The General Secretary Mr. Rudelmar Bueno de Faria: "ACT is a Continuous Mission to Serve Humanity, a Story of Development and Growth"
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The Third Day of the ACT Alliance General Assembly in Indonesia
For the third consecutive day, the Fourth General Assembly of ACT Alliance, held under the theme "Hope in Action, Together for Justice," continued in Yogyakarta Region, Indonesia, in the presence of ACT Alliance General Secretary Mr. Rudelmar Bueno de Faria and the Secretary General of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Reverend Professor Dr. Jerry Pillay.
This global Ecumenical event is attended by the ACT Alliance family, its employees, and representatives of its members from regional and international organizations and bodies, including the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), represented by the Regional Director of the Department of Diakonia and Social Service, Eng. Samer Laham, and the Communication and Media Officer at the Department of Communication and Public Relations, Elia Nasrallah.
After the Morning Prayer and Biblical Reflection, the General Assembly's procedures and agenda were presented and voted on by the participants authorized to carry out these tasks.
The report of the Board of Directors of ACT Alliance was also presented, which included the achievements made and future aspirations, in addition to the financial report and other reports. Participants then asked questions about the reports presented and voted on each of them.
For his part, the General Secretary of ACT Alliance, Mr. Rudelmar Bueno de Faria, delivered a speech in which he pointed out that the organization is on a continuous mission to serve humanity, adding that it is a story of development and growth. He stressed its functions in response, development, and advocacy, in order to promote peace and solidarity.
In addition, several workshops were held on various topics and issues related to the work of ACT Alliance, where participants discussed their ideas and suggestions and made recommendations.
These topics were a point of convergence between what had been achieved in the past period and what would be worked on in the future in order to achieve the desired ecumenical and humanitarian goals.
The topics revolved around the common identity that binds ACT Alliance members, the vision and reality of the forums it contains, and the work to confront racism and colonialism. This is in addition to ways to develop programs, strive for justice and peace, ensure better programming, address dwindling resources, find solutions to challenges, promote dialogue, and activate the role of youth in the organization.
The sessions ended with a Prayer moderated by Father Meletios Shattahi, Director of the Department of Ecumenical Relations and Development of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East (GOPA-DERD).
In conclusion, a cultural evening was dedicated to highlighting the richness of the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), which included a Prayer on the intention of peace and justice in the region and a minute of silence for the martyrs of wars and conflicts. A documentary film entitled "From the Wounds of Our Countries to the Resurrection of Those Suffering from Wars and Disasters," produced by the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), was also screened. It was specially prepared for the occasion, highlighting the various civilizations of the region as well as its challenges and the needs of its people. This is in addition to presenting the "Dabke" dance, characteristic of the region, reflecting the meanings of unity, solidarity, and determination to stand side by side no matter how intense the storm.
It should be noted that the program of the General Assembly includes many cultural evenings for the various regions that are embraced by ACT Alliance.
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