Mundus Novus 34

It was in 2011 that we began to hear with greater regularity the phrase “Messengers of Peace”. From around the world came stories of what scouts were doing in their communities to Build a Better World. Soon the number of projects grew. Hours of service provided by them were increasing and the term began to asume greater meaning.

Today there is not a single scout who has not heard the name nor is participating in a service project of Messengers of Peace.
Service has always been present in Scouting. Our Founder invited us to “leave the world in a better condition than we found it” and “Finding happiness by making others happy.” Service has been and will remain the most important educational tool in Scouting. How many of us learned the true meaning of service through the daily good turn and those tasks undertaken with our fellow scouts?

Messengers of Peace became an important reminder of all that we do, if every day we have to serve those around us. It is through service to others that we give a message of peace to the world.
In our Interamerican Region are many projects that have been carried out under the name of Messengers of Peace. In this issue of our regional newsletter we will show some of them, very diverse in their subject but always with an important spirit of service. They show us how much our young people can accomplish when they join forces and contribute to a common effort. The benefit is not only for the community that caters to a specific project, but for scouts who put them to work, discovering in their actions a great force that
strengthens their character.

There is much that can still be done to keep carrying messages of peace to the world. There are endless ideas that can be turned into projects that transform the communities in which they are applied. This important tool is now in our hands to sound our voice of peace to the whole world, not desisting in our efforts to serve others without thought of reward, other than the satisfaction of having done something for the common good.

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