Catastrophe DR Congo “While appearing to the children of men as a great physician who can heal all their maladies, he will bring disease and disaster, until populous cities are reduced to ruin and desolation. Even now he is at work. In accidents and calamities by sea and by land, in great conflagrations, in fierce tornadoes and terrific hailstorms, …
Do You Want to be Healed? Democratic Republic of the Congo “Do you want to be healed?” Jesus asked a man who had been sick for 38 years. The poor man answered, “Sir, I have no man,” meaning “I have no help.” Jesus has given us a clear command: “Go ye to all people and help them into the …
Spreading Hope Democratic Republic of the Congo New Hub Started in Kindu Descending in the small plane, I worried about the kind of reception I might meet on the ground. Only three days previously, a group of rebels had taken control of the airport in this small, lovely city of Kindu, in the heart of the Democratic Republic of …
Gifts and Miracles in Congo God breathes life into missionary projects in many different and amazing ways. Here are a few stories from real people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the heart of Africa. Lodima Dowoy was born in Lohodi in 1978. His father was a farmer and he taught his children how to work well in …
When They Stole Only One Dollar Democratic Republic of Congo When Jonathan and I were in Kinshasa (the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo,) we decided that we needed to buy some phone credit and exchange some money. We thought it would be a good idea to do this before flying out the next day to Kisangani (a …
Nakatala Finds the Answer Nakatala was born to a modest Catholic family in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Because of what he was taught by his family, school and church, he believed that his salvation was sure. When telling us about his childhood, he said, “I appreciated the education that I received from my parents and thought everything was good …
I am so thankful for the blessing of faith and can hardly imagine what it would be like to endure life’s trials without the assurance of faith. How could we walk the Christian walk without this bedrock principle of Christianity? “Faith lightens our burdens and relieves our weariness by the anticipation of Heaven at our journey’s end. Faith rejoices in …
Preaching with the Bible and magic in D.R. Congo I would like to encourage the brethren to never be diverted from the work of sharing the message of truth. Lembusa is a very poor woman who lives in the village of Muboko, which is the neighboring village to Kazamba, where our church is located. Most people in the village …
We have just finished the time of year when everyone thinks a little bit more about giving thanks, but for the Christian, Thanksgiving should be every day! “Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.” Psalm 100:4. This year, we had an especially blessed Thanksgiving for which we …
Clear, Cool Water for Congo We had another adventure drilling wells in the bush recently. It was an incredible experience as most of the trips I have taken here usually are. We had a couple of delays as we started our trip. We were stopped by a police barricade for quite some time; then Nathan had a flat tire …
