{"id":2328,"date":"2013-06-28T14:14:31","date_gmt":"2013-06-28T14:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/covenantkidscongo\/?p=2328"},"modified":"2013-06-28T14:15:28","modified_gmt":"2013-06-28T14:15:28","slug":"reflections-from-a-missionary-in-congo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/covenantkidscongo\/reflections-from-a-missionary-in-congo\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections from a Missionary in Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Written by David Williams, short-term missionary in DR Congo<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2332\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2332\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2332 \" alt=\"David and Debbie Williams, short-term missionaries in DR Congo.\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2013\/06\/DSC03802-300x195.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/covenantkidscongo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2013\/06\/DSC03802-300x195.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/covenantkidscongo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2013\/06\/DSC03802-1024x666.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David and Debbie Williams, short-term missionaries in DR Congo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Some days I close my morning prayers with a request from God to make himself clear to me in the day ahead. It helps me look for him throughout the day. One day after finishing my devotions, I prepared for the days activities. I ran to the internet to shoot off an email and strolled back home. When I returned home on our back porch sat a lady I vaguely remembered. It is not uncommon for people to come early to your house and wait for the right time to talk to you. I greeted her \u201cMbote! Sango nini?\u201d Which means \u201chello, what is the news?\u201d She began to tell me that some months ago I had prayed for her so she was coming back to give me a report. Her health had improved and her children were more obedient; she wanted to say \u201cthank you\u201d for praying for her. It was planting season for gardens and she asked that I pray for her garden as well. I gladly invited her to pray with me.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I was moved with emotion for her humble demeanor and candor. I ran inside to give her what amounted to about two dollars. I handed it to her and with surprise she asked, \u201cwhat is this for I did not come here for money?\u201d I missed it. She came only to say thank you and that was all. I remembered the 10 lepers healed by Jesus only one returned to say thank you. Today, Jesus came back by my house to say thank you and that alone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/covenantkidscongo?moderation_action=report_form&#038;object_type=post&#038;object_id=2328&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by David Williams, short-term missionary in DR Congo Some days I close my morning prayers with a request from God to make himself clear to me in the day ahead. It helps me look for him throughout the day. One day after finishing my devotions, I prepared for the days activities. 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