More than just numbers

This summary of achievements from Santa Clara County West, CA (A), taken from their cluster newsletter, is more than just a list of numbers. It is a reflection of how the friends have increasingly arisen to serve, and this growing base of human resources has expanded their capacity to reach out to their friends and neighbors.

23 people from our cluster made pledges at the Regional Bahá’í Conference to offer their services in a variety of ways, including to support a nearby B-stage cluster that is scheduled to advance to A-stage by Ridvan 2009. . . .

There are now 7 devotional meetings in our cluster.

Activities at the university have blossomed, including Book 1 study circles, regular devotional meetings, junior youth groups, attended by dozens of individuals from the community of interest.

The number of people who have completed the sequence of training institute courses has increased to 43. There are now 13 study circles in the cluster, with a collective attendance of 44.

3 people have recently declared their faith in Bahá’u’lláh.