Give me an "I", a "P", a "G": What's it spell? What's it spell?
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I love those letters, IPG. -gw
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Some new actions in the Five Year Plan
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It is important to realize that we are building a process — so we have to continue with the elements of the Four Year Plan and the One Year Plan. The Universal House of Justice is progressively building a great system of consolidation with study circles, junior activities and so on.
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One new element is now added to this process and others will come later, with God's guidance. There is a talk by Mr. Leroy Ioas, where he says that Shoghi Effendi did the same, one by one he added new steps, and after 20 years it was marvellous how things were done. This new element is mentioned in the message of 9 January and the message of Ridvan 158 and is about teaching work growing as the institute grows, dividing each country into clusters (villages/ towns) that are of manageable size. It depends upon culture, language, transport, social economic activities etc. Every country will be do this in its own way. Then divide them in 4 categories:
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1. No Baha'is
2. Few isolated localities and groups or weak assemblies
3. Established communities with growing programs, and activities
4. Strong communities of deepened believers.
1. No Baha'is
2. Few isolated localities and groups or weak assemblies
3. Established communities with growing programs, and activities
4. Strong communities of deepened believers.
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This leads to systematic planning of the whole country, and each category must progress to the next one. What does the 4th category do? These must focus on intensive teaching work (intensive growth programs). We have also learned from our mistakes in the past. There was no community we lost.
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History is repeating. In the 10 year crusade, believers went to new territories as pioneers. Now in the coming 20 years we will summon up the same heroic spirit for home front pioneers. There will be a similar sense of sacrifice and heroism and a similar success; and maybe in 2021 many will have believers in all clusters.
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To conclude: We are working together on a vast spiritual enterprise. Something that is growing and developing in strength with the time while most things in the world are falling down. God has blessed us to be part of it. This means hard work and sacrifice and it will lead to a deep satisfaction that our activities are aligned with the will of God for this age. Nothing can be compared to this satisfaction.
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