An Olive Tree for NEST
Visitors to NEST will find that there is a newly planted olive tree at the entrance of the building. The tree is a gift from the local committee of the Women’s World Day of Prayer (WDP). In gratitude and appreciation for many years of holding the annual service of the WDP in the large chapel of the seminary, the local committee donated and planted an olive tree on February 27, 2018. NEST has been hosting the event for over 25 years. In my words of thanks to the WDP Committee I highlighted the long history that binds NEST to this international prayer event and how NEST is a natural home for this ecumenical event that is led and done by women. “Ecumenical” and “women” are two concerns and themes that are at the heart of the mission of NEST.
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