Following the regional presentation from Africa on Thursday evening, the African pastors present sang a special song for the CHARIS delegates, led by Samuel Dadje of Chad (left) and Francois Ngoumape (right) of the Central African Republic. Although four pastors and leaders were able to come from Chad, the visas of other delegates from the Central African Republic and Cameroon were denied, so they were unable to attend. A message of greeting from M’Boum Antoine of the 46 Cameroonian churches was read in the Thursday evening session.