Ben Ayala
Ben Ayala | |
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 Ayala in 1977. | |
| NSA member | Hawaii 1967 - 1978 |
| ABM | Hawaii 1978 - 1980 |
| Counsellor | Australasia 1980 - 2000 |
Benjamin Ayala is a Bahá'í who served as a National Spiritual Assembly member and Auxiliary Board member for Hawaii, and as a Continental Counsellor for Australasia.
Biography[edit]
Ayala was born in the Philippines and moved to Hawaii in 1961, where he discovered the Faith and became a Bahá'í. He later said the following regarding the religion:
"It gives the individual a lot of freedom to do his own investigating of the truth, ... Being raised as a Catholic, the fact that the Baha'i faith(sic) had no ritual appealed to me; only your deeds count."[1]
By 1967 he was serving on the National Spiritual Assembly of Hawaii,[2] and by 1976 he was treasurer.[3] He served on the body until 1978, when he was appointed as an Auxiliary Board member for Hawaii.[4]
In 1980 the Continental Boards of Counsellors were reconstituted, with Hawaii falling under the jurisdiction of the Continental Board for Australasia under the new borders. Ayala was appointed to the body as a Continental Counsellor for Australasia by the Universal House of Justice for a five year term.[5]
In February 1983 Ayala spoke at a Filipino Teaching Conference held in Honolulu, delivering his talk in Ilocano, the Filipino dialect spoken in Hawaii.[6] In September 1983 he visited the Mariana Islands with fellow Counsellor Richard Benson to deliver a presentation at the Islands National Teaching Conference.[7] In February 1984 Ayala and his fellow Australasian Counsellors met with Magdalene Carney in Auckland.[8]
In August 1985 Ayala was a guest at the Pacific Youth Conference held on Kauai, an island of Hawaii.[9] In October 1985 the Universal House of Justice reappointed Ayala to the Continental Board for Australasia for a second five year term.[10] In June 1988 he was appointed as the Trustee of the Continental Fund for Australasia.[11] He was again reappointed as Counsellor by the Universal House of Justice in 1990 and 1995, with his service as Counsellor ending in 2000.[12][13]
References[edit]
- ↑ The Honolulu Advertiser, 30 May 1970, Sat, Page 9
- ↑ Baha'i News (1967). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 436, Pg(s) 9. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1976). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 543, Pg(s) 10. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1978). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 562, Pg(s) 3. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1986). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 18 (1979-1983), Pg(s) 186. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1983). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 626, Pg(s) 17. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1983). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 633, Pg(s) 17. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1985). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 655, Pg(s) 15. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1985). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 656, Pg(s) 14. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (December 1985). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 657, Pg(s) 1. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1988). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 689, Pg(s) 1. View as PDF.
- ↑ 1990 Counselor Appointments
- ↑ 1995 Counselor appointments
