Archive for October, 2015
FOCUS will be holding a night of Contemplation and Prayer to pray for the FOCUS ministry and other IFES ministries around the world. The night will feature times of biblical meditation, silent reflection, group discussion, singing and prayer. Click here for a snapshot of the schedule for the night.
Date: 16th October
Time: We start at 7:00pm with a light dinner and go on till 5:00am (the schedule is attached).
Venue: 5A, College Avenue, Mt Lavinia
Dress: Casual… you’ll be sitting/kneeling on the floor!!!
We hope to see you there!
October 14th, 2015
FOCUS organized a programme in Kandy recently to introduce the FOCUS ministry to the Churches around Kandy and to share the importance of University Ministry in Sri Lanka. The programme was held at the Kandy City Mission and a group of 25 members of Churches from various denominations participated at this event. Kolitha Dissanayake, FOCUS staff member and Peradeniya University Chaplain, welcomed everyone and spoke about the objectives of the programme.
Speaking at the programme Yohan Abeynaike, the General Secretary of FOCUS, encouraged the audience to see the university not just as a place of study but also as a place of discovery. He also appealed to the wider Church to see the FOCUS ministry not as a separate organization but as the Church’s arm in the university.
Click here for the full text of his speech “The Challenge of University Mission in Sri Lanka”
Peradeniya undergraduate Menura Perera and Dr Romola Arasaratnam shared about their experience of mission in university and encouraged everyone to partner with the movement more fully.
An introductory video of the FOCUS ministry’s 30 year history and ethos was also screened.
October 6th, 2015
A group of Sri Lankan university academics, including those who come from a FOCUS background, have called upon the Sri Lankan government, all political parties, the UN and other international bodies and sponsors of the UNHRC resolution to place the needs and concerns of those who suffered during the war at the forefront of any mechanisms that will be put in place in the future.
See the letter in full at https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/dont-re-traumatise-the-war-traumatised-dons/
October 6th, 2015
Dileni Gunewardena takes a look at the impressive heritage Sri Lanka possesses in terms of female education and women’s health in comparison to those in South Asia and asks the question why Sri Lankan women lag behind in terms of economic participation.
See some of the questions that she is researching here.
October 6th, 2015
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