222nd GA, Day 7: Home Stretch

Given the tensions, violence, political rhetoric of the past year, this General Assembly has shown a passion for racial ethnic sensitivities and justice.  The Assembly made history today by electing and installing the Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson as Stated Clerk of the General Assembly.  He has served for the past several years as the Director of the Washington Office for Public Witness of the PC(USA).

They are now coming down the home stretch this last night addressing Middle East and Environmental Issues.  There is lots of passion in the assembly hall!  They just passed 08-06: Israel-Palestine: For Human Values in the Absence of a Just Peace—From the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy.

Our commissioners, YAAD, and TSAD are tired but doing fine.

Find more complete GA news coverage at:  http://oga.pcusa.org/section/ga/222nd-general-assembly-2016/ganews/  and also https://pres-outlook.org/

Grace and Gratitude,
John