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Unfolding Destiny
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Pages 458-459
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Letter of 20 October 1950
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He (the Guardian) feels that in as far as possible the African
pioneers should seek to get a job which will take them to one of
the countries chosen and ensure employment for them there. It
does not seem wise or necessary for a Bahá'í to stress the fact he
or she is going to teach. A person's religion is their own business,
and they can talk about it privately as much as they like without
neglecting their employer's work.
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Also, he feels no rules can be laid down about how to teach.
Usually one teaches those receptive souls one finds. The same
should apply to the beginning of the work in Africa. Any direct
teaching work with the more primitive tribes would have to be
done after finding out the best and most tactful way of doing it.
The first step is to get to Africa, and, in view of the cost involved,
and the state of the Fund, the pioneers should make every effort
to get sent out there or at least get employment after arriving,
thus relieving the Bahá'í Fund as much as possible. If this fails,
then of course all the expense will have to be paid by the Fund.
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