Palau

Palau
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Statistics:
Total Population
 -  UN 2021[1] 18,024
Bahá'í pop.
 -  Bahá'í source  
 -  Non-Bahá'í source 127
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Palau, officially the Republic of Palau, is an island country in western end of the Caroline Islands (in Micronesia subregion of Oceania) in the western Pacific. It consists of approximately 340 islands with a total of 466 square kilometers (180 sq mi). The Federated States of Micronesia to the east represent the remainder of the Caroline Islands.

History[edit]

Palau

Knight of Bahá’u’lláh Edith Danielson spent a week in Palau in January, 1954.[2]

In April 1956, at 22 years of age, Joe Erie Ilengelkei became a Bahá’í in Palau and was the first indigenous person to join the Faith in Micronesia.[3]

In 1972, Palau as part of the Caroline Islands was included in the newly formed [[NSA:North West Pacific Ocean|National Spiritual Assembly of the North West Pacific Ocean.[4] In 1979, Palau was included in the National Spiritual Assembly of the Caroline Islands.[5]

In 1978, it was reported the Mr. Retak had taught members of the Sonsorolese and Tobian peoples in the Palaur District with some enrollments.[6]

In October of 1979, Hand of the Cause H. Collis Featherstone and his wife Madge participated in the National Teaching Conference of the Mariana Islands in Inarajan, Guam. Following the conference Mr. Featherstone spent 2 weeks visiting village communities in Yap and Palau.[7]

In 1981, the Universal House of Justice announced there was an urgent call for pioneers to the CAROLINE Islands. They mentioned that there were numerous openings for Peace Corps volunteers, teachers, medical personnel and lawyers in a tropical paradise of coconut palms, rolling hills, and friendly people.[8]

In late August 1983, more than 30 Bahá’ís attended a deepening institute in Ngardmau, Palau.[9]

In 1985, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Caroline Islands was split and Palau was included in the National Spiritual Assembly of the Western Caroline Islands.

In April 1986, a Bahá’í delegation presented the Peace message to the President of the Republic of Palau, Mr. Lazarus E. Salii.[10]

Knight of Bahá’u’lláh Edgar Olson completed a trip to Palau and Yap shortly before his death in 1989. [11]

In 1991, the President of the Republic of Palau and seven members of his cabinet, and the Attorney General received copies of the Peace Message.[12]

In March of 1994, Continental Counsellor Mr. Moli Chang was invited to dinner by President Kuniwo Nakamura of Palau.[13]

A regional conference was held February 22 to 23, 1997 in Ngardmau, Palau. The attendees consulted on the role of Bahá’ís in society, what is Bahá’í culture, and how a Bahá’í cam be distinguished from others.[14]

In 1998, the Universal House of Justice decided to send an Mr. Giovanni Ballerio of the Bahá'í International Community to the United Nations to call on the leaders of several Pacific countries to emphasize their role in advancing the cause of peace based on the Peace Statement issued in 1985. He started his travels on September 9, 1998 and finished with a visit to Palau on December 22, 1998.[15]

The first international Bahá’í youth conference was held in Ngardamau, Palau from July 18 to 24, 1999. Nine Bahá’ís from Palau and nine from Yap attended. The theme of the conference was "Becoming Our True Selves." Sessions were offered on Bahá’í identify, prayer and meditation, studying the Bahá’í writings, living a Bahá’í life, and consultation along with service projects for the state of Ngardmau such as picking up trash, cleaning and painting. The conference ended with a dramatic performance and a short talk for the public.[16]

On December 1, 2011, President Johnson Toribiong and his wife, Mrs. Valeria Toribiong requested a visit to the Bahá’í World Center while on a state visit to Israel. They met with member of the Universal House of Justice, Mr. Stephen Hall, his wife Mrs. Dicy Hall, and member of the International Teaching Center, Mrs. Zenaida Ramirez.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  2. ↑ Baha'i News (1954). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 278, Pg(s) 5. View as PDF.
  3. ↑ "Chronology of the Bahá'í Faith".
  4. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1976). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 15 (1968-1973), Pg(s) 268. View as PDF.
  5. ↑ {citebn|571|13}}
  6. ↑ Baha'i News (1978). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 571, Pg(s) 13. View as PDF.
  7. ↑ Universal House of Justice, Lilian Alá'í, Ray Hudson. "Hands of the Cause of God".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ The American Bahá’í (1981). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. Volume 12, Issue 12, pg(s) 20. View as PDF.
  9. ↑ Baha'i News (1983). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 627, Pg(s) 14. View as PDF.
  10. ↑ Baha'i News (1988). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 683, Pg(s) 8. View as PDF.
  11. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1998). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 20 (1986-1992), Pg(s) 903. View as PDF.
  12. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1998). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 20 (1986-1992), Pg(s) 336. View as PDF.
  13. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1996). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 23 (1994-1995), Pg(s) 86. View as PDF.
  14. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1998). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 25 (1996-1997), Pg(s) 59. View as PDF.
  15. ↑ Messages from the Universal House of Justice, 1986-2001. 2009.
  16. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (2001). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 28 (1999-2000), Pg(s) 87. View as PDF.
  17. ↑ "President of Pacific island nation visits Baha'i World Centre".
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