Itinerary
Tentative schedule for Amahoro Gathering 2009
Conference
- • Arrival on Monday, 8th June, with the official start of the confernece at supper time and ending with breakfast on Friday, 12th June.
- • To be held at the Youth For Christ Training Centre situated in the Hekpoort Valley of the Magaliesberg, about 1 hour from Johannesburg. Airport transfers will be arranged from OR Tambo airport.
- • Go to www.yfc-cyara.com for further details of the venue.
- • The conference will include speakers on featured topics as well as ample time for small group discussion and networking.
- • A full list of conversation partners will be sent out in due course, but invited speakers include Desmond Tutu (emeritus arch-bishop, RSA), Alan Boesak (church leader, RSA), John de Gruchy (theologian, RSA), Brian McLaren (author, USA), Glenda Wildschut (TRC comissioner, RSA), Edward Antonio (theologian, Zimbabwe), Sam Kareithi (developmental economist, Kenya), Pam Wilhelms (business consultant, USA) and Vishal Mangalwadi (author, India).
- • We are expecting about 300 participants from Africa and a 100 from the rest of the world.
Field Trips
- • There will be 3 field trips for the non-African participants to Durban, Cape Town and the Eastern Cape, which will leave on the morning of Friday, 12th June, and return to Johannesburg on the afternoon of Sunday 14th June.
- • The field trips will provide an opportunity to see and participate in ministries doing Kingdom work in South Africa.
Feedback
- • All 3 groups will meet back in Johannesburg for feeback sessions on the evening of the 14th June and the morning of Monday, 15th June. We will officially end with lunch, so that participants can catch flights back home in the afternoon and evening.
- • There will be an optional safari to the Kruger National Park from 15th to 17th June (cost TBA).
Cost
- • The total fee will be $1200 + airline ticket.
- • This covers all accomodation, meals, conference fees and transport within South Africa.
- • A non-refundable deposit of $200 is required on registration to secure your place.
- • The balance will be due by 1 April 2009.
To register…
US Office:
P.O. BOX 8867
Surprise, Arizona 85374
Phone: +1 623 328 5611
gathering@amahoro-africa.orgSA Office:
524 Lansdowne Road
Lansdowne, Cape Town 7780
Phone: +27 83 564 1059
marius@amahoro-africa.org