Loving One Another: Children Come Together to Celebrate the Holidays in Lahore, Pakistan

On December 23, 2007, artists dressed in elaborate historical costumes gathered to present the beautiful story of Christ’s birth to an audience of Muslim and Christian children brought from local schools in Lahore, Pakistan. The story of the presentation focused on one particular meaningful aspect; the idea of the Christ being the Prince of Peace, who taught that loving your neighbor as yourself, means loving everyone, despite their religion. This valuable lesson was at the heart of the entire program.

Asia Daily Prayers

A selection of prayers representing Cooperation Circles in Asia (Day 327 to 285, Day 275 to 256, Day 199 to 179, Day 41 to 21).

Historic URI Asia Assembly in India

New Delhi, India. Twenty-six ‘doves of peace’ traveled from Pakistan and across Indian border lines to reach URI’s Asia Assembly in New Delhi on November 22-27th, 2007. Everyone gathered at the Bai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan to experience the historic moment when Pakistanis met with their URI family from all over Asia. The theme of the conference was “Promoting Peace through Reconciliation” and there was a great show of URI CC leaders. In addition to the attendees from Pakistan, eighteen came from Korea, three from Bangladesh, one from Nepal, and many from all zones of India.

It is with great joy that I share with you that a two-day Orientation Workshop was organized for the CC Coordinators in Pakistan on October, 20-21, 2007. There were Sikhs, Bahai, Muslim and Christians present, and it was truly a grand event in the history of Pakistan.

Sialkot District, Pakistan- A URI CC in Pakistan has been busy in recent years developing an organization that will defend social welfare and human rights- especially those most affected by a recent earthquake.