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The 2015 International Peacemakers will be itinerating across the United States from September 25 – October 18, 2015. The dates and locations of their visits are listed as well as a link to the presbytery contact person's email. Note that missing dates are travel dates that are ordinarily unscheduled for the peacemaker.
Please contact the identified person(s) below for more information about the peacemaker's schedule while in a particular presbytery.
armenia - vartkes "kass" kassouni
October 2-5 Northwest Coast Presbytery, Bellingham, WA J. Peter van der Veen
the democratic republic of Congo (DRC) - berthe kalombo nzeba (accompanied by christi boyd, mission coworker)
September 17-21 Congo Mission Network, Richmond, VA - Jimmy Shafe
September 26-30 Muskingum Presbytery, New Philadelphia, OH - Lynn Bozich Shetzer
October 2-7 Salem Presbytery, Clemmons, NC - Bryan McFarland
October 8-13 Great Rivers Presbytery, Peoria, IL - David Eaton
October 15-18 East Iowa Presbytery, Iowa City, IA - Lisa Ross Thedens
October 22-27 United Church of Canada - Wendy Gichuru
October 28-November 2 Presbytery of Eastern Virginia, - Etienne Bot-Tshiek
cuba - edelberto valdés Fleites
September 18-21 Santa Fe Presbytery, Albuquerque, NM - Susan Keil Smith September 26-29 Greater Atlanta Presbytery, Atlanta, GA - Marvin Simmers October 1-4 Grand Canyon Presbytery, Phoenix, AZ - Lucinda Michels or John Bevins October 6-13 Charlotte Presbytery, Charlotte, NC - Linda deCastrique October 14-16 Cuba Mission Network Meeting, New Orleans, LA - Jack Kern October 17-19 Central Florida Presbytery, Orlando, FL - Debra Cox or Randy Simpson October 22-28 Mission Presbytery, Austin, TX - Ruben Armendariz |
india - sushma ramswami
September 26-29 Lake Huron Presbytery, Saginaw, MI - Dave Myers October 1-6 Los Ranchos Presbytery, Anaheim, CA - Anita Coleman and Kathleen Julian October 8-12 Presbytery of Eastern Virginia, Norfolk, VA - Robert White October 14-18 San Jose Presbytery, San Jose, CA - James Hagan |
IRAN and the armenian diaspora - hendrik shanazarianSeptember 26-30 Presbytery of Eastern Oregon, Pendleton, OR - Keith Hudson October 2-7 Presbytery of Eastern Tennessee, Knoxville, TN - Donna Schall LATER DATE: February 18-22, 2016 North Alabama Presbytery, Huntsville, AL - Mary Witherspoon |
IRAq - rami al magdasiSeptember 26-28 Scioto Valley Presbytery, Columbus, OH - Jeannie Harsh October 2-5 Sheppards and Lapsley Presbytery and Auburn University, Birmingham and Auburn, AL - Robert Widell October 10-13 Philadelphia Presbytery, Philadelphia, PA - Sara Weiseger October 16-18 Providence Presbytery, Rock Hill, SC - Dot Killian |
palestine - ashraf tannousSeptember 26-29 New Brunswick Presbytery, West Trenton, NJ - Ted Settle and George Self October 1-6 Presbytery of Plains and Peaks, Greely, CO - David Barker |
rwanda -jérôme bizimana nkumbuyinka
September 26-30 Homestead Presbytery, Lincoln, NE - Darin Bentzinger October 2-5 Sacramento Presbytery, Sacramento, CA - Nancy Clegg October 7-11 North Alabama Presbytery and Middle Tennessee Presbytery, Huntsville, AL and Nashville, TN - Mary Witherspoon and Ebralie Mwizerwa October 12-15 Mission Presbytery and Schreiner University, Kerrville, TX, - Gini Norris-Lane and Jean Sniffen October 16-19 Missouri River Valley Presbytery, Omaha, NE - Russ Palmer
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south africa - deon snymanSeptember 26-30 Long Island Presbytery, Commack, NY - Jim Barnum October 2-8 Santa Fe Presbytery, Farmington, NM - Martia Glass October 10-12 Presbytery of Lake Erie, Erie, PA - Chuck Cammarata October 14-18 Wyoming Presbytery, Casper, WY - Cyndi Barski and Karen McDaniel |
SRI LANKA - Saman pereraSeptember 26-30 New Hope Presbytery, Raleigh, NC - Willem Bodisco Massink October 2-4 New Harmony Presbytery, Florence, SC - Julie Cox October 6-11 Presbytery of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH - Rolf Hahne October 13-18 John Calvin Presbytery, Springfield, MO - John Nipper |
syria and the armenian diaspora - tamar wasoianDue to health issues, Dr. Wasoian is unable to participate this year as planned. Please keep her in your prayers. Our hope is that she will be able to serve as an International Peacemaker in 2016. |