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283, Congress Special Edition - Issue 4

Robben Island: A symbol of hope

By Frank Jomo, Malawi

Participants at the WACC Congress took the trip of a lifetime 8 October to the heart of South Africa’s freedom – Robben Island.

In the warmth of the afternoon sun after a morning of cold breezes, participants lined up at the Mandela Gateway to board the ferry for the island. Beaming with anticipation of what was in store, participants wandered out of the freedom of the ferry to the gates of the prison that was Nelson Mandela’s home for 18 years. Read more...

 

Poverty attacks churches in South Africa

By Redemtor Atieno, Uganda

The apartheid system that ended in 1994 is to blame for the devastating effects of poverty and unemployment in South Africa. The result is increased crime, escalating HIV/AIDS cases and family disabilities, according to Rev. Faleni Mzukisi of the Presbyterian Church of Africa in Nyanga, Cape Town.

Speaking to participants of the WACC 2008 Congress who visited the Gugulethu Presbyterian Church 8 October, Mzukisi said that although apartheid was a terrible crime against humanity that left people with deep scars, poverty was an even worse crime. Read more…

La communication face au défi de la pauvreté

Par Mathilde Kpalla, Togo)

Le congrès de la WACCest marqué ce mercredi08 octobre par deux principales excursions. La première dans le township de Guguletu où les participants ont eu la possibilité de discuter avec les membres de la communauté locale de l’Eglise Presbytérienne de Gugulethu. Une occasion leur a ainsi été donnée de discuter avec cette communauté des conséquences de l’apartheid dans le quartier et sur la façon dont les gens coopèrent pour surmonter les défis actuels. Le Second a permis aux participants de se rendre par le ferry (bateau) à Robben Island, le site de la prison dans laquelle Nelson Mandela a été incarcéré pendant 27 ans ainsi que d’autres prisonniers politiques sud africains. Lire plus...

 

El mensaje de Guguletu: mañana será diferente

Por Manuel Quintero

“La pobreza es peor que el apartheid.Qué sermón podemos predicarle al desempleado, o al que se fue a la cama la noche anterior sin cenar?O a un padre que no tiene los medios para sostener a su familia? Cómo hablar de dignidad en esta situación?Los derechos humanos no se comen.Necesitamos alimento en nuestras mesas”.

El mensaje del pastor Mzukisi Faleni se escucha alto y fuerte en el templo de la Iglesia Presbiteriana de Guguletu, donde están congregados esta mañana del miércoles 8 de octubre los delegados y delegadas que asisten al congreso de la WACC en Ciudad del Cabo. Leer mas...

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