Radcliff to speak at church
Uniontown Church of the Brethren, 20 Robinson St., announces David Radcliff from the Church of the Brethren Witness Board will speak on May 19 at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. He will offer presentations featuring slides and stories from delegations he recently led to Sudan and Iraq.
Both will be of interest to children through adults.
There will be a covered dish dinner following the morning worship service.
At 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, Radcliff will speak on “Sudan: Hope in the Midst of War.’
Officials said, “Sudan has been locked in a civil war for 40 of the past 50 years.
“Millions of people have been displaced, a generation of children has not received an education and over 2 million people have been killed in the past decade. The Church of the Brethren has stood by the people of southern Sudan in their time of crisis. This presentation will tell about Brethren ministries of peace, hunger relief, education, development aid and Bible translation.
The 12:30 p.m. presentation is called “Iraq: The Face of the Enemy.’
Officials said, “A Church of the Brethren delegation visited Iraq in December 2001.
“They took with them over 2,000 Christmas and Ramadan greetings created by Brethren members.
“They discovered a nation experiencing great suffering, including child death rates among the highest in the world.
“Learn about the human consequences of the 11-year economic embargo and how the denomination is responding.’