{"id":2194,"date":"2013-09-14T07:10:14","date_gmt":"2013-09-14T12:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/?p=2194"},"modified":"2013-09-14T07:10:14","modified_gmt":"2013-09-14T12:10:14","slug":"kikwiti-touched-by-love-for-girls-in-congo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/2013\/09\/kikwiti-touched-by-love-for-girls-in-congo\/","title":{"rendered":"Kikwiti touched by love for girls in Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cOnly 30 girls are attending primary school and 10 girls are attending secondary school out of over<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/09\/Kikwiti-speaking-at-Triennial-crop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2200 alignright\" alt=\"Kikwiti speaking at Triennial-crop\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/09\/Kikwiti-speaking-at-Triennial-crop-261x300.jpg\" width=\"209\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/09\/Kikwiti-speaking-at-Triennial-crop-261x300.jpg 261w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/09\/Kikwiti-speaking-at-Triennial-crop.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/a> 2,000 girls in the Libala church region\u201d, shared Rev. Corine Kikwiti.\u00a0 \u201cMy heart was so sad when I heard these statistics.\u00a0 I asked the president of\u00a0women ministries in this region why so few girls are attending school. \u00a0She said girls are usually only valued for getting married and having children.\u00a0 Some girls are working to earn a little money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Corine Kikwiti is president of Women Ministries for the CEUM.\u00a0 She and Cindy were invited by ECC Great Lakes Conference Women Ministries to attend Triennial women\u2019s conference in San Diego.\u00a0 \u201cI am touched in my heart by the love demonstrated by women for the girls in DR Congo\u201d, remarked Corine.\u00a0 \u201cMy joy overflowed as I walked in the Fun Run with hundreds of women wanting to make a difference in the lives of girls attending Lycee Vanette girls school.\u201d\u00a0 Corine and Cindy also enjoyed meeting people in the Congo Pavillion.\u00a0 This was modeled after a typical village in DR Congo.\u00a0 It gave women a feel for what life is really like there.\u00a0 Corine fit into the village life as she played a drum on two evenings.\u00a0women ministries in this region why so few girls are attending school. \u00a0She said girls are usually only valued for getting married and having children.\u00a0 Some girls are working to earn a little money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/09\/Kikwiti-Cindy-at-Triennial-crop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-2202\" alt=\"Kikwiti &amp; Cindy at Triennial- crop\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/09\/Kikwiti-Cindy-at-Triennial-crop-296x300.jpg\" width=\"237\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/09\/Kikwiti-Cindy-at-Triennial-crop-296x300.jpg 296w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/09\/Kikwiti-Cindy-at-Triennial-crop.jpg 487w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/a>Following Triennial Rev. Kikwiti and Cindy traveled and shared with women and church groups in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania and family camp at Mission Meadows Bible Camp in New York.\u00a0 \u201cCEUM Women Ministries is focusing on encouraging girls and women education, women literacy classes and small projects for women, especially widows\u201d, Corine shared. \u00a0\u201cCovenant Kids Congo powered by World Vision is also having a big impact on children in Gemena, which is where I live.\u00a0 They are building schools and helping to provide clean water for the children to drink.\u201d\u00a0 They drove over 1,500 miles in their rental car with many good conversations and laughter along the roads.<\/p>\n<p>They were inspired by several churches in the Detroit area who are reaching out to feed the hungry, heal the sick and get involved addressing the needs in their communities.\u00a0 In Oregon, Ohio they participated in fixing lunches for hungry people in Toledo.\u00a0 \u201cWe have great poverty in DR Congo, but it is very hard for me to see so many hungry and homeless people and try to understand why this is taking place in the United States\u201d, exclaimed Corine.<\/p>\n<p>Corine returned safely to Gemena two weeks ago. \u00a0Thank you for your prayers during her and Cindy\u2019s travels in the US and now as she ministers to the women and girls in DR Congo.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2198\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/09\/Kikwiti-playing-drum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2198\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2198\" alt=\"Kikwiti playing drum\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/09\/Kikwiti-playing-drum-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/09\/Kikwiti-playing-drum-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/09\/Kikwiti-playing-drum.jpg 534w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2198\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kikwiti playing drum<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=2194&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cOnly 30 girls are attending primary school and 10 girls are attending secondary school out of over 2,000 girls in the Libala church region\u201d, shared Rev. 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