Waves of Pioneers Preparing in Ontario

With the launch of the Nine Year Plan, Bahá’ís and their collaborators are expanding their vision of growth in a number of ways, including considering how to respond to the needs of their sister communities and responding to the call of the Universal House of Justice, the international governing body of the Bahá’í Community. Periodic […]
The Stony Path to the Second Milestone in Sault Ste. Marie

Written by Chandyn Bachiu Louisa van Lith has lived in Sault Ste. Marie (Soo) for almost her whole life. In the spring of 2019, through reading the guidance of the Universal House of Justice, she realized that herculean effort was needed in order to help those in the Soo begin to establish the activities that […]
The Camel Stopped Where It Was Meant To: A World Traveller Pioneers to Brockville

“For a while, it was forbidden to travel to Brockville because of COVID restrictions. It’s very new for me this concept of pioneering, of expansion, the phases… But now, the border is open and everything seems to be moving in that direction.” Jules Dourson was introduced to the teachings of the Faith three years ago […]
“I can give this year to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá!” Dedicated Service in Thunder Bay

Written by Carolyne Dowdell Our family moved to Thunder Bay in 1987 with the desire to serve and a love for Northern Ontario. I retired about three years ago now and I’ve been doing whatever I can to serve. I’ve realized that this, the Faith, is my passion. Over the course of the pandemic, the […]
Your True Home Isn’t a Physical Place: Prayer and Pioneering

By Margaret Niego I have been a pioneer since I was a youth. I was working at a summer job in Alberta and a Bahá’í couple visiting from the Northwest Territories invited me to pioneer to Hay River, which was later named Nunavut. When I came back to the city 45 years later, Toronto wasn’t […]
A Reflection on Pioneering: Delivering the Message

Be thou a summoner to love, and be thou kind to all the human race. Love thou the children of men and share in their sorrows. Be thou of those who foster peace. Offer thy friendship, be worthy of trust… Loose thy tongue and teach, and let thy face be bright with the fire of […]
Deciding to Pioneer: “Our role is to walk the path of service with our friends”

By Sonya Appadoo Our desire to homefront pioneer was first sparked when we studied the 29 Dec. 2015 message from the Universal House of Justice with a group of friends in London, Ont., soon after it was released. Helping to raise “the number of clusters where a programme of growth has become intensive to 5,000 […]