I arrived this afternoon in Porto Alegre, Brazil, to join a relatively small group of United Methodists participating in the 9th World Council of Churches Assembly, the first held in Latin America. You can find out about the Assembly, as well as view lots of photos and video at the special website: http://www.wcc-assembly.info/Having just arrived and only attending the afternoon session today, there's not all that much to write. I was a bit in awe that I had the opportunity to be present for the world coming together for church.
This afternoon the agenda for the plenary was a report on how God is at work in Latin America. The report was beautifully done, with music, drama, puppetry, video clips and slides shows. It seemed to me each time the presenters rasied the issues of social injustice, they gave thanks to the church and, more time than not. singled out the Methodists.
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