Tag: Sri Lanka

60 years of CFO in Sri Lanka

CFO Sri Lanka invites the world to celebrate their 60th Anniversary. The first CFO meetings were held in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) in March 1954, and Glenn Clark writes much about those days in On Wings of Prayer, Chapter 17.  Please read it – you will be encouraged! On August 9th there will be a… Read more »

Happy 100th!

Aunty Stepha is one of Sri Lanka CFO’s original members, and she celebrated her 100th birthday this year, with lots of love and memories. Here are some words from Soundari Alexander, a leader in Sri Lanka CFO, and then some classic photos. Join us in celebrating! “Aunty Stepha was at the first CFO meeting when… Read more »

CFO Connections

Roland Brown, the son of original CFOI travelers Roland and Marcia Brown, is making connections with  people from India who speak the Tamil language in Florida, USA.  Copies of   I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes, translated into Tamil, are being provided to people in Florida who can now connect with CFO in their home… Read more »

Rebirth of Jaffna Camp in Sri Lanka

Looking at a map of Sri Lanka, you’ll find Jaffna on a peninsula in the very north.  Glenn Clark celebrated his 72nd birthday there in 1954, when the country was called Ceylon.  Glenn Clark calls that first camp “One of the best we’ve had.”  (On Wings of Prayer, p. 138).  Some school girls who sang… Read more »