Affectionately known as the REDs

The Regional Education Directors in Ridgecrest, Asheville, NC, USA. Front row, left to right: Martha Olango, East and Central Africa, Gary Cousins, Western Europe, Lynda Pongracz, Executive Director of Education for CEF worldwide, Lynne Herlein, Associate Director of Education. Second row: Janet Snyder, N. American/Caribbean, Susan Pineda, Latin America, Cora Viljoen, Southern Africa/Indian Ocean, Kathy Gleckler, East and Central Africa, Bev Huff, N. American/Caribbean, Jan Johnson, Asia/Pacific. Third row: Abner Pineda, Latin America, Kobus Viljoen, Southern Africa/Indian Ocean, Laura Wegert, Dept. of Education intern.

Last month, the REDs got together for several days of meetings before the International Conference in USA. This was indeed a rich time of fellowship and learning from one another. Together with the staff at the International Headquarters we coordinate the CEF training programmes in our areas of South America, North America and the Caribbean, Central & Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, Asia-Pacific and other places. I was representing the European region which I share with Linda and Iris.
I am so glad that I attended these meetings and I was able to meet personally people who until now I had only communicated with by email.