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Sunday we left Chicago anticipating that we would continue on to Kinshasa with a change in Toronto and Brussels.  However, we missed the connection due to two issues.  First, the United schedule from Chicago to Toronto changed to 30 minutes …

Can remodeling be work for a missionary?  Well sometimes it just may be as you have to prepare housing for arriving missionaries.  Over the month of May we oversaw the repairs and some remodeling of a house for Paul & …

About six weeks ago I asked Arthur, the Lebanese owner of the hardware store in Kinshasa, if he had 1” close nipples as I needed some for a construction project (see pic below). He spoke French better than English so …

Praise the Lord for Paul and Sheryl’s safe arrival at Karawa at about 16h30 yesterday afternoon.  They’ll have to describe the trip, but one comment from Paul will interest you.  In his greeting to the church he said that the …

We enjoyed our friend Paul DeNeui’s visit earlier this week. Paul is the professor of missiology at North Park Theological Seminary after having served as a missionary in Thailand for 18 years. While it’s fun to have a friend visit, …

On Thursday last week, we traveled to Bogose-Konu where we observed the kick-off for the second phase of the polio vaccination campaign. The local health center had been publicizing this day well ahead of time, so there were a lot …

The Evangelical Covenant Church of Sudan (ECCS) recently provided emergency relief supplies to 27 vulnerable families representing 508 people who are living in camps of internally displaced peoples (IDPs) in Sudan. With a grant from Covenant World Relief (CWR), the …

Two weeks ago, from Thursday to Saturday, a polio vaccination campaign was held throughout the entire Ubangi-Mongala region. Marta Klein, Covenant short-term missionary physician’s assistant who is in Gemena with us learning Lingala, walked around the neighborhood with the …

Over the last 2+ weeks we have heard about many children in the community being diagnosed with typhoid fever. At the same time rainy season has not really started and water sources are low or drying out. One of the …

He is Risen!!

We had a joyous Easter celebration yesterday morning: 1,899 attended, 8 choirs, 2 different groups of little kids presented what they’ve learned in Sunday School, and there was a baby dedication for 7 babies, all within 3-1/2 …