What was the NCC s reaction when it learned Elian was on his way home to Cuba?
The Rev. Dr. Bob Edgar, the NCC s General Secretary, issued the following statement on June 28, 2000: We are delighted that Elian Gonzalez is on his way home at last, in the company of his loving father. The courts of our land have done the right thing in saying that Juan Miguel Gonzalez is the only one entitled to speak for his son. We regret that it has taken so long for there to be a resolution that will enable the boy and his family to be reunited in their own home. The National Council of Churches became involved in the plight of this child at the request of the Cuban Council of Churches. The primary concerns of our churches were family bonds and positive human values and our goal was to provide a non-governmental means of reuniting a small child with his family. That was not to be. We pray that this little child now will have time, in familiar surroundings, to get on with his life, to come to terms with the loss of his mother, and to reconnect with friends and family following th
