CHICAGO, IL (March 25, 2007) – Covenanters Dr. Roger Thorpe and Curt Peterson arrived in Chicago this afternoon following several harrowing days in the midst of military conflict in the capital city of Kinshasa.
Their flight touched down at O’Hare International Airport around 2:05 p.m., a Covenant World Mission staff member advises.
Their flight touched down at O’Hare International Airport around 2:05 p.m., a Covenant World Mission staff member advises.
Thorpe, a retired Evangelical Covenant Church medical missionary who served in Congo years ago, and Peterson, executive minister of the Department of World Mission, had been in Kinshasa for an all-pastors meeting in partnership with the Covenant church of Congo.
The accompanying photo, taken at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago Sunday afternoon, shows (from left): Eileen Thorpe, one of the Thorpe’s daughters, Laurie; Roger Thorpe, and another daughter, Christine ; and Curt and Marti Peterson.
To read earlier accounts of what transpired, search for the following stories previously published as part of this online Covenant News Service report:
- Thorpe, Peterson Prepare for Return Home
- Covenanters Reported Safe Amid Congo Violence