The Object of Man’s Creation

14th World Religions Conference Prince George

Topic: The Object of Man’s Creation

Date: Saturday, September 28, 2019
Time: 3:00 PM – 5:25 PM
Dinner: 5:25 PM

Venue:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 4180 5th Ave Prince George, BC V2L 3K6

Tel: 604-767-1965 or
Toll Free: 1-877-767-1965
Email: info.bc@ahmadiyya.ca

Moderator

Dr. Yasar Ahmad, MD

Dr. Ahmed obtained his medical degree in 2007 from Cairo University, Egypt. He completed General Practitioner training in Cairo university hospitals and practiced rural medicine for few years. He also holds a Master’s degree in Community Health Science from the University of Northern British Columbia. Dr. Ahmed has experience in research, medical education and leadership. He currently works as the Cardiac and Stroke executive lead in Northern Health. He is also currently appointed as a lecturer with UBC faculty of Medicine – Northern Medical Program. His research interests are in the chronic disease epidemiology, and more specifically the association between different diet pattern and risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Dr. Ahmed has been living in Prince George since 2011 and appreciates all that Northern BC offers. He is involved in volunteer work facilitating translation during medical appointments and interpretation of medical records for refugee families in Northern BC. He also volunteers on the board of Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society, serving as the vice president.

Profiles

Indigenous Perspective
Elder Darlene Mcintosh

Darlene is an Elder of Lheidli T’enneh First Nation. She is Grouse clan, daughter of Mary Quaw of Lheidli T’enneh and Peter Zatorski of Prince George. She is the granddaughter of Elsie George from Saik’uz First Nation and Augusta Quaw of Lheidli T’enneh. Darlene is devoted to family, she is married, over 40 years, to Neil McIntosh and is mother to Blake (Laurie) and Kyle, and a dedicated grandmother to Jake and Konnor.

Darlene comes from a long line of healers and is a sought after healing touch practitioner working with individuals and groups – in particular she was recently invited by the First Nations Health Authority to attend three of their conferences. She is a founding member of the women’s Spirit Keepers and is often at the center of women’s gatherings for meditation, prayer and healing.

Darlene is the Cultural Advisor in the Aboriginal Resource Centre of the College of New Caledonia (CNC) where she support students, advises faculty and is a spiritual leader for the wider community. Darlene’s center, especially within this role, is one of balance and harmony within the teachings of The Medicine Wheel. She is a natural teacher who brings a fresh perspective into the notion of indigenization and truth and reconciliation. Darlene’s most recent contribution to this process was to organize a powerful offering of The Blanket Ceremony for administrative and executive staff.

Darlene has a gift of weaving her spiritual connection into words that resonate beyond her responsibilities as Elder, Advisor and teacher. Darlene’s writing has been published, most recently, in an anthology called In Our Own Voice, A Collection of Aboriginal Writers and Artists in BC as well as in two publications on health in Front Lines – Portraits of Caregivers in Northern British Columbia and Introduction to Aboriginal Health and Healthcare in Canada. Darlene is an advocate for health, the arts and education.

Christian LDS Perspective
Mr. Brock Campbell

Brock Campbell grew up in the Prince George and he/ his wife Sandra have been married for 34 years. They have blessed with four children, all grown up now, and have five grandchildren. His interests are varied, among which are spending time with his ever-growing family writing music, playing with piano, wood working and reading the scriptures and good literature. He owns and managed a successful forestry consulting firm here in the Prince George region and has spent most his working career in the forest that surround us for past thirty-five years.
Brock is the member of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints Church and has served diligently in the calling which he has been assigned for many years. 1983-1984 he has served as a full time proselyting missionary in the Utah Salt Lake City South Mission. Over the years he has been teacher, a young’s Man leader, Elder’s Quorum President, a Bishop of local congregations, and currently serving as counselor in the Prince George stake Presidency. He has always felt is blessing of God. Heavenly Father continues to watch over all His children and involved in the details of all our lives.

Baha’i Perspective
Mrs. Charlotte Wenninger

Charlotte Wenninger has been a member of the Baha’i community for over 35 years. She has served for many years as one of the elected, nine members on the local governing body of the Baha’is of Prince George. She has served as a chairman of the Interfaith Chaplaincy Committee at UNBC almost since its inception. She is married and has raised four daughters and now has 7 grandchildren. She has a keen interest in sharing her religion with others and learning about all aspects of spirituality, especially the science behind spiritual reality.

Christian Faith Non Denomination Perspective
Pastor Danny Legault

Raised in Prince George, Danny Legault came to Christ while a young man and responded to God’s call in 1984 by going to Elim Bible Institute, in Lima, NY. There he met and married his wife, Donna. Together they served in a college ministry in the northeastern United States as campus ministers. Danny then studied at Regent University, in Virginia Beach, VA graduating with an M.A. in Theology and Ministry. In 1994, they moved to PG and served on the pastoral staff at Westside. In 2002, they relocated back to the east for a church planting venture in NY state. Upon the completion of that time, they moved to Garner, NC where they served on the leadership team of their church, while Danny worked in the biotech industry. In 2017, they moved back to Prince George and Danny once again joined the pastoral staff at Westside. He and Donna have been married for 31 years and have been blessed with their 4 daughters and expanding family: Brianna, married to Steve Ogden, and their son Bryson; Destinee, Janelle, married to Patrick Carbary; and Melody.

Hindu Faith Perspective
Dr. Pranesh Kumar, PhD

Dr. Pranesh Kumar was born in a Hindu family of a Northern Indian State of Utter Pardesh. He was keen interest in literature religion, culture, science and its global impact, in particular on human society. He is fascinated by the diversities which he experienced during the vast travels, interactions with people and observing their social, cultural and religious events. Kumar values life in any form and believes in very ancient, preached and practiced Sanskirt saying “ Vasudhaeva Kutumbukam” meaning the “ Entire world is one family.

Christianity Perspective
Dr. Marie Hay, MD

After a very personal and profound stirring of God’s Spirit, together with my wife Leanne and our three awesome children (Adriana, Malia, and Colin), followed God’s leading to Westwo

Marie Hay came as an immigrant to Canada from Ireland, in 1988. She has dual citizenship, Canadian and Irish. As a young physician she served as a volunteer for two years in a bush hospital, in the depths of a West African Rain Forest in Nigeria. She has been the parent to four children as the guardian to twin boys Ali and Reza, who fled Iran in 1986, as a step parent to a mixed race son Japanese/Caucasian, and to a daughter adopted from China 21 years ago. For almost 30 years Marie has served Northern BC, in her capacity as a Consulting Pediatrician medical doctor, caring for the health of children 0-19 years.
Dr. Hay has worked at UHNBC; Mills Memorial Hospital in Terrace, Smithers, Burns Lake on outreach/She has also worked at the PG Child Development Centre, and as an assistant Professor in the medical school in PG. She was a founding member of the teams from Northern Health, ‘The Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect clinic’, and the ‘Northern Health Assessment network. ’She also ran her own private clinic. Dr. Marie Hay retired in February of this year 2019.Marie has a deep faith in God, and she chooses to worship in the liberal Christian tradition, as practiced at St. Michael and All Angel’s Anglican Church PG.
Today she is a member of the Interfaith Council of Prince George and sits on their education sub-committee. Through this committee, she has participated in some of the monthly Radio talk Shows hosted by CFIS FM radio.

Marie is currently spearheading the development of Prince George’s multi denominational New Centre of Peace and Reconciliation, established at the beginning of this year, housed at St. Michael and All Angel’s Anglican Church in 5th and Victoria.

od. I am excited to use my gifts in this ministry context and throughout this community and am inspired by the ministry team with which I have the opportunity to serve. I look forward to shepherding this faith community trusting God to do immeasurably more than we can ask or imagine… (Ephesians 3:20).

Islam Perspective
Imam Umair Khan

Umair Khan was raised in Toronto and New York as a child and spent his adolescent years in Calgary. After graduating from High School in Calgary, he attended Jamia Ahmadiyya (Missionary training school of the community, in Ontario) which is a 7-year program. He graduated from Jamia Ahmadiyya in 2012 and then was given the opportunity to serve as a Trainee Missionary in Sierra Leone (West Africa).
He served as an Imam and Missionary for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the Calgary branch at Baitun Noor Mosque from 2013- 2015.For the last 4 years he was serving Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Jamaica, West Indies, in the capacity of Missionary in Charge. He was recently appointed to serve the British Columbia chapters and the community based around Baitur Rahman Mosque in Delta, & Surrey BC. He is currently living in Delta with family (wife and 2 children).

Dr. Sikh Perspective
Balbinder Singh Deo

Dr. Balbinder Deo worked in academic and industrial organizations for more than 29 years. He joined School of Business, UNBC Prince George campus faculty member in 2002. Prior to UNBC, Dr. Deo worked at University of Saskatchewan, University of Manitoba, and at Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana, India. In addition to his work experience in academic institutions, he also worked on various industrial projects and submitted research reports to both private and public sector organizations.

Program

2:55 PM Announcement
3:00 PM Recitation of the Holy Qur’an
3:10 PM Welcome remarks by dignitaries
3:20 PM Introductory remarks & moderator introduction

3:25 PM Speakers Panel (Time allocated 12 minutes)

Indigenous perspective Elder Darlene Mcintosh

Christianity Mr. Brock Campbell

Baha’i Mrs. Charlotte Wenninger

Christianity Pastor Danny Legault (Non- Denominational Perspective)

Hindu faith Dr. Pranesh Kumar. PhD

Christianity Dr. Marie Hay, MD (Anglican Perspective)

Islam Imam Umair Khan

Sikh faith Dr. Balbinder Singh Deo, PhD

5:00 PM Award distribution by Rizwan Peerzada
5:05 PM Question/Answer Period
5:20 PM Concluding remarks by the moderator
5:25 PM Vote of thanks by president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Prince George
5:25 PM Dinner