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 …
May 29
Great family weekend
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 …
May 20
Peninsula Covenant Church is committed to Congo
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
See a …
May 20
Congo Student to Use Degree back in Congo
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 …
May 19
Carl’s Graduates — CELEBRATE!
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 …
Apr 08
A Wound in the Heart of Africa
This looks like a very interesting book. Probably depressing at times, but also revealing. The link is to the NYT book review about it.
AFRICA’S WORLD WAR “Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe” by Gérard …
Mar 29
TIME on positives in business in Africa
After the previous discouraging post about the negative impact of foreign aid in Africa, this article in TIME, 23 March, is very encouraging about business developments across Africa. May they continue to grow!
Africa, Business Destination. Unlike a lot of …
Mar 27
Why Foreign Aid is Hurting Africa
This article is jolting at the same time that is contains much truth. There are really tough issues that need to be addressed. I would love to have a conversation with African friends about the issues raised here and what …
Mar 27
Truck falls through bridge in Congo
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 …
Mar 23
Plugging away at admin work
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 …
