NEWS SERVICE
August 20, 2007
Koinonia Delegation to Zimbabwe meets in Johannesburg
Mennonite World Conference's first Koinonia Delegation met for orientation in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 16 before going to Zimbabwe. Based in Bulawayo from August 17 - 29, delegation members will vist churches, institutions, individuals, hold workshops, meet with church leaders and attend the national Brethren in Christ Church annual conference. The delegation, representing five continental regions includes (left to right): John Byers (USA), Dan Nighswander and Yvonne Snider Nighswander (Canada/South Africa), Pascal Kulungu (DR Congo), Beatriz Barrios (Uruguay), Mesach Krisetya (Indonesia), Barbara Kaercher (Germany), and Pakisa Tshimika.
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Mennonite World Conference is a communion (Koinonia) of Anabaptist-related churches linked to one another in a worldwide community of faith for fellowship, worship, service, and witness.
