April's Faith Expedition to the Middle East includes Sabeel Conference.

The General Board's Brethren Witness/Washington Office has announced a Faith Expedition to the Middle East April 12-24, in conjunction with Every Church a Peace Church and the Sabeel Conference in Jerusalem.

"Challenging Christian Zionism: Theology, Politics, and the Palestine-Israel Conflict" is the topic of the Sabeel Conference Apr. 14-18 sponsored by the Sabeel Liberation Theology Center, an ecumenical grassroots liberation theology movement among Palestinian Christians.

Following the conference, participants will visit the work of Jerry and Lucille "Sis" Levin in Israel-Palestine. Sis Levin directs "The Children of Abraham" mission project of Every Church a Peace Church, providing peace education in Palestinian schools. Jerry Levin, former CNN bureau chief in Beirut who was held hostage in 1984-85, is a member of the Christian Peacemaker Team in Hebron.

The trip will be led by Every Church a Peace Church coordinator John Stoner and treasurer H.A. Penner. Cost is about $1,800 round trip from New York. Total payment is due Mar. 12.

To register, complete a registration form at www.sabeel.org and send it with a $250 check payable to "Sabeel" to H.A. Penner, 108 S. Fifth St., Akron, PA 17501-1204 by Mar. 1. Brethren participants are asked to send a copy of their registration to the Brethren Witness/Washington Office, 337 N. Carolina Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20003. For more information contact H.A. Penner, 717-859-3529, e-mail penner@dejazzd.com.

Source: Newsline 2/20/2004
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