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We had very encouraging visits to supporting churches and interested churches during April and May. In April we went to the NE to visit Orchard Covenant in Indian Orchard, MA and ECC Springfield. This was Pete’s first time to the …

The following link is an excellent story and video on the continuing insecurity in northern and northwestern CAR. It is a tragedy that continues and is seldom reported on, but many lives are significantly impacted. The 9 min video is …

We had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend with our kids at Covenant Harbor Bible Camp in Lake Geneva, WI.  As they are all located in Chicago, for now, and do not have much time off this was the opportunity to …

PCC in Redwood City, CA is committed to helping the people of Congo.  Thank you, thank you.  These links are to their website which describes what they have done and are committed to doing.

Missions at Peninsula Covenant

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Congo Student Will Put NPU Degree to Work Back Home

CHICAGO, IL (February 5, 2009) – Sarah Thontwa is the first undergraduate student from the Democratic Republic of Congo to attend North Park University, which means she probably could …

Carl graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) Saturday May 16.  It was a great day.  We were blessed to have family present.  Cindy’s parents flew up from FL and my parents drove in from IA. 

The one thing …

This story is really sad for both the loss of life and that of medicines and medical supplies that will save other lives.  We know this bridge, were over it many times when we lived in Congo as it is …

So what do we do as regional coordinators some times?  One of our responsibilities is building relationships with other mission partners.  These can be both other missions and national churches.  As we get to know our partners in ministry we …

After the following initial news item we have learned that 151 people lost their lives in this violence in Malakal last week.   Rev. Abraham Tuach Kier, President of the ECC of Sudan, reported that some Covenanters and their relatives were …

Last weekend we were in Mason City to speak.  Saturday evening they had a CELEBRATE AFRICA dinner and evening.  What FUN!  They had nice decorations and then a wonderful meal.  They had gone online to find some genuine African recipes …