Our guest speaker for this week, Swana Sidonie, a Congolese theologian, was denied entrance into the United States. (See information below regarding Swana). In light of this situation, chapel will be an opportunity for us to hear reflections from Marty Lehman and Rod Hollinger-Janzen about how U.S. State Department policies are affecting the global church and why we should care about building relationships with the African church, in particular.

Join us for a service of African song, reflection, and prayer as we consider our place in the global church. We will have opportunity for everyone to sign a letter of support for Swana Sidonie, as well as letters of protest addressed to the State Department.

Ms. Swana Sidonie is a chaplain at the Christian University of Kinshasa (http://upcpublicrelations.org) and secretary of the Association of Mennonite Women Theologians of Congo (ATMCO). She is married to Falanga Gitulo and they live in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. They are active in the Mennonite churches which relate to Mennonite Church USA. For more information about the work of Swana and the partnership with Mennonite Church USA, see http://www.mennoniteusa.org/news/news/jan-march07/03_07_07.htm#1.