CCCOWE to Collabroate with Lausanne III Congress in Cape Town 2010

By Luke Leung

The Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2010. Lausanne leaders has recently met its regional director, who is also CCCOWE's leader, to discuss about the Lausanne III Congress preparation.

According to CCCOWE, Lausanne Congress Executive Chair Rev. Doug Birdsall met with CCCOWE’s Executive Director and Lausanne International Deputy Director of North Asia Rev. Morley Lee on Oct. 24 in Hong Kong. In their discussion, it is decided that CCCOWE shall collaborate closely with Lausanne III Congress in the preparation for 2010 Cape Town Conference.

Moreover, CCCOWE has requested to link Lausanne III Congress’s website to its own website as a major partner. Lausanne Movement Director of Communications Naomi A. Frizzell has approved this request, and Lasuanne has linked CCCOWE's website to its own website. These networking shall promote communication and collaboration between the two organizations.

For detailed information on 2010 Cape Town: Lausanne III Congress, please visit http://www.lausanne.org/zh-TW/cape-town-2010/faq.html.

[Editor's note: reporter Sharon Chan from San Francisco has contributed to this report.]

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