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The 2006 FM World Advisory will be held again at the Catoctin Inn and Conference Center in Buckeystown, Maryland—site of our last advisory in 2001
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The rural Maryland countryside setting near Frederick , Maryland provides plenty of fresh air and natural beauty
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Spacious conference facilities in the converted Tanning House provide a comfortable working environment for worship, advisory sessions and fellowship
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| Good food and accommodation help complete the Catoctin Inn GCFM World Advisory experience |
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| Meetings
in the Conference Center. Chairman: Leo Ranzolin, Vice president,
General Conference; Secretaries: Ron and Karen Flowers, Co-directors,
Department of Family Ministries, General Conference. |
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| Dinner
was served at 12:30 p.m. at the Inn, a wonderful setting in
which to fellowship! |
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Left:
Bryan Craig (South Pacific Division) presents his doctoral thesis
"Searching for Intimacy in Marriage."
Right: Ron Flowers (General Conference) reports on his doctoral
project "Parenting the Tribe Apart." |
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Our
special guests:
Left and middle: James Osterhaus, Clinical Psychologist in Fairfax,
Virginia.
Right: Diana Garland, Director, Center for Family and Community
Ministries, Baylor University, Waco, Texas. |
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left to right: Nadia Ivanova and Raisa Ostrovskaya, Euro-Asia
Division; Joel and Angeline Musvosvi, Eastern Africa Division;
Paul Tompkins, Trans-European Division |
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From
left to right: Roberto Badenas, Euro-Africa Division; Waveney
Martinborough, Inter-American Division; Japheth Agboka, African
Indian Ocean Division; Linda Koh, Southern Asia-Pacific Division
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Right:
Time to relax, play games and chat.
Left: Discussion group for the "Tipping Point" written
by Malcolm Gladwell.
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Friday
morning: Each participant created a symbol for grace which was
incorporated into a collage.
Left: The "Flowers' Family Hug"! |
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