WCC NEWS: Online Daily Assembly News: Peace in Korea, Christian Blind Mission, Networking Zone, hopes and prayers, tree-planting

Hear about what peace would mean to separated families in Korea. Learn about Christian Blind Mission. Dip into the Networking Zone. Listen to hopes and prayers uttered from across the world. Witness a tree-planting in New Zealand. 5 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Livestreamed news summary being broadcast from the WCC 11th Assembly venue. Here, communication colleagues Anam Gill (right) and Michel Kocher (left) lead the show. The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches is held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity." Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC 06 September 2022 Highlights of the online Daily Assembly News Show on 6 September include: Korea peace appeal: “So many families —they’re separated by Korean war,” says Rev. Ki-Pyung Nam. Exhibitions—Christian Blind Mission: “Nearly 36  million people are blind worldwide, and 90 precent are living in developing countries,” says Gisela Matthes, team manager of Christian Blind Mission. LIVE Link to the Networking Zone. Dip into this vibrant space and see what’s happening as people connect! Hopes and prayers to the world: “I speak from the perspective of an Indigenous person,” says Bishop Rex Reyes, Episcopal Diocese of Central Philippines, Inc., who outlines his biggest hopes. Season of Creation in New Zealand: See how a tree-planting in New Zealand, inspired during the Season of Creation, is protecting a hillside from erosion and keeping a stream healthy. WCC Daily Assembly News airs new segments every day. Be sure to check out the latest for a look at the spirit of the assembly—it grows and changes by the hour! #WCC assembly news #7 video Livestream of the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany Photos of the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany   See more

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