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Hope in Kenya

Post a Comment » Written on September 20th, 2011     
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By Covenant missionaries Pete and Cindy Ekstrand

Eric

Eric is seven years old and is in first grade. He was constantly moved from one place to another as his family looked for a safe place to live. They have found peace in Kenya and have been welcomed with love by the Kitengela Covenant Church. Eric lives with his parents and five brothers and sisters, plus another five children who lost their parents in the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo so there are 13 people in his family. Eric is one of many Congolese refugee children who have arrived in Kenya over the last several years. Continue Reading »



Hunger, fear stalk crowded east Congo refugee camps

Post a Comment » Written on November 5th, 2008     
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05 Nov 2008 16:48:35 GMT
Source: Reuters


By Hereward Holland

KIBATI, Congo, Nov 5 (Reuters) – Clutching a small pack of high-energy biscuits, Clementine Riziki slowly chews her first meal in more than a week. Nine days ago, she fled her village in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern North Kivu province when attacking Tutsi rebels burned down her house and stole her belongings. To compound her worries, her family has since doubled in size. Amid the chaos, debris and noise of a makeshift camp for tens of thousands of civilians displaced by the violence, Riziki gave birth this week to twins, just a few kilometres (miles) down the hill from the rebel front line.

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