to share it so that the people of UB family understand the dynamics at play, and place the most trust in the rightful people.</p><p>No one else has potential to speak about such since many have kept on saying all is well. Of course not all actors within the Family have this negative attitude. There are very many decent, clear-headed individuals whose objective is to see the progress of the UB in Uganda. With all these setbacks, we have not given up on unity, but our view remains that the most important unity will have to come from the people of the UB family, and not just individuals. Of course, we continue to engage with all Ugandans, be it political leaders or not, on the urgent need to deliver ourselves from the crisis and enslavement which we face. This coming year, we must make a conscious decision to work together as comrades because the alternative would be to resign ourselves to a terrible fate which we don&rsquo;t wish to. In the coming year, each one of us should simply double his or her effort while trusting in God. I wish to report to you that we have progressed and our family has expanded to 740 members and we are in the registration process. Happy New Year to you all. God bless you. GUMPI ANDREW COHEN. DIRECTOR FER ASCENDERS FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY UGANDA @ KALIRO</p>]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2021 20:25:43 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Young students of the UB at Gadumire village, reading and sharing the UB on November 18th 2021]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14.4px; color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"><span style="font-size: 28px;">FER ASCENDERS URANTIA BOOK FELLOWSHIP KALIRO UGANDA</span></span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 22px;">Young students of the UB at Gadumire village, reading and sharing the UB on November 18th 2021</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14.4px; color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"><span style="font-size: 28px;"><img alt="" height="36" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/images/Bars/Bar-arch-01.png" style="font-size: 28px;" width="560"></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245); text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="1024" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/32026/master/" style="font-size: 14.4px;" width="1024"></p><p style="margin-bottom: 15px; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245); text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="36" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/images/Bars/Bar-arch-01.png" style="font-size: 14.4px;" width="560"></p><p style="margin-bottom: 15px; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><img alt="" height="255" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/32030/master/" style="margin: 6px 12px; float: left;" width="200"></p><p style="margin-bottom: 15px; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-bottom: 15px; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-bottom: 15px; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-bottom: 15px; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><span style="font-size: 18px;">It was a pleasure to see these Young students of the UB at Gadumire village, reading and sharing the UB at their study center in the&nbsp; courtyard.<br />
This was held on 18th Nov, 2021.<br />
They were four students in attendance</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 15px; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245); text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="720" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/42991/master/" width="960"></p><p>[player url=&quot;https://spiritualfamily.net/file/view/42995/young-students-of-the-ub-at-gadumire-village-reading-and-sharing-the-ub-on-november-18th-2021&quot; title=&quot;Young students of the UB at Gadumire village, reading and sharing the UB on November 18th 2021&quot; summary=&quot;Social Networking For The World Wide Spiritual Fellowship Of All Mankind&quot;]</p><p><span style="font-size: 18px;">The above are children and students studying the UB, they were recruited under the UB School outreach program of FER ASCENDERS Fellowship community.</span><br />
&nbsp;</p><p><span style="font-size: 18px;">I thank God that they are still standing and are able to read the UB and explain their perception.&nbsp;This group is having a total of 15 children girls and boys...<br />
They meet every Friday for the reading of the UB...</span></p><p><br />
<span style="font-size: 18px;">We have six groups of this kind but I meet one per week to help them have a better interpretation of the UB....</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px;">The biggest challenge here is transport. Meeting transport fees to these Young children is a serious matter or limitation to me.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px;">It was their turn to read and share their interpretation of the lines...<br />
The theme was: &#39; the impact of the society, environment, parents and religions on Jesus&#39; life and to the contemporary minister. &#39;<br />
They were reading section;&nbsp; 3, 5, 6 and 7.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px;"><img alt="" height="960" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/42993/master/" width="720"><br />
We always suggested or recommended the buying of a motorcycle&nbsp;to simplify transport challenges.&nbsp;This group is located at Gadumire, and the young children above are dedicated to the reading and sharing of the UB knowledge. However, they also have limitations.&nbsp;These include: sits, communication and others as shall be shared...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="111" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/images/Bars/Bar-00-break-c.png" width="1000"></p><p style="margin-bottom: 15px; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">&nbsp;</p>]]></description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2021 21:32:46 -0400</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[FER ASCENDERS FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY KALIRO]]></title>
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</ul><div style="font-size: 12.24px;">By&nbsp;<a href="https://spiritualfamily.net/blog/owner/gumpiandrew27" style="font-size: 12.24px;">Gumpi Andrew Cohen</a>&nbsp;8 hours ago</div><div style="font-size: 12.24px;">&nbsp;</div><div style="font-size: 12.24px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="555" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/33518/master/" width="600"></div><div style="font-size: 12.24px;">&nbsp;</div><div style="font-size: 14.4px;">&nbsp;</div></div></div><div style="margin: 5px; padding: 5px; font-size: 14.4px; float: right;"><img alt="FER ASCENDERS FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY KALIRO" height="533" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/41746/master/" style="font-size: 14.4px; margin: 4px 12px; float: right;" width="300"></div><div style="font-size: 14.4px;"><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><img alt="" height="208" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/32029/master/" style="margin: 4px 12px; float: left;" width="200">Hello all dear members, Friends of Urantia Book Fellowship , brothers and and sisters...<br />
Am Andrew Cohen Gumpi the executive Director FER ASCENDERS Fellowship community based at Kaliro Uganda.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">FER ASCENDERS Fellowship community is a local based organization built for the Urantia book outreach. Aiming at doing the will of our supreme father and our brother Michael.<br />
We engage in many activities that helps to express the true love of our father to the rest of the world as presented in the Urantia book.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">We also put to mind Jesus&#39; directives / last instructions to his disciples in:</span></p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><a href="http://mm.spiritualfamily.net/Urantia_Book-Online_Reader-2019/Paper_174.html" target="_blank">PAPER 174</a><br />
TUESDAY MORNING IN THE TEMPLE and 175:1.10</span></p><blockquote><p style="font-size: 14.4px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-top: 5.0pt; margin-right: 36.0pt; margin-bottom: 5.0pt; margin-left: 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US">&nbsp; </span><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.0pt; color: #999999;">175:1.10</span></sup><span lang="EN-US"> &quot;While you should honor your rulers and reverence your teachers, you should call no man Father in the spiritual sense, for there is one who is your Father, even God. Neither should you seek to lord it over your brethren in the kingdom. Remember, I have taught you that he who would be greatest among you should become the server of all. If you presume to exalt yourselves before God, you will certainly be humbled; but whoso truly humbles himself will surely be exalted. Seek in your daily lives, not self-glorification, but the glory of God. Intelligently subordinate your own wills to the will of the Father in heaven.</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p></blockquote><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">We involve the following groups of people in our ministry as they are our true brothers and sisters;<br />
1. Young.<br />
2. Middle aged.<br />
3. Aged/ elderly.<br />
4. People with disability.<br />
5. Single mothers.<br />
6. Widows/ widower.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">We are looking at the following to build a healthy and developed God&#39;s kingdom, most importantly peaceful, loving and caring.<br />
1. We do farming to get food for our people and simple funds to cater for simple needs.<br />
2. We support health feeding practices.<br />
3. We encourage and use food medicine.<br />
4. We dress and house the needy and poor.<br />
5. We teach the UB to all communities in the best way possible and fit for that particular group.<br />
6. We outreach the new revelations through performing arts like; singing, dancing, performing drama and poetry.<br />
7. We have involved the local communities by allowing other people of the community to participate in our programs like the giving hands.<br />
8. We offer guidance and counseling.<br />
9. We support and encourage education of children.<br />
10.We teach hands on skills<br />
11. We encourage love, love, peace and hard work.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>FER ASCENDERS&#39; Fellowship community Kaliro</strong> .... Has 781 disciples.<br />
We take our operations in areas of :</span></p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">1. Kaliro district.<br />
2. Buyende district.<br />
3. Palisa district.<br />
4. Namutumba district.<br />
5. Butalejja district.<br />
6. Luuka district.<br />
7. Iganga district.<br />
8. And recently Mbale.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px;">HOW WE COMMUNICATE.</span></strong></p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Many of our leaders are locally based and have got no phones.<br />
We communicate through letters that are written and shared at the end of the week.<br />
Here leaders write questions and their challenges and then are responded to....</span></p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">We highly appreciate your help, contributions and then welcome all those who have managed to join us for the great kingdom of our father.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>RECORD KEEPING.</strong><br />
Here we keep records of our communications , minutes, letters, receipts, and other related document.<br />
They are typed edited and printed. Then they are kept. Processing and keeping these records is very important to us ......</span></p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>BACK GROUND.</strong><br />
I started as single reader, joined by my wife.<br />
Many other friends joined forming a group.<br />
Many others joined forming more groups and as groups were many we formed a community of UB readers.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Upon the expansion of this community to other districts we are now advised to transform into an organization and now FER ASCENDERS Fellowship community is taking it&#39;s Journey moving towards registration as an organization. As per now we are constituting this organization and then we shall register.<br />
We are finding a lot of challenges to do this and the greatest challenge is shortage of funds.<br />
Our printing system is down [ computer and printer] and therefore processing documents is a big challenge.<br />
We therefore at this point seek to be supported.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>PROPRIETORSHIP.</strong><br />
The proprietors of this community are;<br />
1. Paul Kemp and Monica Kemp family.<br />
2. Gumpi Andrew Cohen and Namudira Dorcas family.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.</strong><br />
This community has moved a long way to this point and different&nbsp;efforts has been made by different&nbsp;people some of which their name will not be mentioned because am not sure if they wish to be mentioned but they are highly appreciated.</span><br />
&nbsp;</p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Thanks to:</strong><br />
Sister Marin and David for you made it possible for us to acquire&nbsp;an address.<br />
Brother Paul Kemp and Monica Kemp you stood as our foundation.<br />
Brother Richard Van Stinson you have been a great supporter and advisers.<br />
Brother Timothy Walls you have been a great contributor.<br />
BP Moses Kaharwa good advisor.<br />
The IFC friends and EC. You have been a great contributor and support interns of Urantia book s and the second millers grants have enabled this great expansion through our rented meeting halls from the millers grants.<br />
Thanks everyone for your efforts towards the development of the Gods kingdom.<br />
I will add more names<br />
Copyright &copy;️ Andrew Cohen Gumpi.</span></p><p style="font-size: 14.4px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><img alt="" height="38" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/41763/master/" width="195"></span></p><p style="font-size: 14.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><img alt="" height="111" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/images/Bars/Bar-00-break-c.png" width="1000"></span></p></div></div>]]></description>
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