Congolese born, she is the first black minister of the Italian government, and has had some exposure to the gospel. She has suffered racist and sexist verbal abuses for her commitment towards the integration of the ‘new Italians’. The evangelical delegation expressed the solidarity of evangelicals and the commitment of their churches to be places of integration for peoples from different backgrounds. She responded well to several initiatives that were presented (e.g. on religious freedom), promising her full support.