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One rainwater cistern at the Bokonzo Primary School built by World Vision earlier this year is almost completed. These photos show progress over the past month.

Here is the pit for the cistern at the school:

Next, they poured the …

This morning Cindy and I visited the work World Vision has done to improve a water source in the IPOK/Gemena III neighborhood. Today was overcast and rain was coming, so I did my best to take some photos (below) before …

“Send me Father, I will go.  Wherever you want to send me, I will go and preach,” sang the 27 Gbado Bible Institute graduates and their wives as they processed in to the graduation ceremony on July 13th.   Pete was …

For those who ask, “What do missionaries do?” — “Varied tasks,” is the simplest answer.  “Jack of all trades!” might be another.  Recently, I played the roles of travel agent, fuel delivery man, and carpenter all in the span of …

When we arrived June 4, most of the trunks we brought with us were sent up from Kinshasa to Gemena via air freight because that is much less expensive, $1/kg vs $3.50 for overweight on checked bags. We also shipped …

On Wednesday we visited the Zulu Discipleship Center & Bible Camp, which our colleagues Tim & Helen Smith have been working hard on over the last year.  The following article tells the story of Tim’s vision for the center:  CEUM …

“Your visa is invalid,” said the immigration agent in Kinshasa when we arrived. “You see this place here where the date was written over? That writing over another number makes the visa invalid.”

“How can this be?” I reasoned. “I …

Covenant Kids Congo (CKC) powered by World Vision has used funds to build a primary school in Bokonzo, near Gemena, DRC.  There are 1,080 students in the school, with a total of 14 classes for 6 different grades.  There …

“In 38 years of medical practice, delivering babies in the U.S., I had never seen a mother die in labor. But two weeks in Congo changed that. Summoned from hospital rounds one morning, a mother in the middle of …

Last night I went with Carl to a guys night at their church, GLOW Church, and watch the first of three State of Origin matches.  WOW were these guys into this match or what.  The best way I can …