wfn.org | PC(USA)-Produced Documentary on South Africa Will Air Palm Sunday

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29-February-2000 
00096 
 
    PC(USA)-Produced Documentary on South Africa 
    Will Air Palm Sunday 
 
    by Jerry L. Van Marter 
 
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-"The New South Africa: A Journey of Faith," a 60 minute 
documentary produced by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of 
Communication, will premiere nationwide on the Odyssey Cable Network on 
Palm Sunday, April 16 at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern and Pacific). 
 
    After a brief summary of the issues which led to South Africa's ridding 
itself of apartheid in 1994, the program explores the integral role of the 
faith community in recent race reconciliation efforts.  Three stories 
illustrate the challenges and rewards of creating new relationships among 
former adversaries. The final segment looks to the future and suggests the 
story is far from over in South Africa. 
 
    The program concludes that the common struggle for improved race 
relations in the United States and South Africa makes the South African 
case extremely relevant to the American audience.  The successes and 
continuing struggles profiled in "The New South Africa: A Journey of Faith" 
suggest true reconciliation must take place on an individual level and 
churches are an integral part of the process. 
 
    To find the Odyssey Network in your area, call your local cable 
provider, or log onto <http://www.odysseychannel.com> for a complete 
directory of Odyssey Network affiliates. 

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