But at the same time, when I share Baha’u’llah’s Revelation, I cannot force it on anyone. If I have access to what heals humanity, I cannot keep it to myself. Through the guidance of the Universal House of Justice, we’ve been given a framework to undertake this task and activities that can begin this process, at a grassroots level that works shoulder-to-shoulder with friends of all religious (or non-religious) backgrounds, who also wish to work for the betterment of humanity.
#Pioner travel how to#
However, determining how to apply the teachings of Baha’u’llah - or even understanding what the teachings of Baha’u’llah are - requires study, purity of heart, prayer, understanding, and action. These are just scratching the surface! As a Baha’i, I believe that Baha’u’llah, like all the Prophets of God, has prescribed the remedy for everything. When I look at the society around me, I can easily see some of its afflictions such as violence and abuse, racism, prejudice, discrimination, inequality, homelessness and poverty. Be anxiously concerned with the needs of the age ye live in, and center your deliberations on its exigencies and requirements. The remedy the world needeth in its present-day afflictions can never be the same as that which a subsequent age may require. Every age hath its own problem, and every soul its particular aspiration. He perceiveth the disease, and prescribeth, in His unerring wisdom, the remedy. The All-Knowing Physician hath His finger on the pulse of mankind. In Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah, He tells us: One of my favorite quotations from the Baha’i Writings is related to this subject.
It wasn’t uncommon to wake up in our eastern Canadian home to announcements like, “Guess what kids? We’re moving to Africa!” In this article, I’d like to offer my personal thoughts on what a Baha’i pioneer or a travel teacher is, and what it means to teach the Faith. I grew up to parents who did travel to spread the teachings of Baha’u’llah, and Baha’is call this “pioneering” or “travel teaching”. “Do Baha’is go door-to-door to talk about the Baha’i Faith?” “Were your parents missionaries?” “Do you proselytize?” I was often asked.
More information on study abroad and CCCU programs is available through MNU’s Registrar’s Office.Early Cameroonian Baha’i and pioneer James Mbu on his way to Northern Ghana in 1956 (Photo: Baha’i Media Bank)Over the years, I’ve received questions about the Baha’i Faith and how its Teachings are shared. Most opportunities offered through MNU’s partnerships are eligible for federal financial aid and other grant programs. While institutional aid is not eligible for study abroad tuition costs our Financial Aid and Bursar’s offices can walk students through the financial responsibilities of a study abroad semester. As a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU), a number of off-campus learning opportunities are available through this consortium. Study abroad programs are offered through third party partnerships and some through MNU professors. Upon graduation, many students conclude that participation in an international program was the single most significant experience of their undergraduate years. Summer programs and study abroad semesters provide special opportunities to focus on business, education, humanities, intercultural studies, religion, psychology, sociology, science, mathematics, theatre, music, art and other disciplines. The experiences of a semester of study and travel overseas provide an essential dimension of a liberal arts education that can be obtained in no other way.
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