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In the last month, our team has had the honor of visiting Covenant churches all over the country and participating in Hope Sunday events. There are many inspiring stories to share, as we have seen small and large churches, new and traditional churches, working compassionately, in one single partnership, in an effort to break the back of extreme poverty. In the following short video clip, you will meet the acquaintance of Flory Buki, a Congolese man who now attends Naperville Evangelical Covenant Church<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0Listen to him, as he shares, specifically, how child sponsorship changed his life, and the lives of those who cared enough to sponsor him.<\/p>\n

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Excerpts from an email message sent by Flory Buki to Covenant Kids Congo<\/em><\/p>\n

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Reesheda,<\/p>\n

The connection\u00a0and the reciprocity between the people of the DRC and those of USA you\u00a0made\u00a0today made me believe that this project is heading in the right\u00a0direction,\u00a0and I do not want to miss out. In presentations I have heard in the past,\u00a0most orators make it sound like we need Americans more than they do need\u00a0us. These kinds of messages reminds me of the colonization era. But today,\u00a0for the first time, you made me believe that we (Congolese) have\u00a0something\u00a0to teach you (Americans) as well.<\/p>\n

As I pointed out to you today, my entire education was based on\u00a0sponsorships. People gave money so that I would have an education. Today,\u00a0the results are clear. I help in return about 20 more students to go back\u00a0to school. I am pretty sure that some of them will also return that\u00a0favor.\u00a0This is the only way Congo will develop. Through this project, the\u00a0thousands of students who will be educated will turn around and return\u00a0the\u00a0favor. The results may not be immediate, but over the long run, Congo’s\u00a0education level will increase dramatically.<\/p>\n

I am pretty sure that during your trip to the DRC you experienced\u00a0corruption, mismanagement, illiteracy, poverty, etc. In some other part\u00a0of\u00a0the Congo, there are unending wars, women sexual violences, child soldier\u00a0phenomena, and so many other social issues. In part, all these things I\u00a0just\u00a0numbered are due to lack of education, and the inability for some parents\u00a0to send their children to school. This is when the Covenant Kids Congo\u00a0project comes in handy, because so many kids will be educated; as a\u00a0result,\u00a0peace and better living conditions will be restored.<\/p>\n

I would love to talk to you more about the ways I can get involved in the\u00a0projects. One of the immediate things I can do is to share my own story,\u00a0which is exactly the vision and goal of the project. People may want to\u00a0see\u00a0the results of the Covenant Congo Kids projects, but they do not need to\u00a0go\u00a0far to find it. I am the perfect kind of result the project will produce.<\/p>\n

Thank you,<\/p>\n

Flory Buki<\/p>\n

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