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Basic Ecumenical Course (National AEC)CCA-FMU co-organized with the National Council of Churches in the Philippines the Basic Ecumenical Course (a national version of CCA's Asian Ecumenical Course) on 15-29 October 2010 at the Ecumenical Center of NCCP in Quezon City, Philippines. A total of 29 participants attended the BEC, with 7 of them coming from other countries - 2 from Japan, 2 from Korea, 2 from Indonesia and 1 from Taiwan. The Filipino participants came from different denominations and various parts of the Philippines. "Our task was not to achieve great goals but to take one small step forward with great love and passion. During this 15-day intensive course, all participants were encouraged to step out of their comfort zone in order to expose themselves to new things. The fact is that there is no easy way of doing this or making it through unscathed. We challenged ourselves to give it all we got with the help from one another and also from the organizers and resource persons. What made us strong and flexible to keep our ecumenical journey going was having this wonderful relationship with new sisters and brothers of Asia." Thus said Kanan Kita from United Church of Christ in Japan, who is also a member of the CCA-FMU program area committee. Kanan quotes the AEC/BEC dean Rev. Revelation Velunta saying, “We are each other’s keeper.” Thus, Kanan said: "I do not see the national borders anymore. Before participating in AEC/BEC, to be honest, I did not perceive the problems in the Philippines as relevant to myself. I had been regarding them as a fire on the other side of the river. Now that I have many Filipino sisters and brothers, what breaks their hearts also breaks mine. AEC/BEC opened my eyes to see Asia as the one big household of God." For more on the AEC/BEC, see the CCA News December 2010 edition. posted by hope on Saturday, November 06, 2010 |
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