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More than 500 guests enjoyed cultural and culinary delights at the end of the mission week. The Festival of Encounter on the Davos Arcade Square was the lively conclusion of an intensive Mission Week. At the invitation of the National Church of the Grisons, the international guests of the Synod of Mission 21 met in Davos and offered insight with exciting events...
18 young adults from Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America were together in Switzerland: The youth ambassadors in the Mission 21 network spent two inspiring and horizon-expanding weeks. At the final "International Youth Summit" they developed concrete plans that they will implement after returning to their countries.
Exchange and joint work in workshops were the focus of the first day of the Mission 21 synod. On the topic of "Vulnerability," professor of feminist theology Isabel Phiri analyzed the impact of the pandemic worldwide. In the morning, four different perspectives from four continents gave impetus to aspects of vulnerability and healing.
What is the difference between a women's shelter in Indonesia and one in Switzerland? What experiences do women from South Sudan and Bolivia share? At the City Talk in Chur as part of the Mission 21 Synod, women from numerous countries told of violence and exclusion, but also of encouragement and success.
