Author Archives: carolyncustisjames

Now that the return trip jet lag is subsiding, I am making good on my promise to show the videos I couldn’t upload in Cape Town with the Internet connection at the hotel. These drummers were a show-stopper. They kept … Continue reading →

It is great to be home again after nearly 48 hours of travel and a 16 hour flight from Johannesburg to Atlanta. I was greeted at the Boston-Logan Airport by a welcoming committee of one, who was eager to hear … Continue reading →

I am still processing what I experienced today, and one blog post simply cannot do justice to today’s pilgrimage into South Africa’s Apartheid past and still-troubled present. I was part of a group of new friends from all over the … Continue reading →

I promise I’m not biased, but I must say the women speakers at Lausanne have been unforgettable. They have delivered some of the most powerful moments of the Congress so far. First the 18-year-old Korean girl spoke. People are still … Continue reading →

After today’s focus on reconciliation, I can’t help feeling a bit shell-shocked tonight. It’s one thing to read stories of suffering and atrocities in books. It’s another matter entirely to hear those stories from the people who lived them. I … Continue reading →

The CD of resources for women is here, and we are handing them out right and left! The CD includes the video funded by Synergy, which we will release online after Elke Werner’s General Session message on Saturday. Elke (Marburg, … Continue reading →

This will be short, although the day was long. Today was the official start of Lausanne. The day started early, but the opening ceremonies were tonight. First was meeting the five people in my Table Group: an Ethiopian professor, a … Continue reading →

Did I mention I was diving in “head first” today? Wow! Five hours of Table Group Leader training about did me in. The numbers are rapidly mounting, as more people arrive for the official start of the conference on Sunday. … Continue reading →

I made it safe and sound to Cape Town late Thursday evening with lots (!) of other Lausanne delegates who flew from Amsterdam to Cape Town. I’m here representing Synergy at The Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelism, a historic … Continue reading →

Last night I went to bed heartsick after hearing about two people—Christian friends I love—whose loveless marriage is disintegrating and growing more toxic by the minute. Their story is not of a Blessed Alliance that has failed, but of one … Continue reading →