The 2013 Young Africa Leaders Summit, conducted in May by the Young People's Ministries division of the United Methodist Board of Discipleship, brought together young leaders from 17 annual conferences throughout the African continent. UMNS Photo by Tom Gillem
{"Image ImageDescription": "A growing group of young United Methodists in Africa are being encouraged with annual gatherings and monthly Internet sessions to explore and apply their indigenous leadership attributes as they become leaders in church-related activities. The 2013 Young Africa Leaders Summit, conducted in May by the Young People\u2019s Ministries division of the United Methodist Board of Discipleship, brought together young leaders from 17 annual conferences throughout the African continent. The May summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, which followed an initial pilot session last year in Nairobi, Kenya, was the first of four planned annual summits in Africa during the quadrennium.(From left) Front row: Elvine Nkhata, Malawi; Bulelwa Ndedwa, South Africa.\n\nJane (pronounced John) Mutsuque, Mozambique; Teresa Ngonga, Namibia; Fiston Lutuku, DRC; Choudelle Ilunga, DRC.\n\nChris Wilterdink, U.S.; Adriano Kilende, Angola; Lawrence Kaputula, Zambia; Tendekai Tsigah, Zimbabwe; Khayakazi Mabhe, South Africa; Martha Matongo (little face), Zimbabwe; Zama Nkosi, South Africa; Mfundo Zonke, South Africa; Neliswa Mafatshe, South Africa; Alain Kiboko, DRC.\n\nChris Moss, U.S.; Germain Mupasa, DRC; Collins Ako, Cameroon; Armindo Mapoissa, Mozambique; Amado Mucambe, Translator; Kouame Fabrice, Cote D'Ivoire; Caleb Kanyimb, Translator; Mike Ratliff, U.S.; Benjamin Musasizi, Uganda; Fernando Agostinho, Angola. Photo courtesy of Tom Gillam.", "Image Orientation": "Horizontal (normal)", "Image XResolution": "72", "Image YResolution": "72", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Software": "Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows", "Image DateTime": "2013:08:20 12:04:16", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered", "Image ExifOffset": "1612", "Thumbnail Compression": "JPEG (old-style)", "Thumbnail XResolution": "72", "Thumbnail YResolution": "72", "Thumbnail ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormat": "1786", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormatLength": "8126", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0221", "EXIF ComponentsConfiguration": "YCbCr", "EXIF FlashPixVersion": "0100", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "960", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "639", "EXIF SceneCaptureType": "Standard"}