By Don Meyer
KARAWA, CONGO (November 26, 2004) – By far the largest crowd to greet the 11-member delegation of the Evangelical Covenant Church visiting Congo came as family members of Dr. Paul Carlson worshipped together and then quietly paid …
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Moments at Karawa – Remembering Paul
KARAWA, CONGO (November 26, 2004) – Family members of martyred Covenant medical missionary Dr. Paul Carlson celebrated his life Wednesday (November 24) at his gravesite in the Karawa cemetery, 40 years to the day since his death at the hands …
A Special Reason to be Thankful
By Craig Pinley
MASON CITY, IA (November 25, 2004) – Dave Olson has the biggest heart at First Covenant Church, and also the loudest.
Capacity Crowd Greets Delegation at Loko
By Don Meyer
LOKO, CONGO (November 24, 2004) – Warm greetings have become an anticipated part of the current tour of Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) mission operations in northwestern Congo by an 11-member delegation representing the denomination, with hundreds of …
Loko Photo Page
LOKO, CONGO (November 24, 2004) – Following are scenes from Tuesday’s visit to Loko by an 11-member delegation representing the Evangelical Covenant Church.
Forty Years Later: ‘Who Could Have Imagined?’
By Don Meyer
WASOLO, CONGO (November 23, 2004) – “Paul could not have imagined – nor I – what has happened here since he died.” Those words from Lois Carlson Bridges perhaps best describe the experience of the 11-member Evangelical …
Wasolo: Time for Worship, Reflection
WASOLO, CONGO (November 23) – Sunday’s visit in Wasolo was a time for worship with a crowd estimated at more than 1,000 people, as well as a tour of facilities and a time for reflection.
Viking Men, Women Open Season on High Note
CHICAGO, IL (November 22, 2004) – Both the North Park University (NPU) men’s and women’s basketball teams opened 2004-2005 season action by splitting games last weekend as Lamar Townsend and Lauren Martin provided the heroics in their respective teams’ victories.…
Freedholms Honored for Years in Ministry
CHICAGO, IL (November 22, 2004) – A ministry spanning more than four decades was honored during a Saturday reception for Herbert Freedholm, who retires at the end of December as superintendent of the Central Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church …
Carlson Family Visits Former Home in Wasolo
By Don Meyer
WASOLO, CONGO (November 21, 2004) – Following a two-hour delay due to fog, the 11-member delegation from the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) touched down in a Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) plane at Wasolo on Saturday where they …