Lebendige Briefe: Internationale ökumenische Delegation besucht Kenia, 30. Januar bis 3. Februar 2008
Eine internationale Delegation des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) reiste vom 30. Januar bis 3. Februar nach Kenia, um den Kirchen, die sich inmitten der eskalierenden Gewalt in ihrem Land aktiv für Frieden einsetzen, ihre Solidarität zu bekunden und sie seelsorgerlich zu unterstützen.
Die Kirchen in Kenia setzen der Welle der Gewalt, die im Anschluss an die Präsidentschaftswahlen zwischen den ethnischen Gruppen ausgebrochen ist und seit Beginn des Jahres bereits 700 Menschen das Leben gekostet und weitere 250 000 Menschen in die Flucht getrieben hat, ihre Friedens- und Versöhnungsarbeit entgegen.
Der Besuch diente dem Ziel, den kenianischen Kirchen in einer schwierigen Zeit die Solidarität der weltweiten Kirche zu bekunden. Das Besuchsteam machte sich auch ein Bild davon, wie die internationale Kirchengemeinschaft die Anstrengungen der kenianischen Kirchen für Frieden und Versöhnung am besten unterstützen kann. Gastgeber der Delegation war der Nationale Kirchenrat in Kenia.
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Report of the Living Letters to Kenya
Download the report of the WCC Living Letters Team Visit to Kenya (pdf), 13 January 2010
Eindrücke (auf Englisch)
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Feature-Artikel:
(auf Englisch)
ÖRK-Pressemitteilungen:
Kirchen in Kenia leisten Friedensarbeit in einem Land "am Rande des Völkermords"
ÖRK-Delegation stattet Kirchen in Kenia einen Solidaritätsbesuch ab
Links im Zusammenhang mit dem Besuch in Kenia:
WCC Central Committee statement on the crisis in Kenya and the churches' response
WCC general secretary statement on churches' peacemaking role in Kenya, 9 January, 2008
WCC general secretary statement on post election violence in Kenya, 2 January, 2008
More on the National Council of Churches in Kenya
Der Kenia-Besuch der Lebendigen Briefe in den Medien:
Below is a small selection of articles found in the media, they do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the World Council of Churches.
Kenya Churches to Greet Christian Solidarity Visit
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