Louisville hosted the 2004 AFJN annual meeting from October 2-3. Members came together in the gracious Kentucky city to honor the San Egidio community for their peacemaking work in Africa, particularly their recent attempts to bring the Sudanese parties together. Bishop Macram Max Gassis of El Beid diocese gave a moving talk about the political, humanitarian and personal challenges in southern Sudan. Members then agreed to approve two resolutions to be used in their advocacy work, one on Liberia and the other on Sudan . Members were also invited to sign on to a letter to the US government, concerning the situation in Sudan, proposed by the Catholic Task Force on Africa.