Native Network Meets despite Travel Chaos: Gathering Focuses on `New Agape'

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Cairns, Australia

Like so many other gatherings in the days following the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, a meeting of the Anglican Indigenous Network very nearly fell victim to logistics.

But in spite of all the travel headaches and cancellations, the network managed to gather for what one Canadian called a "hopeful meeting" where participants exchanged ideas about ministry training and initiatives to retain and blend indigenous languages and cultures with church practices.

The network gathering, scheduled to meet from Sept. 16-21 in Cairns, was disrupted in the wake of the terrorist attacks. Heightened security at airports and flight cancellations …