{"id":2342,"date":"2014-04-22T10:21:40","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T15:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/?p=2342"},"modified":"2014-04-23T10:11:44","modified_gmt":"2014-04-23T15:11:44","slug":"animal-traction-for-congo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/2014\/04\/animal-traction-for-congo\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal traction for Congo?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Will animal traction with ox carts come to Congo in the near future? \u00a0President Mboka recently visited\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tillersinternational.org\/\">Tillers International<\/a>\u00a0in Michigan and was inspired. \u00a0He and his colleagues dream of teams of oxen working in the fields and hauling produce to market. \u00a0At Tillers he met with Richard Roosenberg, Executive Director of Tillers, Kristine Svenson, a former short-term missionary in Congo who worked with animal traction, and May Sanguma. \u00a0Here are a few photos from his visit plus a video of \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/92620263\">President Mboka directing a team of oxen at Tillers<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2347\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/04\/Mboka-Kristine-May.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2347\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2347\" alt=\"Mboka, Kristine &amp; May\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/04\/Mboka-Kristine-May-300x225.jpeg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/04\/Mboka-Kristine-May-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/04\/Mboka-Kristine-May.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L to R: President Mboka, Kristine Svenson and May Sanguma<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2348\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/04\/talking-with-Kristines-dad.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2348\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2348\" alt=\"talking with Kristine's dad\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/04\/talking-with-Kristines-dad-300x225.jpeg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/04\/talking-with-Kristines-dad-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/04\/talking-with-Kristines-dad.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard Roosenberg talking with President Mboka<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2346\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/04\/a-big-bull.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2346\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2346\" alt=\"a big bull\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/04\/a-big-bull-300x225.jpeg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/04\/a-big-bull-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/04\/a-big-bull.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">that&#8217;s a big bull<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/04\/with-bull.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2349\" alt=\"with bull\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/04\/with-bull-300x225.jpeg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/04\/with-bull-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/04\/with-bull.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=2342&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will animal traction with ox carts come to Congo in the near future? 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