Cape Town 2010, The Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization is off and running... The official opening ceremony last night was colorful and involved many artists, musicians, and dancers from Cape Town and other parts of South Africa. It started earlier for me because the Government, Business, and Academic track had an opening event Saturday night, and since it is one of Lindsay’s responsibilities, it is one of my responsibilities, too. It was hosted by a couple who own an old manor house in the vineyard area of Cape Town—a very beautiful area in a valley on the east side of Table Mountain. The fact that they could host over a hundred guests for dinner tells you a little about the house...There is one major area of disappointment for the start of the Congress. There was a large delegation from China who were supposed to participate, but most of them (over 200) were turned back when they reached their airports and many had their passports taken away. Here is a link from the New York Times about it. And then as the conference started the conference website, including the simulcast that was being transferred to sites around the world, fell victim to a cyberattack which seemed to originate in China. At the time of this post it is still not back up. Please pray for our brothers and sisters in China, and for the decision makers there to see we want to be a blessing to China and not adversaries.
Pictures are from the terrace just before dinner on Saturday (this is their back yard!) and from the video truck at opening ceremonies. Click to enlarge it and you can see the collage.
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