eans will be forthcoming to achieve
our objectives this year.

You may rest assured that his prayers will continue to be offered for the
work you are performing, and that he most deeply appreciates the
conscientious and tireless devotion of all the members of your committee,
a devotion which has enabled the Conference to take place with such
success.

With loving Baha'i greetings....

P.S. In reading over this letter, I see that I have not done justice to
the deep feeling of appreciation our beloved Guardian has for the
wonderful spirit shown by Mr. Banani and his wife, as well as by Philip
Hainsworth and Mr. and Mrs. Collison. The services of all of those friends
cannot be overestimated, nor those of the devoted pioneers in Kenya and
Tanganyika.

[From the Guardian:]

May the Almighty bless, sustain and guide you in your highly meritorious
endeavours, remove all obstacles from your path, and enable you to lend a
great impetus to the historic work being achieved in the African
Continent.

Your true and grateful brother,
Shoghi

Letter of 5 June 1953

5 June 1953

Dear Baha'i Friends,

Our Beloved Guardian has been greatly encouraged by reports reaching him
from all parts of the Baha'i World, of victories, already gained, and
plans being laid for the prosecution of the Ten Year Crusade. He was
particularly pleased to learn that some 150 people have offered to pioneer
in virgin overseas areas at the American Convention.

These reports have evoked his awe-inspiring and soul-stirring cablegram of
May 28th,(71) calling for the immediate settlement of all the 131 virgin
areas of the Plan, just as quickly as possible. He is convinced the
Friends will arise and translate their enthusiasm into Action, because the
Keynote of the Crusade, must be Action, Action, Action.

The Beloved Guardian has directed me to write your Assembly to amplify
some of the aspects of his dynamic message.

The settlement of these virgin areas is of such an emergency nature, that
he feels pioneering in one of them takes precedence over every other type
of Baha'i service--whether it be in the teaching or administrative fields
of the Faith. So important is it that the National Assembly may delay
initiation of steps to fulfil other phases of the Plan, until all these
areas are conquered for the Faith. Nothing, absolutely nothing, must be
allowed to interfere with the placing of pioneers in each of the 131 goal
countries.

There