tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30872724154865243022024-02-07T18:13:11.390+01:00What's up with Project Hope?Project Hope is a non-profit missionary-based humanitarian association consisting of individuals who dedicate their full-time to voluntary work, using our abilities to the fullest in service to others. We are non-salaried volunteers who are dedicated to the common goal of spreading God’s love and improving people’s lives.Espoir Congo Elikyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232580318592718342noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087272415486524302.post-86923300893545005402009-10-26T13:27:00.006+01:002009-10-26T13:53:33.068+01:00Activities with the children<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_yIqeP5Avl3BRrUO4barhP-kWRr_BA2LxPD4ZPJVXfEFnaFYenUfO-PVsktJR3P1PNfZXdjakHF_L7h8o60CteDmJ7ENV3A9IsNHAZE4gFy-4h6D-ev_YbkIjDOTPplJU19vL-5BMfFE/s1600-h/natalie+flannelgraph.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396890266201064434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_yIqeP5Avl3BRrUO4barhP-kWRr_BA2LxPD4ZPJVXfEFnaFYenUfO-PVsktJR3P1PNfZXdjakHF_L7h8o60CteDmJ7ENV3A9IsNHAZE4gFy-4h6D-ev_YbkIjDOTPplJU19vL-5BMfFE/s400/natalie+flannelgraph.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaNtiyWp2mmaXwJ4zZ4uIuzHQ1cx6FYUb_5eazTC9zsKafegPhqQMoaglGhh9DTlrVhyphenhyphenUcEnBKQBBOxwPVLmJk7IButRCpy70Qo7dmgR1NZzA-wSf0xkO6rHGkib5Qa5FL2I2ObXgEGk/s1600-h/DSC_7090.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396888117280909682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaNtiyWp2mmaXwJ4zZ4uIuzHQ1cx6FYUb_5eazTC9zsKafegPhqQMoaglGhh9DTlrVhyphenhyphenUcEnBKQBBOxwPVLmJk7IButRCpy70Qo7dmgR1NZzA-wSf0xkO6rHGkib5Qa5FL2I2ObXgEGk/s400/DSC_7090.JPG" /></a> Natalie presenting a character building flannelgraph story to the children/Natalie racontant une histoire aux enfants à l'aide d'un flannelographe.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLV60ukZhrNcTsR1D8D7LAMgeEPg1HCFfWW5kTDeXivliwsvfB-KXriEVACieVK5kXVl0hapbv_tRqWbIF6tRDIYl3tEeoJv7tC-bVZS-iU3HvF2iIz4Oe2AnhM9-nIhRXDUJHQ7_dgU/s1600-h/DSC_7123.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396885929442774530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLV60ukZhrNcTsR1D8D7LAMgeEPg1HCFfWW5kTDeXivliwsvfB-KXriEVACieVK5kXVl0hapbv_tRqWbIF6tRDIYl3tEeoJv7tC-bVZS-iU3HvF2iIz4Oe2AnhM9-nIhRXDUJHQ7_dgU/s400/DSC_7123.JPG" /></a> Pasteur Théophile taking part in the "Good Samaritan" skit with the children./Pasteur Théophile prenant part au sketche du "Bon Samaritain" avec les enfants.<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Espoir Congo Elikyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232580318592718342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087272415486524302.post-42255242712673675712009-10-26T12:59:00.005+01:002009-10-26T13:25:33.195+01:00Volunteers help<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSjr7CkbZ7sMVO6UfFfLLCU0Rhk2y0_l8DpAuBs4uDdt0G3OYvfaEzcWjyZUV0FP4CMHCMI_szMc80F0VMQiG3MF92VJ_V1S2Ui0yd6B1sTMdEULah9Dk60lW7qWA6-3vEX4aoSNeHCE/s1600-h/DSC02368.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396883105353635058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSjr7CkbZ7sMVO6UfFfLLCU0Rhk2y0_l8DpAuBs4uDdt0G3OYvfaEzcWjyZUV0FP4CMHCMI_szMc80F0VMQiG3MF92VJ_V1S2Ui0yd6B1sTMdEULah9Dk60lW7qWA6-3vEX4aoSNeHCE/s400/DSC02368.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Carine, our first Congolese "orphan sponsor" came to meet baby Fatu for the first time. She brought her a little doll and also helped us with the food distribution and activities./Carine, notre première "marraine" Congolaise, a rencontré la petite Fatu pour la première fois. Elle lui a donné une poupée et nous a également aidé avec la distribution de la nourriture et les activités que nous avions organisées. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnwjgL_74rHsWYDwgKB0D-e08gPuSLv0n5UOBtQwHJX8FO27zKSu9bwnbBYEUaJGC1qAXnCMUso9fEEyflTwR6IrjgQuSXXbfw6gkHYDdXZgutRsNnliWhzYDYPWUE_mHGjvelhn4ASU/s1600-h/P1010029.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396879160110882770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnwjgL_74rHsWYDwgKB0D-e08gPuSLv0n5UOBtQwHJX8FO27zKSu9bwnbBYEUaJGC1qAXnCMUso9fEEyflTwR6IrjgQuSXXbfw6gkHYDdXZgutRsNnliWhzYDYPWUE_mHGjvelhn4ASU/s400/P1010029.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaXElBfGczdh5I2DtXFaa6Ckzgyz5XV5_HpBjghUBtT2GtCBFLyNweT_g2OuxU4LiexA_g1kq1glpw5vV9sAvdhN4kkesP8G0ylGbPgL1erNfieSx2C-pKucMwLAyZ0AaK1B4JindYQ0/s1600-h/P1010019.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396878613103199394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaXElBfGczdh5I2DtXFaa6Ckzgyz5XV5_HpBjghUBtT2GtCBFLyNweT_g2OuxU4LiexA_g1kq1glpw5vV9sAvdhN4kkesP8G0ylGbPgL1erNfieSx2C-pKucMwLAyZ0AaK1B4JindYQ0/s400/P1010019.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Floriane came to help us feed the children. She brought them nice clothing which she distributed, gave them their vitamins, and was great at organizing games and dancing with them!</div><br /><br /><div>Floriane est venue nous aider à distribuer la nourriture aux enfants. Elle leur avait apporté de jolis vêtements qu'elle a distribué, leur a donné leurs vitamines, et a été formidable pour organiser des jeux et pour les faire danser!</div></div></div></div>Espoir Congo Elikyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232580318592718342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087272415486524302.post-78699982634622562282009-10-26T10:44:00.019+01:002009-10-26T13:27:32.748+01:00Medical Care--Cindy's visitCindy distributing food packages to orphaned children in Kisenso during her visit/Cindy distribue des sachets de nourriture aux orphelins de Kisenso durant sa visite.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DP58_BB2YQWMJmm9R2QqCnWKK3ywmfvttSYTN5QB8eCOwpCverI6aVwKPEnjEwVxnoRCfrnh0M1_x9nY7SAVROljVP5nw3pbJI9MFDG4TfHhvwdsQ37yiX8lEyNiIUGOWs1PMtsZoMc/s1600-h/DSC_7059.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396874019612965490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DP58_BB2YQWMJmm9R2QqCnWKK3ywmfvttSYTN5QB8eCOwpCverI6aVwKPEnjEwVxnoRCfrnh0M1_x9nY7SAVROljVP5nw3pbJI9MFDG4TfHhvwdsQ37yiX8lEyNiIUGOWs1PMtsZoMc/s400/DSC_7059.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lSli4nHCOvZ9vhpPW6w92rGfeGRulDCbXTTk-mtDcTv-ZNBkELS44z3rfSu9RN8g1jFq0aXslZNx34w7yph0GdhodleIFZqCLm2cEbLjf4Rc6lp3SAyeI2fBoCKmGINPjostEPPqNQ8/s1600-h/P1010025.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396872228192400274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lSli4nHCOvZ9vhpPW6w92rGfeGRulDCbXTTk-mtDcTv-ZNBkELS44z3rfSu9RN8g1jFq0aXslZNx34w7yph0GdhodleIFZqCLm2cEbLjf4Rc6lp3SAyeI2fBoCKmGINPjostEPPqNQ8/s400/P1010025.JPG" /></a> The children we took to the medical center (thank you Dr. Simba)/les enfants que nous avons fait examiné (merci Dr. Simba).<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5M3Ro0-BzjTaQ8ZRgrGBqDEy9Zb5CEYfXR0__0Knl4xj94VMgSucITE2ehZwCXos8ZtUjToGnY6jeusb_1P6nI4GgSa9vTb2qWPOlwYQ3XXEmfXquzZWNXftPvs_XumqCwxMGuN-98c/s1600-h/Therese.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396866287194268066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5M3Ro0-BzjTaQ8ZRgrGBqDEy9Zb5CEYfXR0__0Knl4xj94VMgSucITE2ehZwCXos8ZtUjToGnY6jeusb_1P6nI4GgSa9vTb2qWPOlwYQ3XXEmfXquzZWNXftPvs_XumqCwxMGuN-98c/s320/Therese.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>A nurse from England, Cindy, heard about us through a friend in the UN. She was very interested in our projects and wanted to stay for a month to participate.<br />She met the orphans and spotted a few that needed medical attention. Because of her involvement, we were able to get medical checks for them, thanks to the generous help of Dr. Jean-Claude and Dr. Simba. Two orphans have a problem with their legs that needs medical attention. Another has heart problems, one has appendicitis, and another a thyroid problem.<br />After diagnosing the problems, we have contacted two associations that may be able to help with the leg operations and heart problem. There are still some steps to take before this can be accomplished, as we need to get the agreement of the caretakers. We are expending the effort necessary to bring these children the medical assistance they need.<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8Up17yO1bEZxCyrJAhWZeKN_LZz8yKyeFDRyq7-1Kzt16kn7N0co88_hmTbIhCoZJ2mqS-Q0T1NpwdU3QxGdPOp1VIUbpxPb9e_UvOXy9jdFAYVEIU6pAoInc738HC9DLc6LV8NufIo/s1600-h/James.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396865574863694466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8Up17yO1bEZxCyrJAhWZeKN_LZz8yKyeFDRyq7-1Kzt16kn7N0co88_hmTbIhCoZJ2mqS-Q0T1NpwdU3QxGdPOp1VIUbpxPb9e_UvOXy9jdFAYVEIU6pAoInc738HC9DLc6LV8NufIo/s320/James.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Children with legs that need to be operated on/Enfants dont les jambes ont besoin d'une opération.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULEuBgM8Qu71B7Pkg7YDdxuNC6AjOKkbFfAJLFiLwyqSwCQH-SM8wG6ZFh_EkWGgPvthFhpxCpxHtWiGvhaRQdwBtdsIwWRYQAgcS0ySWIQKVmBEelm7g-uNlRsw8Jp5d2rvVNSC3ons/s1600-h/DSC_7155.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 266px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396855572567636866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULEuBgM8Qu71B7Pkg7YDdxuNC6AjOKkbFfAJLFiLwyqSwCQH-SM8wG6ZFh_EkWGgPvthFhpxCpxHtWiGvhaRQdwBtdsIwWRYQAgcS0ySWIQKVmBEelm7g-uNlRsw8Jp5d2rvVNSC3ons/s400/DSC_7155.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Cindy, une infirmière britannique, a entendu parlé de nous par une amie qui travaille ici à Kinshasa pour les Nations Unies. Très intéressée par notre projet, elle est venue passer un mois ici afin de pouvoir y participer.<br />Lors de sa visite à Kikimi, elle a remarqué que certains des orphelins avaient besoin d’assistance médicale. Nous avons pu les faire examiner par un docteur, grâce à la générosite du Dr. Jean-Claude et du Dr. Simba. Deux des orphelins ont un problème moteur à cause d’un accident à la jambe. Un autre a un problème cardiaque (voir photo ci-contre), une petite fille a un problème d’appendice, et un autre petit garçon a un problème de thyroïde qui retarde sa croissance.<br />Après avoir pu diagnostiquer ces problèmes, nous avons contacté deux associations qui pourraient être en mesure d’aider ces enfants avec les opérations nécessaires. Il nous reste encore plusieurs étapes à poursuivre avant de pouvoir réaliser ce projet, comme par example d’obtenir l’autorisation des gardiens légaux des enfants, ainsi que la collaboration des ces deux organismes. Nous déploierons tous les efforts nécessaires afin d’apporter à ces enfants l’assistance médicale dont ils ont besoin.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlM-o_fS-I9dtjaemb7N6qmxfR_m3Ret83-kdsLobQM-2zt_OQYZ_lpW3wqYhR82KHafImnWJFPLPnqCeQYHafPmyIUHj9A_yc7fI8992EwrVMn0ICJ3Yw_4diD6UQP5oumu9RPFwDb4/s1600-h/DSC_7028.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396844696776806690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlM-o_fS-I9dtjaemb7N6qmxfR_m3Ret83-kdsLobQM-2zt_OQYZ_lpW3wqYhR82KHafImnWJFPLPnqCeQYHafPmyIUHj9A_yc7fI8992EwrVMn0ICJ3Yw_4diD6UQP5oumu9RPFwDb4/s400/DSC_7028.JPG" /></a> Cindy with new born abandonned baby during her visit to KOLK orphanage/Cindy avec nouveau-né abandonné à l'orphelinat KOLK.</div></div></div></div>Espoir Congo Elikyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232580318592718342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087272415486524302.post-46187076729932546632009-04-21T21:38:00.004+01:002009-04-23T21:32:05.958+01:00How we started a Bible course at UPN<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsv-2BKnDjJupsAozgCgGXNeXTtEhhGnb4XYJ0emVCGccCPLp2hJXQIEoCItM3-S6U_YMn-vyynkh8POXR4XiOlo7xYx3OTt0TIkq4_mBe06HM_RWlSD9wbNlVzCmpLkWvKdFgh1Yb6pg/s1600-h/DSCN4985.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327254728425749426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 324px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsv-2BKnDjJupsAozgCgGXNeXTtEhhGnb4XYJ0emVCGccCPLp2hJXQIEoCItM3-S6U_YMn-vyynkh8POXR4XiOlo7xYx3OTt0TIkq4_mBe06HM_RWlSD9wbNlVzCmpLkWvKdFgh1Yb6pg/s400/DSCN4985.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>About 4 months ago Madlen and Fisca went to a nearby University (UPN) to see if any of the students would be interested in taking our Bible course there, called the 12 Foundation Stones. They met a very sweet Christian man who is a UPN English Professor. He was very inspired about the idea and asked them to go back in about a week to see how many students would be interested. So Madlen and I returned the next week and introduced the course to approximately 50 students. 25 of them signed up for the course on the spot, and others are continuing to sign up as they hear about our program. They were encouraged to hear that the course would be in English, that way, at the same time as learning about the Bible and “faith life” they can also perfect their language skills. We agreed to meet once every week for an hour and a half at the University. The school gives us a free class room, where we can gather with all those who are interested. The idea and objective is that once the students complete the training, they will take up the challenge and start teaching this course to others. It’s a golden opportunity to put into practice what they’re studying, as most of them are at the University to learn how to become professional teachers.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PQaKtTX_yKIs3tAiZePoZuinuLmgbl0VuU8sqYsxuMsUtydZdNFrrch6ZAFwNVRdlKd09U1Aa5FieC21_JbytSw3atwpuq0_gbBEduJxd1dJROHQzWC6h-SUTGDKAqr_HRhyphenhyphenxmCm2uY/s1600-h/DSCN5038.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327255614092627074" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PQaKtTX_yKIs3tAiZePoZuinuLmgbl0VuU8sqYsxuMsUtydZdNFrrch6ZAFwNVRdlKd09U1Aa5FieC21_JbytSw3atwpuq0_gbBEduJxd1dJROHQzWC6h-SUTGDKAqr_HRhyphenhyphenxmCm2uY/s400/DSCN5038.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Natalie and Madlen doing a skit to illustrate the importance of God's Word. </span></em></div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></em>At the end of the course, the graduates are provided with a diploma, as well as a teacher’s book and other supplementary materials, which can help them in teaching and can be used for their own spiritual feeding as well. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXwvLCCxLGYVBYhY5hTT1zUrLSi2973zFgrl-fBIYEDBPUQpTrHoTwtBTxNzb6Q2WnKDGER9GPTChulbrgEGE-ic8-7jetbVnjkQrdeGUY_Z4OcTnAjl5oWH8qzIyjrAMMSXgQtIvaww/s1600-h/DSCN5500.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327255982993995810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXwvLCCxLGYVBYhY5hTT1zUrLSi2973zFgrl-fBIYEDBPUQpTrHoTwtBTxNzb6Q2WnKDGER9GPTChulbrgEGE-ic8-7jetbVnjkQrdeGUY_Z4OcTnAjl5oWH8qzIyjrAMMSXgQtIvaww/s400/DSCN5500.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The course is for free, the only charges are for the different materials (study books, teacher’s book and other supplementary reading materials).<br />The responses have been very positive so far and many students expressed how much this course is helping them to understand God and His words more. One of them commented: “I didn’t think I needed something like that, as I thought I knew the Bible pretty well, but I thank you for coming, because it’s true that lately I’ve neglected the Lord and His words. These classes help me to get back on track.”<br />By Mariann and Madlen <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyJV4U2jdJiG79xXrcydbICDBLJpO6sXRruRmd1IUAsUYygZsuPeyDbf_5gvlaChRvtD7UrSWoOWlU0RCsZpbgJvcTIzD8HFYUYsmBihWOLCoxr2RD5yCAr_KPlX5x_9ytUgQAEkiwp8/s1600-h/DSCN4993.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327256726687159570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyJV4U2jdJiG79xXrcydbICDBLJpO6sXRruRmd1IUAsUYygZsuPeyDbf_5gvlaChRvtD7UrSWoOWlU0RCsZpbgJvcTIzD8HFYUYsmBihWOLCoxr2RD5yCAr_KPlX5x_9ytUgQAEkiwp8/s400/DSCN4993.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Comment nous avons débuté un cours biblique à l’UPN</div><div>Les 12 Pierres de Fondation</div><div>Il y a environ 4 mois, Madlen et Fisca se rendirent à l’université la plus proche de chez nous (UPN) afin de voir si les étudiants seraient intéressés de suivre notre cours de formation théologique, intitulé les 12 Pierres de Fondation. Ils y rencontrèrent un professeur d’anglais très gentil, un chrétien, qui fut tout de suite inspiré par cette idée et nous demanda de revenir la semaine suivante afin de voir combien d’étudiants seraient intéressés. La semaine d’après, Madlen et moi-même retournâmes à l’université et présentèrent le cours à une cinquantaine d’étudiants. Vingt cinq s’y inscrivirent sur le champ, et de nouveaux continuent à s’y inscrire dès qu’ils entendent parler de notre programme. Le fait que le cours soit en anglais leur plait énormément, car, en plus d’étudier la Bible et la « vie de foi », cela leur permet de perfectionner la langue. Nous avons fixé les cours pour le vendredi à l’université pendant une heure et demie. Nous pouvons utiliser une salle de classe gratuitement, où tous les intéressés peuvent se rassembler. Le but de ces cours est de former les étudiants à prendre la relève une fois qu’ils auront reçu leur diplôme, et de se mettre eux-aussi à enseigner le même cours à de nouvelles recrues. C’est une occasion formidable de mettre en pratique ce qu’ils apprennent, car la plupart de ces étudiants reçoivent à l’université une formation professionnelle d’enseignants. En fin de cours, les étudiants reçoivent un diplôme, ainsi qu’un manuel pour professeurs et d’autres matériaux supplémentaires qui les aideront à enseigner et qu’ils pourront également utiliser pour leur propre édification spirituelle. Les cours sont gratuits, les seuls frais étant ceux de photocopies et de syllabus (livre pour l’étudiant, manuel pour professeurs et autres matériaux supplémentaires à lire).</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEircQYGbJmUgVFEy-Ne_R8KQygqxy11t1tBg6QGJGcajeBjh65_Pz2QfNFuFeTv_9u7ajFsYE8Tj__q4DR1XvEYkGj4ph5P0NYYSDcDULa2qq0T4p-2QDtnNkpOt78UU76RqRm3ZuB0MAY/s1600-h/DSCN4994.JPG"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><em>Naomi au tableau</em></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327257068370536754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEircQYGbJmUgVFEy-Ne_R8KQygqxy11t1tBg6QGJGcajeBjh65_Pz2QfNFuFeTv_9u7ajFsYE8Tj__q4DR1XvEYkGj4ph5P0NYYSDcDULa2qq0T4p-2QDtnNkpOt78UU76RqRm3ZuB0MAY/s400/DSCN4994.JPG" border="0" /></a> Jusqu’à présent les réactions sont très positives, et beaucoup d’étudiants ont exprimé combien ce cours les aide à mieux comprendre Dieu et Sa Parole. L’un d’eux a commenté : « Je ne pensais pas que j’avais besoin de ce cours, car je pensais déjà bien connaître la Bible, mais je tiens à vous remercier d’être venus ici, parce que ces derniers temps j’ai en effet négligé le Seigneur et Ses Paroles. Ces cours m’aident à revenir sur le droit chemin. »</div><div>Mariann et Madlen</div></div></div>Espoir Congo Elikyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232580318592718342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087272415486524302.post-24812633018472020222009-04-21T21:36:00.010+01:002009-04-23T21:31:30.963+01:00Easter Program in Kisenso<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZpeZad9RWs-meRmb_IlB_a0ylJZfslcRdM4ZtDFiwv0l5TCd_BMvBmhZeBw-J7enusx2vvlwRFcBvVRxoT6JPKwyfwoVzchR_2wQ_Lik4AHdzyklzjiphEETwHM_rH6EODU024Esq28/s1600-h/boy+artists.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327513602365129330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZpeZad9RWs-meRmb_IlB_a0ylJZfslcRdM4ZtDFiwv0l5TCd_BMvBmhZeBw-J7enusx2vvlwRFcBvVRxoT6JPKwyfwoVzchR_2wQ_Lik4AHdzyklzjiphEETwHM_rH6EODU024Esq28/s400/boy+artists.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Just before Easter, we went to visit our orphaned kids in Kisenso, to distribute the usual food packages, and also to do a special program for them. Our jeep had just broken down, so we took a chance and drove our other car, not a 4 x 4. We did our best to avoid the roads that were too flooded, while praying that we would not get stuck in the mud. We were still doing well until about 25 meters from the orphan center… In driving over a grassy patch, we did not see that it was hiding an actual ditch, and our wheel fell in…<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74wFnJJd7jCwl7leO3tfzaDID1vnPmA0prM_joap-eigaDS7iRX3fAm3LYlMxKBmMNbcwTmEieEx3ULPQbYfs1dXIazZoIVbIzG4oh_zqyQFZdD5m-h-rHO_OZunTUFsMybn2VQLz5WM/s1600-h/stuckinthemudtogetthere.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327514168416498066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74wFnJJd7jCwl7leO3tfzaDID1vnPmA0prM_joap-eigaDS7iRX3fAm3LYlMxKBmMNbcwTmEieEx3ULPQbYfs1dXIazZoIVbIzG4oh_zqyQFZdD5m-h-rHO_OZunTUFsMybn2VQLz5WM/s400/stuckinthemudtogetthere.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8pamq9FjGfmVAuSonhzXSaQ-qyJoqa8PJ3r0YH0UbA1UXpjb2_jlUsttb2z4z8OXSs-qPoqAFu9PPEeh_x7ozz3xNTLDKBI0AKGlJTxXGXdGjTsMjmKKhofm-DbAj6koe0hKvHBKIPk8/s1600-h/in+the+ditch.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327513912469239282" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8pamq9FjGfmVAuSonhzXSaQ-qyJoqa8PJ3r0YH0UbA1UXpjb2_jlUsttb2z4z8OXSs-qPoqAFu9PPEeh_x7ozz3xNTLDKBI0AKGlJTxXGXdGjTsMjmKKhofm-DbAj6koe0hKvHBKIPk8/s400/in+the+ditch.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Thank the Lord, we girls were able to walk to the center, while Dominic stayed by the car, and tried to get help to pull it out of the ditch. Sweet villagers came to the rescue, and got down on their hands and knees to dig our wheel out the mud. Another man loaned us a precious plank of wood, which we were able to fit under the wheel, and after a couple of hours, the car finally pulled out of the ditch. What an adventure!<br />After this experience, we knew for sure we would not be able to drive that same car to Mokali for our next program, where the road is much worse, and practically non-existent.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0WqSwjKWt0jcYqlWCxT_LCX-xE1P8Kj60WfDt7ra747wuAqS4gLBRhjCyi_8_T98ebz773nVH3PQltSbItEi2ZPl5hOM3sx-hW2iRbcBMEUWAXqq24xraV5cgXc__ySz7-BS6l_CGtJY/s1600-h/coloring+fun.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327512918422004834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0WqSwjKWt0jcYqlWCxT_LCX-xE1P8Kj60WfDt7ra747wuAqS4gLBRhjCyi_8_T98ebz773nVH3PQltSbItEi2ZPl5hOM3sx-hW2iRbcBMEUWAXqq24xraV5cgXc__ySz7-BS6l_CGtJY/s400/coloring+fun.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGkvx9eP2oaHXsMioAaufDaC9GgQa0TwCt1LOG1WVhl3BzBABiGhALIl2yVMHpA_EKhSojhH7Uho9tMH0whFBD6Vbngg2T-jK3kwuTlxbdg9bFKP5St108vfMOC2WltH4up4ZyAY7Jk4/s1600-h/DSCN5289.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327512689078935954" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGkvx9eP2oaHXsMioAaufDaC9GgQa0TwCt1LOG1WVhl3BzBABiGhALIl2yVMHpA_EKhSojhH7Uho9tMH0whFBD6Vbngg2T-jK3kwuTlxbdg9bFKP5St108vfMOC2WltH4up4ZyAY7Jk4/s400/DSCN5289.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgiyKrI_CefhgHhlwrwV8_a-oNuGUnVyE0c-DCu3ybyRWV6en7L2c4zZuO7Wc7cV_cJK4qUEj8h8jKn5zEJDOsPgCpc0Fswzwjzu4FBxXNljsEB3KqYucTN4JcX2XzcyCOWtlCAsJ_8E/s1600-h/DSCN5290.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327512308933351810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgiyKrI_CefhgHhlwrwV8_a-oNuGUnVyE0c-DCu3ybyRWV6en7L2c4zZuO7Wc7cV_cJK4qUEj8h8jKn5zEJDOsPgCpc0Fswzwjzu4FBxXNljsEB3KqYucTN4JcX2XzcyCOWtlCAsJ_8E/s400/DSCN5290.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Thankfully, this incident did not keep us from spending time with our orphans. Unaware of all we had gone through to come and see them, they only asked how come my clothes looked all dirty, ha! (In trying to push the car out of the ditch, mud had splashed all over me!). Coloring is such a special activity for them that it’s always hard to start the next activity with them afterwards. (A big thank you to our dear friend Jean-Louis who made all 150 photocopies for us!)<br />But when it was time for the Easter play, suffice it to say that these kids adore acting! They loved dressing up and acting out the story of Easter, and they had a great time!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RyXHYJ4IFkBWLKqjsx3wkGoFuRRpBCNYShIHkP_xwrWFLUnxboOHTZ02icbh1o6x_YEEWZcTaHpZ82Y5B10UuO7xKlC9F4N02oG0BrJc32WaDWJVk-ca6hVjInSzbTJvWriqlEbwxsE/s1600-h/gettingready4theplay.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327511614779388754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RyXHYJ4IFkBWLKqjsx3wkGoFuRRpBCNYShIHkP_xwrWFLUnxboOHTZ02icbh1o6x_YEEWZcTaHpZ82Y5B10UuO7xKlC9F4N02oG0BrJc32WaDWJVk-ca6hVjInSzbTJvWriqlEbwxsE/s400/gettingready4theplay.JPG" border="0" /></a><em>Dressing up the kids</em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUGtVEuKvolLF4OnMnloX8-0AB9Zjw_ts0iL46ZlL6fUzWg3qflNiKH6RtyER_iJgwtMP3E53bXsQJBoE8HUExZfLAQ5BINmYlopcXCxuK17kT93zc4RG4OvVLdFcH3zkcxfEC-wnisfM/s1600-h/threewomen.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327511151728705378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUGtVEuKvolLF4OnMnloX8-0AB9Zjw_ts0iL46ZlL6fUzWg3qflNiKH6RtyER_iJgwtMP3E53bXsQJBoE8HUExZfLAQ5BINmYlopcXCxuK17kT93zc4RG4OvVLdFcH3zkcxfEC-wnisfM/s400/threewomen.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em>The 3 women who went to the tomb on Easter morning.</em><br />Programme de Pâques à Kinsenso<br />Quelques jours avant Pâques, nous sommes allés rendre visite à nos orphelins de Kisenso, pour distribuer les paquets de nourriture habituels, et aussi pour leur présenter le même programme que nous avions préparé pour les enfants de l’hôpital pour Pâques. Comme notre jeep était en panne, nous avons décidé d’essayer de nous y rendre avec l’autre voiture, une petite fourgonnette, qui n’est pas 4 x 4. Nous fîmes de notre mieux pour éviter la route qui avait le plus d’inondations, tout en priant que le Seigneur nous aide à ne pas nous embourber. Nos prières furent exaucées …. jusqu’à environ 25 mètres du centre des orphelins, quand nous avons roulé sur de l’herbe qui cachait un fossé. Notre roue avant y tomba… Nous étions coincés.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXyCbQ9MdCPqu5EZ4wEFsheeR_pb3FXQUFfpuVpN4c84efMHba5RHOizaYzUIRc2J3xaHpvz7__CSgmYVbodQyrwNdNC6bzokvrAb6Y28l7aY1kB6iZErLMCxTlCBERn4gfqZOY7TxDbs/s1600-h/food+distribution.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327510688024133346" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXyCbQ9MdCPqu5EZ4wEFsheeR_pb3FXQUFfpuVpN4c84efMHba5RHOizaYzUIRc2J3xaHpvz7__CSgmYVbodQyrwNdNC6bzokvrAb6Y28l7aY1kB6iZErLMCxTlCBERn4gfqZOY7TxDbs/s400/food+distribution.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Heureusement, nous les filles avons pu terminé le chemin à pied et aller passer du temps avec nos orphelins, comme prévu, pendant que Dominic resta auprès de la voiture, en essayant de trouver de l’aide. De gentils villageois vinrent à la rescousse, certains se mirent à genoux pour déblayer la boue, pendant qu’un autre nous prêta une planche (objet bien précieux ici) pour mettre sous la roue afin de nous aider à sortir du trou. Finalement, après presque deux heures d’effort, la voiture réussit à sortir du fossé et nous avons pu repartir. Quelle aventure ! Il était évident qu’il nous faudrait trouver une autre solution pour nous rendre à Mokali, où la route est encore bien pire, voire inexistante.<br />Heureusement, cet incident ne nous empêcha pas de passer du temps avec les enfants, qui se sont bien amusés, insouciants des péripéties par lesquelles nous étions passés pour venir leur rendre visite. Ils se contentèrent de me demander pourquoi mes vêtements étaient si sales aujourd’hui (je m’étais faite éclaboussée par la boue en essayant de pousser la voiture hors du fossé !) Le coloriage fût à nouveau l’activité préférée. (Un grand merci à notre ami Jean-Louis qui a fait toutes les 150 photocopies pour nous!) Ils adorèrent aussi se déguiser et jouer la petite pièce que nous avions préparée.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLWfE6e7e4ECPVLXbDBaslsOiseVnB0wDWesty_FwM8mxjd0dOuGuPqW_tjdA5nxTc2vrttan9vnuNV7LPVAmBk4sgKBrJr7Dzaha37i0SniViGZ3YMmirYjqAXur-nEgQtPpZWLoh9w/s1600-h/nao+boy.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327510397158376690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLWfE6e7e4ECPVLXbDBaslsOiseVnB0wDWesty_FwM8mxjd0dOuGuPqW_tjdA5nxTc2vrttan9vnuNV7LPVAmBk4sgKBrJr7Dzaha37i0SniViGZ3YMmirYjqAXur-nEgQtPpZWLoh9w/s400/nao+boy.JPG" border="0" /></a><em>Naomi avec orphelin parrainé par sa maman en Hongrie<br /></em>Espoir Congo Elikyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232580318592718342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087272415486524302.post-28237897450558637552009-04-20T21:35:00.033+01:002009-04-22T14:39:05.331+01:00Post Easter trip to Mokali<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtipDOgbTYTyq9odw-jpEFh4sE5cRKFPMXUURf2UMZzZj3zoV9KFK9J0E4sZxloRwwWIbu8qPNn4niOj6CaCJFy3Qte9EBC8dr5L-DnHyD-MhkpQQoTw8Fk_UiSMSaqDrzLxOpYKeO6f0/s1600-h/P4010032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327509717902904898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtipDOgbTYTyq9odw-jpEFh4sE5cRKFPMXUURf2UMZzZj3zoV9KFK9J0E4sZxloRwwWIbu8qPNn4niOj6CaCJFy3Qte9EBC8dr5L-DnHyD-MhkpQQoTw8Fk_UiSMSaqDrzLxOpYKeO6f0/s400/P4010032.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJWuclVqYyqa9pSHcPHfSwcgMTdi-LPm6YKpYhWxCxd7ROZ-eXiXcm3ruP3N9P_2uOezS5L6aT8GieTx9BNOhTv0FwMPeQVEbX7jNt7e2EIy87rC6YhVoVLPp7O9nZiFecRBTT2OLUns/s1600-h/P1010123.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326889645229060354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJWuclVqYyqa9pSHcPHfSwcgMTdi-LPm6YKpYhWxCxd7ROZ-eXiXcm3ruP3N9P_2uOezS5L6aT8GieTx9BNOhTv0FwMPeQVEbX7jNt7e2EIy87rC6YhVoVLPp7O9nZiFecRBTT2OLUns/s400/P1010123.JPG" border="0" /></a> The water filter broke on our jeep just 2 days before Easter, making it impossible for us to visit our dear orphans on Saturday as planned. Finding parts for a land rover is no easy task here in Kinshasa, and we are still searching...<br />But the Lord led us by chance to meet a very dear man, Mr. Faustin, who accompanied us with his 4 x 4 the following Saturday.<br />Another dear man, Mr. Merwan, had just donated a whole bunch of water bottles, dollies, balls, medecine for the children, as well as the plastic bags we need to prepare their food packages. The kids were so happy with all these special goodies, and had also fun with the activities we had prepared.<br />It always touches our hearts to witness how the Lord always comes through for the children.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLxNyifbpnGhPha41L74uUbYKJDVkO7GyHBw282DporfF3IzsT0wwz6av08ap9-EJkFbej7pT8EqXM1Km_iN0YL9auXutlWn8f5pTOSPrnqt2wQQeVHuNFm5NWUCKG-nmH7YDy4Tkt2jc/s1600-h/P1010113.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326888818764761762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLxNyifbpnGhPha41L74uUbYKJDVkO7GyHBw282DporfF3IzsT0wwz6av08ap9-EJkFbej7pT8EqXM1Km_iN0YL9auXutlWn8f5pTOSPrnqt2wQQeVHuNFm5NWUCKG-nmH7YDy4Tkt2jc/s400/P1010113.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The kids were thrilled with the balloons, water bottles and dollies we distributed, thanks to Mr. Merwan.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0Hob1Sq-59f0ZvjEdHoQSEMZuanLFpOAAG05Qm8DhhTldF8xNGOx-87pbE2rxt4Hgi3xAs42LYNRZAPuEONTivWASpTqEMJ3LfrbmeMhte7w1a_esV3C0blYnnRjTBONvgJUke5sjlM/s1600-h/P1010116.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326887715239225970" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENmGDu0VQVy98a8pQjA7ioO3rV5CVfmDzoYXqlFwvNgXEb_9hgcaOmV0udso9Rso-pBetjqQZaZXUIMSkklrcsDwgEXSOkT5a_4WktxbW-XMDE8CGFcWNAGXA6FELsgCpqdUPW02dtHc/s400/P1010112.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZhNXutzkikc8lWUSsAWploxIDt9eP0hqS2wxXvljM65S3RzDj8XfWkSMVOfPHYQExMapFmatPZIycPVjlEGY7PTa3676q_V2sWeLqQTkfFER5XxO29fWMGuue4hd5wd8VSR6KM9bZ5s/s1600-h/P1010094.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326883033729709570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZhNXutzkikc8lWUSsAWploxIDt9eP0hqS2wxXvljM65S3RzDj8XfWkSMVOfPHYQExMapFmatPZIycPVjlEGY7PTa3676q_V2sWeLqQTkfFER5XxO29fWMGuue4hd5wd8VSR6KM9bZ5s/s400/P1010094.JPG" border="0" /></a> Pastor Theophile with Mr. Faustin, where we are about to start building some classrooms that will enable us to teach the children, as well as cook them one hot meal a day.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezVWQ0Hh4UD1FRYCaVeK7oTAfYgIBK1mUzFp4FEJNezTHghR7A0UySDO03GvhUaCIbsvWmWun6X_ORQJBqOK7g3bdZGCeqcjNXAGBqx31a-jU40DedP-VEkRooQvtoDjd1pJt4zJbiI8/s1600-h/P1010110.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326882084586670866" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOovnTKBt3euHxEr5WxMIEsGfXbAd-Go73xWufGvb6Xi63gWz8TeDWXKYdLW3otnNHtL0qQaGIMpcH016yPhoDwV0IYvpgFus429C2KA-ibi6AyE9teIEww_gw-987RZxLb3ziRnoST8g/s400/P1010111.JPG" border="0" /></a> Giving out food packages and water bottles to each of the orphans.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAtnM81HLRjgPwp4yofrGyi15_veKrXg_vEPBK8C6h-0Fp62_GEdkN-TSK1j4FW4GjQxhXYKCkD4QfZXbSPDddowafIwoOHX9YzytRJ5UDpYhJO1R-mhzWK-c5TCGfJHB8Dx_j9Lpen8/s1600-h/P1010109.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326879396975579922" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAtnM81HLRjgPwp4yofrGyi15_veKrXg_vEPBK8C6h-0Fp62_GEdkN-TSK1j4FW4GjQxhXYKCkD4QfZXbSPDddowafIwoOHX9YzytRJ5UDpYhJO1R-mhzWK-c5TCGfJHB8Dx_j9Lpen8/s400/P1010109.JPG" border="0" /></a> Easter play performed by the kids.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpztpAU4NjsQfGEWeaOd1dw4Frk7l3MxleLomg247eR769ZGK7mV4M8o6CevrAuS0WCygTk77LhrAOWgpP8A-KMiDm2HRzUG-drIkEBxpkWoS7U5Di5v_OwxYp3SLgtuXVHuxm9dklT-0/s1600-h/P1010100.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326878038133598898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpztpAU4NjsQfGEWeaOd1dw4Frk7l3MxleLomg247eR769ZGK7mV4M8o6CevrAuS0WCygTk77LhrAOWgpP8A-KMiDm2HRzUG-drIkEBxpkWoS7U5Di5v_OwxYp3SLgtuXVHuxm9dklT-0/s400/P1010100.JPG" border="0" /></a> Coloring page of the story of "The Little Red Hen".<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEKN1v3ZQ2TAMxWEF0fs7IzK-RY7wcr-DcisBhp8i1mKsryLvphKbmczybjsXQY2nl7ALU0kAIJ8cPP5cpQdRzJdFvQK-Lye7xRRkfs1vDq2hbWiIJS22HpLdvoFX6e2DTvfaLa91ZtY/s1600-h/P1010098.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326877546521097314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEKN1v3ZQ2TAMxWEF0fs7IzK-RY7wcr-DcisBhp8i1mKsryLvphKbmczybjsXQY2nl7ALU0kAIJ8cPP5cpQdRzJdFvQK-Lye7xRRkfs1vDq2hbWiIJS22HpLdvoFX6e2DTvfaLa91ZtY/s400/P1010098.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br />Le filtre à eau de notre jeep a rendu l’âme le vendredi saint, la veille de la visite à Mokali que nous avions planifié. Il n’est pas facile de trouver des pièces pour land rover ici à Kinshasa, et nous continuons à chercher…<br />Mais, par hasard, nous avons rencontré un homme très gentil, M. Faustin, qui nous a accompagné à Mokali avec sa jeep the samedi suivant. M. Faustin est devenu mon partenaire pour la journée, ainsi que Théo, et m’a aidé à traduire les activités en Lingala, ainsi qu’à distribuer les sachets de nourriture.<br />Un autre homme très généreux venait aussi de faire don d’une centaine de gourdes, de poupées, de ballons et de médicaments pour les enfants, ainsi que des sacs en plastique dont nous avons besoin pour préparer les sacs de nourriture pour les orphelins. Les enfants étaient ravis de recevoir tous ces cadeaux, et se sont aussi bien amusés avec les activités que nous avions préparées.<br />Nous sommes toujours touchés de voir la façon dont le Seigneur arrange toujours quelque chose de spécial pour ces enfants, en dépit des circonstances et des difficultés auxquelles nous faisons souvent face.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIDlJpvRxData10ysKmakFDxknYayxlakfg3x3W65ru9Mf9RnRkpWhu2mKiD2Pp6AOQ91j3ZY2FwI1cCFpbFjgXe003RCRSMX7YCiMpdtuLivXI6P8_-Z2YWTXEThg4Z_vofSd2xMfqw/s1600-h/medecine.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327259855091242066" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIDlJpvRxData10ysKmakFDxknYayxlakfg3x3W65ru9Mf9RnRkpWhu2mKiD2Pp6AOQ91j3ZY2FwI1cCFpbFjgXe003RCRSMX7YCiMpdtuLivXI6P8_-Z2YWTXEThg4Z_vofSd2xMfqw/s400/medecine.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ji49GATje3MdwK27lM3dHWHjaLL3ExZ9fI-KZwRcyttbjaN_pdoNpeIzgsuk4Wz0nRXoD4Hn6Rtz9dTqkKl7XmUIxjjjNFFUJRmzyh9GpikIq9B_K5BRG92cmg5qIENCFR9wTBdwCYQ/s1600-h/DSCN5374.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327259642630220178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ji49GATje3MdwK27lM3dHWHjaLL3ExZ9fI-KZwRcyttbjaN_pdoNpeIzgsuk4Wz0nRXoD4Hn6Rtz9dTqkKl7XmUIxjjjNFFUJRmzyh9GpikIq9B_K5BRG92cmg5qIENCFR9wTBdwCYQ/s400/DSCN5374.JPG" border="0" /></a> Don de médicaments, de gourdes, poupées, ballons et sacs en plastique pour nos orphelins.Espoir Congo Elikyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232580318592718342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087272415486524302.post-8886668343083361222009-04-20T12:13:00.000+01:002009-04-20T12:14:44.933+01:00Easter Program at Ngaliema HospitalWe wanted to do another program for the children at the Ngaliema Hospital, after the positive response to our program last Christmas.<br />We had performed here before at Christmas time in 2008, for the children in the hospital’s general waiting room. Whether the kids were waiting for medical treatment, or only accompanying a sick family member or a relative, these children would most often be there for hours. Our program was held in an attempt to give some cheer to the kids spending part of their holidays in the hospital.<br />With the theme of Easter in mind, we set the date to the day before Good Friday. The director happily agreed to us holding another program, and helped us with necessary preparations, including putting up a poster in the waiting room, advertising the event!<br />To gather the children, we began with a short Video on the Life of Jesus.<br />A friend of ours had kindly printed and made many copies of a beautiful coloring page for the children. These were distributed to all the children as they listened to the story behind the picture they received, a parable to the Easter message for children, called 'The Little Red Hen'.<br />When the story was finished the children all eagerly repeated with us a prayer to ask Jesus to come into their hearts and stay with them forever.<br />After the prayer, we passed out crayons and helped the children to color in their pictures.<br />One little girl said that she didn't have crayons at her house, and we knew that this wasn't uncommon. These kids thoroughly enjoyed their chance to color.<br />It was difficult to get them to put their coloring pages away when the time came for our next activity-a lively action game.<br /><br />The next event was an impromptu play of the Easter story, with all the children as our enthusiastic actors. We had brought cloth with us that was quickly fashioned into costumes.<br />Without a rehersal, the children performed marvellously. The parents and the others in the waiting room all loved it!<br />Afterwards, we passed out tracts to everyone in the waiting room, as well as serving cool drinks, provided by the hospital, to the children.<br />We hope that this Easter will remain a memorable one for these children, and we look forward to more programs here in the future!Espoir Congo Elikyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232580318592718342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087272415486524302.post-33696819936558419212009-03-22T14:55:00.019+01:002009-04-16T14:56:24.554+01:00Visit to South AfricaIn January, we got to attend an educators' seminar in South Africa, as well as our yearly pastors' meeting for Africa. The venue was on a small game reserve, and it was wonderful to enjoy God's beautiful creation and creatures.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_B7vDfJ_6abgpbrM_5EjF2jZPSnRTihOo4ub1mWuSyuEZns9Atqqr25GtGqFDPpMGf9tedxa_qYn4qyK_bxGaL8cDp7iMThomdlrlVjMM-nnkUoshqWzF2AN60xVy6I8t4WPZ1RHAXI/s1600-h/P1010023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316019915880041986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_B7vDfJ_6abgpbrM_5EjF2jZPSnRTihOo4ub1mWuSyuEZns9Atqqr25GtGqFDPpMGf9tedxa_qYn4qyK_bxGaL8cDp7iMThomdlrlVjMM-nnkUoshqWzF2AN60xVy6I8t4WPZ1RHAXI/s400/P1010023.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_phqGmGbhmFomipUtoT7hpvAvunTHr5NXjevHQmRuDyG13ZdB63YLoiFLlBASRnmhhsVE1OqA1zb2nWcPvYqHz0R1fP-ZYvCm61c-HVQTmOgfwOKX5ZpklH-CFlmqtdjs41a4grMqlA/s1600-h/P1010060.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316018735185119506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_phqGmGbhmFomipUtoT7hpvAvunTHr5NXjevHQmRuDyG13ZdB63YLoiFLlBASRnmhhsVE1OqA1zb2nWcPvYqHz0R1fP-ZYvCm61c-HVQTmOgfwOKX5ZpklH-CFlmqtdjs41a4grMqlA/s400/P1010060.JPG" border="0" /></a> Beautiful mountains, on the way to Durban<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjpG5EDlDARMIwpol61ld8fCnoM8OG1rMu84hydtNbDb0XUOUiP1SSUALYyy5muFZQii1U9mpYXgBs6rp_Z2djkzCYjHEi0SsJwhXxOrjN298X6MpveEG66I5H06u8gdmgH8AEJDD2h4/s1600-h/P1010032.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvnZ_FoqxuLI9bcBlj5POIH8-UnN47VEwfKwO50mDhZpYq8PQ0RbYVrPLOxP255mnP4Im-W86sFTqkRecli5gjddRBRe6XEAJzCI-RrdxfNWFu207RaH2pub6Bbw5h2E651v83MHltrY/s1600-h/P1010033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316017735685800690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvnZ_FoqxuLI9bcBlj5POIH8-UnN47VEwfKwO50mDhZpYq8PQ0RbYVrPLOxP255mnP4Im-W86sFTqkRecli5gjddRBRe6XEAJzCI-RrdxfNWFu207RaH2pub6Bbw5h2E651v83MHltrY/s400/P1010033.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sara and daughter, missionaries in Durban<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhFadActTd_Xlst0RP54_bkoowmVXrXgMopZx6jZltZdOnYhMzg0_-F9YOajSJ8wUKR9KUGqVjtC3cPBHmKdM-LKrZmoGUMuFNSBWZfJihzA24BuySX2xOcFLCF2clb5hArU9szNiRAs/s1600-h/DSC00923.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316016833411061538" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhFadActTd_Xlst0RP54_bkoowmVXrXgMopZx6jZltZdOnYhMzg0_-F9YOajSJ8wUKR9KUGqVjtC3cPBHmKdM-LKrZmoGUMuFNSBWZfJihzA24BuySX2xOcFLCF2clb5hArU9szNiRAs/s400/DSC00923.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeHegHrRUrcKTydJV2MP0c8ykrGgJ-AyxvayskAkHe-kFDN9JI-Pg0_7OefYC1HkN6RaET5FkBVeyIDvVwIpIQi2hgq5QfzZ7qvXIcNQssjXF_m6sjYB6-nWEgJ4zjYLJBT-AZFSSNKE/s1600-h/DSC00917.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316016669117472706" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeHegHrRUrcKTydJV2MP0c8ykrGgJ-AyxvayskAkHe-kFDN9JI-Pg0_7OefYC1HkN6RaET5FkBVeyIDvVwIpIQi2hgq5QfzZ7qvXIcNQssjXF_m6sjYB6-nWEgJ4zjYLJBT-AZFSSNKE/s400/DSC00917.JPG" border="0" /></a> With Daniel and Gloria, former Bible students and now missionaries in Durban. Having a picnic with them and Leyland in the botanical garden.</div><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlMU0Pu7XHYYzBR1eCNjtODArKz2xv2JGVr6ZXF7cSsikimjTL36veof2xE_OW847c9EnA8fGh63v2MCVWNNiYUvlwgFmKAX7wAvr4sgquTBhp60JGK1_SU11xUiQUVoQSML9f9sBVbk/s1600-h/DSC00061.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316015703940660322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlMU0Pu7XHYYzBR1eCNjtODArKz2xv2JGVr6ZXF7cSsikimjTL36veof2xE_OW847c9EnA8fGh63v2MCVWNNiYUvlwgFmKAX7wAvr4sgquTBhp60JGK1_SU11xUiQUVoQSML9f9sBVbk/s400/DSC00061.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlFN2QhzHETtiDYVUKwzdFDklR0IoYUsNhhIE2gyfWkprfOOu57TCD2izDxS3qt3vyj0C-xOngJ0l4bsJxzCjy4vIOJNF_9du7SO9RiG2yk2dfOH9LGv4HUjq7enepO7why-M807YxBE/s1600-h/DSC00064.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316015366609634818" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlFN2QhzHETtiDYVUKwzdFDklR0IoYUsNhhIE2gyfWkprfOOu57TCD2izDxS3qt3vyj0C-xOngJ0l4bsJxzCjy4vIOJNF_9du7SO9RiG2yk2dfOH9LGv4HUjq7enepO7why-M807YxBE/s400/DSC00064.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ready to go in for cataract operation. A dear ophtalmologist donated his services and the whole operation. May God bless him!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1cIjkUveV0wjDCM5qAeVvBY2i_c4_0emfI2O8WYGqW4_26ldOQvGFWS-3TmZAIcJZ6jV6rQo04jJvL5rJ8HV4nDc94gf6NpeP8j2rD-FgVOocOVTqJglISxVLM-wmE22OB3o_NIlVAEk/s1600-h/DSC00058.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316032158040226450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1cIjkUveV0wjDCM5qAeVvBY2i_c4_0emfI2O8WYGqW4_26ldOQvGFWS-3TmZAIcJZ6jV6rQo04jJvL5rJ8HV4nDc94gf6NpeP8j2rD-FgVOocOVTqJglISxVLM-wmE22OB3o_NIlVAEk/s400/DSC00058.JPG" border="0" /></a>During the time of the operation, our dear friend Susan put us up as the hospital was in her neighborhood. Here we are celebrating our daughter's high school graduation with a yummy pizza dinner.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHY_xPBLD4PxaB5zVsYaKpblU5IXyN-o9YNx0e-vHwnj0X0eCko3P9e4jk9r0WenJsW2t_zYaenR7XDuEcFqTgPCrFQI9Ox476p5VDe8FcmI5OJ2xMyK5LFgP0Pm-gWfGUbAfvHsRn1Go/s1600-h/P1010006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316012789522751170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHY_xPBLD4PxaB5zVsYaKpblU5IXyN-o9YNx0e-vHwnj0X0eCko3P9e4jk9r0WenJsW2t_zYaenR7XDuEcFqTgPCrFQI9Ox476p5VDe8FcmI5OJ2xMyK5LFgP0Pm-gWfGUbAfvHsRn1Go/s400/P1010006.JPG" border="0" /></a> It was so much fun to get to see again the sweet children I used to teach and care for when we lived in South Africa.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zeTpS0G3fdiiBK2FX2EOpZjPjz7k8V51oLlfun9maxe79qSKlKaJu_gQ4LFAeoNk1GdAzzRapgnSyMFGtUkHV1RwD0mg-OHUOtbgbFvX_VC3ZzMZi6BNqH7iU_fm3r1u3pfyP1_siQU/s1600-h/P1010005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316012264236948146" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zeTpS0G3fdiiBK2FX2EOpZjPjz7k8V51oLlfun9maxe79qSKlKaJu_gQ4LFAeoNk1GdAzzRapgnSyMFGtUkHV1RwD0mg-OHUOtbgbFvX_VC3ZzMZi6BNqH7iU_fm3r1u3pfyP1_siQU/s400/P1010005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhODwpI-hrcRFCXqob9-zqCAFOkYM2iReqgcCO2AllK-kdfZaG_9hriOSYnM2VIkVtsGYyUMOGgW270mg8NxSpbaxuIxEsnutfeC__lcFm9f01K6mnlcfSFmgtLuPimOKganKZD94FIBcc/s1600-h/P1010004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316011831995249602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhODwpI-hrcRFCXqob9-zqCAFOkYM2iReqgcCO2AllK-kdfZaG_9hriOSYnM2VIkVtsGYyUMOGgW270mg8NxSpbaxuIxEsnutfeC__lcFm9f01K6mnlcfSFmgtLuPimOKganKZD94FIBcc/s400/P1010004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Espoir Congo Elikyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232580318592718342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087272415486524302.post-75870167019057396752009-03-21T20:26:00.023+01:002009-03-30T22:32:09.387+01:00Visit to Kampala, UgandaIn February, we went on a mission trip to East Africa, to visit "the Family" mission centers in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, whom we are helping as pastors. We held meetings with each center's steering council, the managers and the pastors (whom we call shepherds) and fellowshipped with all the volunteers. We learned so much from all these very dedicated missionaries, as we prayed and counseled how to best reach Africa with the love of Jesus and be the greatest help possible to its needy people, and how to best train nationals in each country.<br />We thoroughly enjoyed the 12 hour bus ride from Nairobi to Kampala, discovering God's beautiful creation of the Great Rift Valley, the source of the Nile, and the lush tea plantations along the way.<br />The missionary team in Kampala received us with open arms, and we were so impressed with their dedication, love for the lost, and their tremendously fruitful and versatile work for the Lord which we'll post a few shots of below. We even got to go on the air on their Night Light radio show and talked about our mission work in Congo.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55thVwpwUWM7hp9eCuPFrtXgrbA-ISUA-Usy-eDJnlPFFdkxiGBk5ih3v_ohhLxhQo8YoaxrRaB2ffZ4mZNzaCUu_y120rp4glAlgXZqwmmWNgJz7F-gy-aXjLfmeGByp7_ArC6l-UUg/s1600-h/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_244.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315758148114796386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55thVwpwUWM7hp9eCuPFrtXgrbA-ISUA-Usy-eDJnlPFFdkxiGBk5ih3v_ohhLxhQo8YoaxrRaB2ffZ4mZNzaCUu_y120rp4glAlgXZqwmmWNgJz7F-gy-aXjLfmeGByp7_ArC6l-UUg/s400/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_244.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4dXf2T_eITl8zSpEWRH81vW7CRYNTM7XgGhDTQpDnnfiAx4UDrdhymIWVe1rAuUf4QUQ7_ZClUCJMxDZeSzAoyACQJUtCvUt8OyWiuKMYvlUzouDtYVMJa8RW8gJtnDc_JwTXtRZaig/s1600-h/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_199.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315757296224680354" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4dXf2T_eITl8zSpEWRH81vW7CRYNTM7XgGhDTQpDnnfiAx4UDrdhymIWVe1rAuUf4QUQ7_ZClUCJMxDZeSzAoyACQJUtCvUt8OyWiuKMYvlUzouDtYVMJa8RW8gJtnDc_JwTXtRZaig/s400/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_199.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Glimpses of the Great Rift Valley, taken from our bumpy bus ride.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7z90xGK-eS2CeYSAb0oPHs5LhPqOfqbOjp-Iw9vP-gl5zu5l4Ov7RFFb8BiVL2KYPXaNTl8gZUTNBb3FMt_ZAZYCta-1lrlfMrmSiavHpOQntbJBnbpOck7NicXOpsc-YpaHMzahyphenhyphentDQ/s1600-h/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_25.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315754770479311650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7z90xGK-eS2CeYSAb0oPHs5LhPqOfqbOjp-Iw9vP-gl5zu5l4Ov7RFFb8BiVL2KYPXaNTl8gZUTNBb3FMt_ZAZYCta-1lrlfMrmSiavHpOQntbJBnbpOck7NicXOpsc-YpaHMzahyphenhyphentDQ/s400/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_25.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAsq_GFWxrkhaKz2RNkCIqWdFcVMiycJ3cfdxIBLaKc1KBCdMDoIkdsJP4e7ZJ23xxp1zoHc6hnCB89mCpPhdKo0H7Xyvfs4DyKaJJBvnGYMtCMlo8BbnQudwA6iWhZeOsoMsU-sOy4yU/s1600-h/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_539.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315753844106014738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAsq_GFWxrkhaKz2RNkCIqWdFcVMiycJ3cfdxIBLaKc1KBCdMDoIkdsJP4e7ZJ23xxp1zoHc6hnCB89mCpPhdKo0H7Xyvfs4DyKaJJBvnGYMtCMlo8BbnQudwA6iWhZeOsoMsU-sOy4yU/s400/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_539.jpg" border="0" /></a> Beautiful lush tea plantations on the way to Kampala.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcShno1we3hOSzNf_jLI4cRgMaXN6HhTLyKD3rYliTlKuP7IzLJUzP9_Ste6pL8SzpMe-QSGwgC6wScCKqqOkY9Y44kPcmi6sXYmRRj2VcajwCepaLTTB4cDROD6tpgI81BouarEoUpSc/s1600-h/DSC00069.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315752752590757282" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcShno1we3hOSzNf_jLI4cRgMaXN6HhTLyKD3rYliTlKuP7IzLJUzP9_Ste6pL8SzpMe-QSGwgC6wScCKqqOkY9Y44kPcmi6sXYmRRj2VcajwCepaLTTB4cDROD6tpgI81BouarEoUpSc/s400/DSC00069.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The source of the Nile<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNn_Xl3vjf1iXEtLvimBWX-9V_wMtLqcVEp4Z6Q2xnumQqH3ZWLLOVT9h9i0qIYwU2I3Y5Ts9q1OS8VwGF9_VoONdb_Ep9HyZoVdJ5BbngMyK25uFoIw1XKjcDz2ly1v6zP5-XVqhcD0g/s1600-h/DSC00067.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315752347420144418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNn_Xl3vjf1iXEtLvimBWX-9V_wMtLqcVEp4Z6Q2xnumQqH3ZWLLOVT9h9i0qIYwU2I3Y5Ts9q1OS8VwGF9_VoONdb_Ep9HyZoVdJ5BbngMyK25uFoIw1XKjcDz2ly1v6zP5-XVqhcD0g/s400/DSC00067.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2APoPqlKGD6v93gC6Rqb4-EL5N3o9POvXXO5wjJLO97N21LaKc8_ANEglJeaVI6J7-1kuX04pNzPaCSCUGePgLZs-YYFAGB9ean_lQycQVcwQMY4xDb68Rrx7Eh6yD9mN8ZotRkgKIq0/s1600-h/P1100749.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315764408460619410" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2APoPqlKGD6v93gC6Rqb4-EL5N3o9POvXXO5wjJLO97N21LaKc8_ANEglJeaVI6J7-1kuX04pNzPaCSCUGePgLZs-YYFAGB9ean_lQycQVcwQMY4xDb68Rrx7Eh6yD9mN8ZotRkgKIq0/s400/P1100749.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center">In front of lake Victoria with Nadia and Robin, faithful missionaries of many years.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUSUO91XseqU1ne9dCB26d9Rf7MRl-kf5iNN8dZUZ0tbZT6b5AMdxK45dLzlIdPI5u6EK6y_BZxWZ8zrstrGeDnIzE2tosmxKex28e5TqfkbSK8CZBaqg-E3C_szIevp-t8jTJGYYY_U/s1600-h/P1100759.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315766211033208562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUSUO91XseqU1ne9dCB26d9Rf7MRl-kf5iNN8dZUZ0tbZT6b5AMdxK45dLzlIdPI5u6EK6y_BZxWZ8zrstrGeDnIzE2tosmxKex28e5TqfkbSK8CZBaqg-E3C_szIevp-t8jTJGYYY_U/s400/P1100759.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br />Simon Peterson (host of famous "Count Down to Armageddon" and "Beyond Armageddon" DVDs), has been producing for the past 8 years inspirational Gospel radio programs from Radio Active Productions studios and airing them all over Uganda's main radio stations.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWoqd1aTUbMphJDN77Av2j-IzaEl1cdGdmYlqM9FoyZheHgZsDrBxgSMsJkYIzYPu-jxTjUXuqSZlbk1H0A6fkx-PXOZrBuH-4-L85bZcHomENUSGe8ZB7qDwE6JiuKNOrB2i1TE6EA40/s1600-h/Simon+teaching+on+the+Radio.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315747373411691234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 281px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWoqd1aTUbMphJDN77Av2j-IzaEl1cdGdmYlqM9FoyZheHgZsDrBxgSMsJkYIzYPu-jxTjUXuqSZlbk1H0A6fkx-PXOZrBuH-4-L85bZcHomENUSGe8ZB7qDwE6JiuKNOrB2i1TE6EA40/s400/Simon+teaching+on+the+Radio.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakXYMNjFTT9ruHYMPoEf3KKbCzZyyDSzAgiVULbvH-MWMTEYtJ1-nxyO0LB6AQzFfdnE1HIAJB-zDIRBOtDBQIFPaM0v-okKiNRrORoykQYo34tVQnB_AofOQNrFsxmDzkoVmGSNqdjQ/s1600-h/Gospel+of+John.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315746114944337938" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 184px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakXYMNjFTT9ruHYMPoEf3KKbCzZyyDSzAgiVULbvH-MWMTEYtJ1-nxyO0LB6AQzFfdnE1HIAJB-zDIRBOtDBQIFPaM0v-okKiNRrORoykQYo34tVQnB_AofOQNrFsxmDzkoVmGSNqdjQ/s400/Gospel+of+John.jpg" border="0" /></a> Simon has recently recorded the Gospel of John and the Book of Psalms which you can order from Radio Active Productions PO Box 33344, Kampala, Uganda.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRoxnWWAFhjBUOq-9jP1tAPzIhWoQspsgQcv6M_I0zlwzLqm3QRzGMNxA9RL4seNuXnoiK9rtWtkvrI7fRtmHCT5fsizcYTsWCwcD_KqjmudWbAt53hlmJs6rpGJOQDwMG-22fnmanxEk/s1600-h/CD+Jacket+Psalms.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315745401757892594" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 184px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRoxnWWAFhjBUOq-9jP1tAPzIhWoQspsgQcv6M_I0zlwzLqm3QRzGMNxA9RL4seNuXnoiK9rtWtkvrI7fRtmHCT5fsizcYTsWCwcD_KqjmudWbAt53hlmJs6rpGJOQDwMG-22fnmanxEk/s400/CD+Jacket+Psalms.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOON-cXNLloP2-V0rXAo3ZK3IAaWveep0RAoku5Cnxu6hn4X0yu9n9s-32-QLI0J105yh1Jb1cqhFZLAd0FoRkX2_s5IhMq3UuJuee1Gc1kjWtS1qXCCrbM2LyAXnhvtwCKu2D15MYV8/s1600-h/Much-needed+food+to+the+Flood+areas-_Katakwi.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315744197734848706" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOON-cXNLloP2-V0rXAo3ZK3IAaWveep0RAoku5Cnxu6hn4X0yu9n9s-32-QLI0J105yh1Jb1cqhFZLAd0FoRkX2_s5IhMq3UuJuee1Gc1kjWtS1qXCCrbM2LyAXnhvtwCKu2D15MYV8/s400/Much-needed+food+to+the+Flood+areas-_Katakwi.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div></div><div></div><br /><div>Family Care Uganda organized the purchase and distribution of 30 bags of Posho, 12 bags of 135kg beans, the medicine & clothing to the victims of the flood that devastated the North East area in 2007.<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvco8hlrOPxp-tAoOT5D_5lW1whNfSq5f0-Tni8MvR0hnA0n2DIX7HPeI6aZHPp7Fplv2qMIV8oCH9a-StZvmB-JCATl6lzFgUAjrIXOi4TC_sPXbZ5Mpyy1f-ptusTwLFApd6jXMPtg/s1600-h/Boat+loaded+with+6+tons+of+food,+clothing+and+medicine+headed+to+Flood+Area--Katakwi.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315743257888905442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvco8hlrOPxp-tAoOT5D_5lW1whNfSq5f0-Tni8MvR0hnA0n2DIX7HPeI6aZHPp7Fplv2qMIV8oCH9a-StZvmB-JCATl6lzFgUAjrIXOi4TC_sPXbZ5Mpyy1f-ptusTwLFApd6jXMPtg/s400/Boat+loaded+with+6+tons+of+food,+clothing+and+medicine+headed+to+Flood+Area--Katakwi.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div>Boat loaded with 6 tons of food, clothing and medicine headed to Flood Area--Katakwi<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNevw8FjRWYx_uca5eWDxX2zTZ-zOl-4KuniAEcjORHHBGj2rSSodF8nHjUULBszFxNgcRUxYIEspmBM6czJlTpF8dmGqsHHcq0xjMal5G5GT4LPi2w3iSfbyr8xxIToj-32BV4fm8L-I/s1600-h/23.Flood+Relief+Katakwi157_resize.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315741565291177906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNevw8FjRWYx_uca5eWDxX2zTZ-zOl-4KuniAEcjORHHBGj2rSSodF8nHjUULBszFxNgcRUxYIEspmBM6czJlTpF8dmGqsHHcq0xjMal5G5GT4LPi2w3iSfbyr8xxIToj-32BV4fm8L-I/s400/23.Flood+Relief+Katakwi157_resize.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7qxaqoReKrxTZqbFa3UV-relTOYEFtHqgjvG35KW9-q228ITv-6_UwxtfNUcwlMG404tyFN5kOZuQJ1PEH_gsuydKSJaWdRNVxAEDB97aJcijBKlCw80Sn1l-wQd9ef0WBlHaECay70/s1600-h/Resize+of+Mulago+Mural72.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315739593768492930" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7qxaqoReKrxTZqbFa3UV-relTOYEFtHqgjvG35KW9-q228ITv-6_UwxtfNUcwlMG404tyFN5kOZuQJ1PEH_gsuydKSJaWdRNVxAEDB97aJcijBKlCw80Sn1l-wQd9ef0WBlHaECay70/s400/Resize+of+Mulago+Mural72.JPG" border="0" /></a>The Kenyan women association asked the Family Care team of volunteers to renovate the dilapidated "Little Angels" orphanage in Rubaga, thus started the project of painting these beautiful murals that brightened the life of the dear children there, reminding them that there is a God and that He does care for them.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpZq3af69hKlLTXENcyjXVR9QiPkRE4rGz5TgS0zOfT1usFy1KdX9nODDQWBvlsY-MU5ULyXiAZJ1SO_on6vpm2yb31tsMhAm4Ywtbpyvuc2h8ucuvO8NjTXwl4x7d29uFJCtksNJmJE/s1600-h/Mulago+Mural52.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315739110978618914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; 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Don't miss watching their amazing accounts on video. </div><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-iWeyPK0yFSiYSfkuEBCzqLQ0T0m9yWZm6R7zwJKeoTps1cCWEtwXFPrVdF0TEcKnnaxi7Ziawbv38Ndk-F-zE34CHXl2fTo2aDalqaOdvusLSkT5BaY74yZpEc6JtplrtUZumYweVkc/s1600-h/Ik+people+praying+with+us.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315736383266732594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-iWeyPK0yFSiYSfkuEBCzqLQ0T0m9yWZm6R7zwJKeoTps1cCWEtwXFPrVdF0TEcKnnaxi7Ziawbv38Ndk-F-zE34CHXl2fTo2aDalqaOdvusLSkT5BaY74yZpEc6JtplrtUZumYweVkc/s400/Ik+people+praying+with+us.jpg" border="0" /></a>Ik people praying with "Family" missonaries. </p><br /><br />Bible Studies in Kampala, missionary training, and active national members:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk163zwnRJGBjmE09GuAWbZRiny7xRoyNHjtuMQV-htrFopptRhmZ5h0YkPU6pswNVSdOxNGjYqBIO-LsmL1dcUE1kUO5HXbe7UODeVIDkxL147oBe2rs50NkJREfgafAxK23vau9I3MM/s1600-h/Listeners06_10.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315732232043843746" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk163zwnRJGBjmE09GuAWbZRiny7xRoyNHjtuMQV-htrFopptRhmZ5h0YkPU6pswNVSdOxNGjYqBIO-LsmL1dcUE1kUO5HXbe7UODeVIDkxL147oBe2rs50NkJREfgafAxK23vau9I3MM/s400/Listeners06_10.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><div>Special program held for the Kampala radio listeners.<br /></div><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-3Zc9b8Xr5GwZNo6p_T3ZnvF3ZcPSdNouR3czS2YrxyqFz2xBidRLacqRu4homFGqYutq8AJ16E17ZCevkt7XAQ2s9ofNMjZkkSMv1VuIOqdNYp_A-sS4SSwTq9jYejzhMYr2Cr00p0/s1600-h/Robin+%26+Charles+teaching+in+Gulu.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315730264293811522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-3Zc9b8Xr5GwZNo6p_T3ZnvF3ZcPSdNouR3czS2YrxyqFz2xBidRLacqRu4homFGqYutq8AJ16E17ZCevkt7XAQ2s9ofNMjZkkSMv1VuIOqdNYp_A-sS4SSwTq9jYejzhMYr2Cr00p0/s400/Robin+%26+Charles+teaching+in+Gulu.jpg" border="0" /></a>Robin and Charles teaching in Gulu<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9FonKxSKuXtr-hq1eSAM13DbWipH1ckU098xB3ks9qqaH3Kh-rUfX4DCTp_qGdT-ZLGF1ScNp17mD95fXWqcZWiYAhhmcd4HHFpKkHlWM9nBdP_2aDHweBs9xU4eS5olTFWTvPp2GsA/s1600-h/Lukia+Teaching.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315727601025023234" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9FonKxSKuXtr-hq1eSAM13DbWipH1ckU098xB3ks9qqaH3Kh-rUfX4DCTp_qGdT-ZLGF1ScNp17mD95fXWqcZWiYAhhmcd4HHFpKkHlWM9nBdP_2aDHweBs9xU4eS5olTFWTvPp2GsA/s400/Lukia+Teaching.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><p>Lukia teaching<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPL7s6pvw3ECrBQH-Mf-S_T4kYQxt1DGukLLudAim4iKGZ4LNRm9kkFx4CECe1cZCrUOghvzXvIyFfveOzFw5Uf1hyRWYgGZTGcfyzRaukOUTmt4ApCJU-0nv29bwMW2Y-vlaUfaNgo4/s1600-h/Kathryn--healed++from+AIDS+%26+now+caring+for+many.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315727193345808578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPL7s6pvw3ECrBQH-Mf-S_T4kYQxt1DGukLLudAim4iKGZ4LNRm9kkFx4CECe1cZCrUOghvzXvIyFfveOzFw5Uf1hyRWYgGZTGcfyzRaukOUTmt4ApCJU-0nv29bwMW2Y-vlaUfaNgo4/s400/Kathryn--healed++from+AIDS+%26+now+caring+for+many.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Kathryn, healed of AIDS and now caring for many.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJJU5BOlKzjXJ95VB-L5DbnzSm49asfzWj_f378trpfZ7JPoFT4PMse5iHZR5VWQRCR9pTbN2cbNXAEiA4q_EENZcWJUgtDEU6HlOor3wMLhGcbO9vtf79RKop0w-icbYYineS0B2y28/s1600-h/Jakisa_nov.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315749039776295506" style="DISPLAY: block; 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The sights on the way were breathtaking, and we were impressed with the fact that we were able to travel by road from one country to the next, something which is not possible even within Congo. Tanzania reminded us a lot of India, both with the temperature and tropical vegetation, and especially now with rickshaws streaming the streets in Dar Es Salaam.<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixp1C81_Elq5ZHApXY4C0MvSThQbGRVLAt3twUQmfGTAoGNryoIUMiY_QoKvnXLUa1um7oMglN9PhydhqbYq-xlSOYx1gTfJCc92nIUOa352HRaJMJiIySxUAuUqRWroB5LPXDQ4wcMSk/s1600-h/P1010129.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315714719163297458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixp1C81_Elq5ZHApXY4C0MvSThQbGRVLAt3twUQmfGTAoGNryoIUMiY_QoKvnXLUa1um7oMglN9PhydhqbYq-xlSOYx1gTfJCc92nIUOa352HRaJMJiIySxUAuUqRWroB5LPXDQ4wcMSk/s400/P1010129.JPG" border="0" /></a>A little glimpse of Mount Kilimanjaro<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlE0N3xhBFy1CfMncbMAt0Uh0McKMDe8LRFSe0yn6UYVuWi0-whLeSxi4GZEHoQBpK2vfRZ0KEwrLKjiuFS2szXY2VNrEgDsmXaDiecTwX4rHWLW1iYzDm3IFpjMbuhlPVcz4d2TVf7k/s1600-h/P1010086.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315712631625564210" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlE0N3xhBFy1CfMncbMAt0Uh0McKMDe8LRFSe0yn6UYVuWi0-whLeSxi4GZEHoQBpK2vfRZ0KEwrLKjiuFS2szXY2VNrEgDsmXaDiecTwX4rHWLW1iYzDm3IFpjMbuhlPVcz4d2TVf7k/s400/P1010086.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Masai shepherd with herd on side of the road<br /><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrVYS0IFlD3OtvN8LeX1oeRj6My6OIdz88V8YChfChh92PPnKH4zncYh1exaBdYKnpUOpJp-AD_FbCQvM6C5AetL2o5hKtbW97e1PQh9BYe0SZMA0yKFE_K_4BubBmgOyka0DDyVI26Q/s1600-h/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_83.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315711823225700514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrVYS0IFlD3OtvN8LeX1oeRj6My6OIdz88V8YChfChh92PPnKH4zncYh1exaBdYKnpUOpJp-AD_FbCQvM6C5AetL2o5hKtbW97e1PQh9BYe0SZMA0yKFE_K_4BubBmgOyka0DDyVI26Q/s320/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_83.jpg" border="0" /></a>Dar is predominantly Muslim<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhrvV-GJQv8yF2eHmCVnz6_E4eBm-10hy4bhYcpCROHHxuRM6ooP0IqzqPaedef5t8W_Y5HWWEvkbzu6cYuj-s1O7VCJg1yRqcepCEtsOa7djZ32xD_qLawjDqCLAaQ_AvnOOvCR8Iq00/s1600-h/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_116.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315711110993459106" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhrvV-GJQv8yF2eHmCVnz6_E4eBm-10hy4bhYcpCROHHxuRM6ooP0IqzqPaedef5t8W_Y5HWWEvkbzu6cYuj-s1O7VCJg1yRqcepCEtsOa7djZ32xD_qLawjDqCLAaQ_AvnOOvCR8Iq00/s320/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_116.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Rickshaws reminded us so much of India<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVV29xm8uwXAsEmwV0CueNJPTy542KC4OU4bhVCeBW6v128oplEHrKMZxtiXP2xhEqRuFa_bM1K-8sq32p5Ib3O3uxtwEqv7QwnVfOsHTfL3kx-Gbt-LxVg8dZQJGlj7vSpyPGI1vhEx0/s1600-h/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_97.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315709680353959442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVV29xm8uwXAsEmwV0CueNJPTy542KC4OU4bhVCeBW6v128oplEHrKMZxtiXP2xhEqRuFa_bM1K-8sq32p5Ib3O3uxtwEqv7QwnVfOsHTfL3kx-Gbt-LxVg8dZQJGlj7vSpyPGI1vhEx0/s400/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_97.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The beautiful, blue and warm Indian Ocean<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJoqZzxMKa_x5_-4qqOtBuJdxBdvhmy0af2vXyXl2XE_HhXdKCStK9NTPegzfbz_lURtsyBs_JTCaWx8OOARlhgJtqXFKw4jQbRwAIKqzEgScp6HVxGeVRUH_3gAPS_9scoCnh2aI-gU/s1600-h/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_32.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315703495801971522" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJoqZzxMKa_x5_-4qqOtBuJdxBdvhmy0af2vXyXl2XE_HhXdKCStK9NTPegzfbz_lURtsyBs_JTCaWx8OOARlhgJtqXFKw4jQbRwAIKqzEgScp6HVxGeVRUH_3gAPS_9scoCnh2aI-gU/s400/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_32.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfglP17GlehbJbZgxmG1ogu7mbVH6RF9jqMJsQmcpUIOmIpr9lwP2jJ9ycnW7g5OdQePn1P1KHmTWP_e1HIGIo2w2LD8epIt4ZAFFwI6ml8sf0t4Ax_ogLSgJhY-MfYYX3M2E2eA8Rx0/s1600-h/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_100.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315702352919970338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfglP17GlehbJbZgxmG1ogu7mbVH6RF9jqMJsQmcpUIOmIpr9lwP2jJ9ycnW7g5OdQePn1P1KHmTWP_e1HIGIo2w2LD8epIt4ZAFFwI6ml8sf0t4Ax_ogLSgJhY-MfYYX3M2E2eA8Rx0/s320/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_100.jpg" border="0" /></a>With Patrick, Kenyan national, now missionary in Tanzania.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcp8aHSIQZ3pgkhzJHjTQrysq70izZRWt88CbI_JkVYsYOqcsJBCsM0KxbaxiAsUZRD7IFttX-EYKYN1HIZPUatpYpdz8VOIEcaHe9I15WJ7Nr0YdJyAbDK44t7ZpO5aw4i-5QnyOV0B0/s1600-h/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_106.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315701311113088626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcp8aHSIQZ3pgkhzJHjTQrysq70izZRWt88CbI_JkVYsYOqcsJBCsM0KxbaxiAsUZRD7IFttX-EYKYN1HIZPUatpYpdz8VOIEcaHe9I15WJ7Nr0YdJyAbDK44t7ZpO5aw4i-5QnyOV0B0/s320/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_106.jpg" border="0" /></a> Impressive baobab<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgw2HQwr4UMDwbVcYXuYdpZ1tg5RMaKXL4lThskCAYf18I3uKK5_pXIiqA0Kq8CfK0GqUx7vfxlFd9mZl7TilYh7jGttdAVTM0jZSHet8Gz43R45MYAYAvwgXyC60u-Oon1UOSfxafvM/s1600-h/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_120.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315700684493685170" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgw2HQwr4UMDwbVcYXuYdpZ1tg5RMaKXL4lThskCAYf18I3uKK5_pXIiqA0Kq8CfK0GqUx7vfxlFd9mZl7TilYh7jGttdAVTM0jZSHet8Gz43R45MYAYAvwgXyC60u-Oon1UOSfxafvM/s400/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_120.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p>Some of the volunteers from the "Side by Side" mission team in Dar, who is conducting Bible study groups and doing a very inspiring work with a local orphanage, as you can see in the video.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJDq2WGa_iEniVPgoM-im_wUQxjSnQa0XfFIySx_vLtD_SH7ihuWHKNmDGCaxIWGLa4CmeU1QkF0l9f6kssBnrw6jPiqp8-67ayOXvBAxz1CUgq0X6deQnGM6vMq2AQflKj2jHzfx6gQ/s1600-h/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_145.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315700247721477906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJDq2WGa_iEniVPgoM-im_wUQxjSnQa0XfFIySx_vLtD_SH7ihuWHKNmDGCaxIWGLa4CmeU1QkF0l9f6kssBnrw6jPiqp8-67ayOXvBAxz1CUgq0X6deQnGM6vMq2AQflKj2jHzfx6gQ/s400/Recovered_JPEG+Digital+Camera_145.jpg" border="0" /></a> Our old friends, Rob and Mary, veteran missionaries from India, now in Tanzania for almost 15 years, have founded and are running two schools for underpriviledged children and doing an amazing work for the Lord.</p>Espoir Congo Elikyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232580318592718342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087272415486524302.post-64153072580009638372009-03-21T18:18:00.010+01:002009-03-22T19:35:34.366+01:00Family Care Missions in KenyaNairobi holds two mission centers: Family Care Missions and Action in Focus. They join efforts on some projects, like organizing free medical camps for underpriviledged families. Enjoy a few pics of what the dear volunteers in Kenya are accomplishing. They have faithfully been preaching the Gospel in Nairobi and Mombasa for over 14 years, helping the needy and truly making a difference. God bless them!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_z4XTdFV4SRQzaKJ-MkpWrrTqmSobip7FhpkI20_A5tKvV0GmbYoql_Q1nCrcYck6TtKirgVUeSe9RzeMey3lWS1kmnC2Q0KxZJjNErTx3l47lhRPS1cVCbgLKmVhGyWnLwWGgyjnfo/s1600-h/P9010057.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315699393012900914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_z4XTdFV4SRQzaKJ-MkpWrrTqmSobip7FhpkI20_A5tKvV0GmbYoql_Q1nCrcYck6TtKirgVUeSe9RzeMey3lWS1kmnC2Q0KxZJjNErTx3l47lhRPS1cVCbgLKmVhGyWnLwWGgyjnfo/s320/P9010057.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkxwTwMdppvDjN1DVBQQKwxnZWesME_Bb-MFHtr5ApGzBwvf4MEg5Qk9QNqY6jVC22agSs6lr09sOkd4tLCVArYkl5xy0zKxsN9qt8mPmXpjr1zaXv1jlrhPLl7oD2xXASmNYoYiPH4k/s1600-h/P9020100.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315698214970474322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibi08gIGJFcTdZRamP5eX7U7_S-yYRBsG1mkfIvuRbfQsTUvU2xozR-Xakd3kOY5l4qMSvMx0r0KHD1CPhmGiT26avBNmJXfswyZJS5G6TsevvyqHjiQ9dAVqQX39ai_Ek5a_c_MSr9fk/s400/P8310010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />5 Day Medical Camp held at Kibwezi, Kibini and Kitengela where 3000 underprivileged patients were treated.Espoir Congo Elikyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232580318592718342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087272415486524302.post-13339894376241830612009-01-20T19:35:00.000+01:002009-01-20T19:36:16.754+01:00Our Goals for 2009—Bible Studies-- Get sponsorship to print 12 Foundation Stones Teachers’ books and Student manuals in French<br />-- Help our active members start their own Bible study groups in universities<br />-- Get sponsorship to print more Gospel literature in French<br />-- Make missionary trips to other cities in the DRCEspoir Congo Elikyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232580318592718342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087272415486524302.post-739586905762866502009-01-20T19:33:00.001+01:002009-01-20T19:35:07.408+01:00Our Goals for 2009—Orphan Project-- Continue with feeding scheme in Mokali and Kisenso<br />-- Continue with evangelization and character building classes for orphaned children<br />-- Send all 100 orphans to school<br />-- Start small building in Mokali for orphans<br />-- Increase agricultural projectEspoir Congo Elikyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232580318592718342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087272415486524302.post-24150856663966111242009-01-20T19:32:00.002+01:002009-03-30T20:14:17.768+01:00Prayer Requests for our Team-- Build up minimum personal reserves for emergency<br />-- Sufficient housing for our team<br />-- Supply of a generator and water tank, gas stove and gas supply, larger fridge, sufficient furniture<br />-- More regular supporters<br /><br />Donations can be sent to: Gino D. Volpe, FNB, Woodlands Bld, #62047881679, Branch 230732Espoir Congo Elikyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232580318592718342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087272415486524302.post-17338303517421462482009-01-03T14:25:00.021+01:002009-01-03T15:39:09.927+01:00Anisa MaryAnd for those of you who have been asking how is our little Congolese girl doing, here's a recent shot. She's put on so much weight that we can hardly recognize her. She's happy and brings so much joy into our lives. <br />The Lord is using her to touch many hearts, and we've heard many comments from the people here, saying that now they know for sure that we truly love their people. Isn't that sweet?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2GgOPZmcwoN2ZtBgb32WDgv3eBW2OWGfVAHsjTd795AZJ7zx-CfBNtTqumV1kh96XbCMbu2f1teDlYepvBm61k9HoKFmJtVLrQ2JfDrOsW79g1Pq4LjrMk3eOmKpMTYrIOd9PahnjFA/s1600-h/anisa.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2GgOPZmcwoN2ZtBgb32WDgv3eBW2OWGfVAHsjTd795AZJ7zx-CfBNtTqumV1kh96XbCMbu2f1teDlYepvBm61k9HoKFmJtVLrQ2JfDrOsW79g1Pq4LjrMk3eOmKpMTYrIOd9PahnjFA/s400/anisa.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287061825049598562" /></a><br /><br />We also visited the orphanage where she came from, and did our Christmas program for the 100 orphans that live there just before Christmas. They had a lot of fun and one of them joined us and played the bongos during the songs. Fun! We were able to donate a few sacks of food to the orphanage, for which they were very thankful. Enjoy the pics below: <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6GI6qi7GadHsawKSlklaittWc2Dp5NciAUejQMxFNS4KQrlT0Rt5DWFRtI6-2u9I1-NasWiVVHFrc44BxTbupokvD80CGUFSETe2HFtfNUvoASY4Er5O1hXbYo9OC-b_eLFWGsYGIqPo/s1600-h/DSC_5228.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6GI6qi7GadHsawKSlklaittWc2Dp5NciAUejQMxFNS4KQrlT0Rt5DWFRtI6-2u9I1-NasWiVVHFrc44BxTbupokvD80CGUFSETe2HFtfNUvoASY4Er5O1hXbYo9OC-b_eLFWGsYGIqPo/s400/DSC_5228.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287076049595447074" /></a>orphan boy<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMbizMQebyEhRkvhnyE8EtfTTL1q9WYknH8YMUTXaIBcU92c6Chqe4EcZwWNpEhfFZkXyNSay2GH08Ja3jjTosmYOEDzLhXGbLGQTBL_U5MuJTpDPHQ7S4wnC-quYGi0QVPiXzRVy5SE/s1600-h/DSC_5285.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMbizMQebyEhRkvhnyE8EtfTTL1q9WYknH8YMUTXaIBcU92c6Chqe4EcZwWNpEhfFZkXyNSay2GH08Ja3jjTosmYOEDzLhXGbLGQTBL_U5MuJTpDPHQ7S4wnC-quYGi0QVPiXzRVy5SE/s400/DSC_5285.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287074866667965378" /></a>Singing for Jesus<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyTPevgZ6gwpmehtFjjM49Nayx5y0ml7kY6sygyOnjwhunv6TWMWsHkSFbdgfNgJYV7-OglU_hvgTfDq754rluLHogEUpwHHvmQJW2cKnfPKyF-dvF-Uv662OnQD2QxVVMQ9nnRhmnrQ/s1600-h/DSC_5296.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyTPevgZ6gwpmehtFjjM49Nayx5y0ml7kY6sygyOnjwhunv6TWMWsHkSFbdgfNgJYV7-OglU_hvgTfDq754rluLHogEUpwHHvmQJW2cKnfPKyF-dvF-Uv662OnQD2QxVVMQ9nnRhmnrQ/s400/DSC_5296.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287073798679067122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2FJ3hiVccgokl7wa3SuGykU6HB4YuZ50X80oiNJQ5N2bHFm3QwdIVdbQ3PwSjgTAKPwK7k8whJmG9esJ9o42Bae0FDu_AxbwxlpvpXxqC_Wd2U6jHxzncMs1sFYPjBYC_KtyQjHL_CY/s1600-h/DSC_5309.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2FJ3hiVccgokl7wa3SuGykU6HB4YuZ50X80oiNJQ5N2bHFm3QwdIVdbQ3PwSjgTAKPwK7k8whJmG9esJ9o42Bae0FDu_AxbwxlpvpXxqC_Wd2U6jHxzncMs1sFYPjBYC_KtyQjHL_CY/s400/DSC_5309.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287072045613824722" /></a>flannelgraph story<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUI9DBafF7DuXBeRtrekbytcj1sUEKoHVYk-9V33KZcdRhpRab4oBjWDR9iUpLJ4zXgaBQPw-Sc5lClQcyRX9vA32gFxpxATB2yDTW-vRHrQAaXgm2ovG1QhEGt2pVjO_Z7vKHQwzRpY/s1600-h/DSC_5322.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUI9DBafF7DuXBeRtrekbytcj1sUEKoHVYk-9V33KZcdRhpRab4oBjWDR9iUpLJ4zXgaBQPw-Sc5lClQcyRX9vA32gFxpxATB2yDTW-vRHrQAaXgm2ovG1QhEGt2pVjO_Z7vKHQwzRpY/s400/DSC_5322.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287070807641100946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANJY1CZRwA7i24FZ1E5riOHpS9b3uQDzRWF5l_VBWepjrfXa5Lsfm5b7Ea9zeBkK52w9yX3cwsoYrdn35VvEnbHVbbPq2E_KEPOAokUe29CQTIPZK5Q8HLeWG9m0sKGRhbx__Q5NT4HY/s1600-h/DSC_5325.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANJY1CZRwA7i24FZ1E5riOHpS9b3uQDzRWF5l_VBWepjrfXa5Lsfm5b7Ea9zeBkK52w9yX3cwsoYrdn35VvEnbHVbbPq2E_KEPOAokUe29CQTIPZK5Q8HLeWG9m0sKGRhbx__Q5NT4HY/s400/DSC_5325.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287069756953623090" /></a>art work<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqpBT_3fA6GZOYxyaBvcKaLVDLgsHq_2O4GFl41rlcm4OvdGqjXXK6E76OZfDYBY3DxvOMA8qGVyED8XDYaTNUnCVc4S-sgemRQFrnpzYVHJzwnYPt4GSqKkSN7nF4aKR1GWyQQ4aZIw/s1600-h/DSC_5370.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqpBT_3fA6GZOYxyaBvcKaLVDLgsHq_2O4GFl41rlcm4OvdGqjXXK6E76OZfDYBY3DxvOMA8qGVyED8XDYaTNUnCVc4S-sgemRQFrnpzYVHJzwnYPt4GSqKkSN7nF4aKR1GWyQQ4aZIw/s400/DSC_5370.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287068545914187138" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunnAEyTId2vGF0zJhw326sQEAOdAQ9mSPOLlGi_IopYWJQQ4tpK8-7OOmYlBfALiXfJcXDa7sxuenxdgYAN2D0HJdVe3MIiBV5llLH7XlfRQUrAfEtX6KHdy-JXrtWDOVR7qY5dC7RIM/s1600-h/DSC_5389.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunnAEyTId2vGF0zJhw326sQEAOdAQ9mSPOLlGi_IopYWJQQ4tpK8-7OOmYlBfALiXfJcXDa7sxuenxdgYAN2D0HJdVe3MIiBV5llLH7XlfRQUrAfEtX6KHdy-JXrtWDOVR7qY5dC7RIM/s400/DSC_5389.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287067606822922466" /></a>Wise man<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3K_b3OVZQ0i_7mPeidB1WBm4aZgNg4rA0RX6fIK03M_6-5PIuO4oh7ZbSULgqbAflYVssDBzrdghpZT6oui_vlZHodsn9UCrA62H808WAmBMjA9KZq03y6gQOOcvB8gIVXUYGlV-oDhY/s1600-h/DSC_5399.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3K_b3OVZQ0i_7mPeidB1WBm4aZgNg4rA0RX6fIK03M_6-5PIuO4oh7ZbSULgqbAflYVssDBzrdghpZT6oui_vlZHodsn9UCrA62H808WAmBMjA9KZq03y6gQOOcvB8gIVXUYGlV-oDhY/s400/DSC_5399.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287066433530000530" /></a>Acting out the Christmas play<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8Uh7dlaT3gd-2U_v_gkvXGFkKsuG8m8aCdbwSAtwE3QcPNlzsrMrWJH0yVF0D_dfG-j_HsOk5KSWRVSMJgzNarsRzhfHc_waFMv7uMSg6aCN-kGgmDU2a4Rut-FAIGpLXRfmy6M_9PU/s1600-h/DSC_5373.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8Uh7dlaT3gd-2U_v_gkvXGFkKsuG8m8aCdbwSAtwE3QcPNlzsrMrWJH0yVF0D_dfG-j_HsOk5KSWRVSMJgzNarsRzhfHc_waFMv7uMSg6aCN-kGgmDU2a4Rut-FAIGpLXRfmy6M_9PU/s400/DSC_5373.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287064254563436050" /></a>Nao with little orphan<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUoJ08lhPwIFHGkmQmi-VHN4p8ghgnL-7FI82JjXCwxG7mh6F0PqxPMKBG4f1eF8Kn4qd-l-nSg4Ov-9lRce9ZGm-G7ip9ptdMl0PEJa-cS278e_0B_xxNhMqblJVv5jBXBJmDbc4FJDI/s1600-h/DSC_5437.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUoJ08lhPwIFHGkmQmi-VHN4p8ghgnL-7FI82JjXCwxG7mh6F0PqxPMKBG4f1eF8Kn4qd-l-nSg4Ov-9lRce9ZGm-G7ip9ptdMl0PEJa-cS278e_0B_xxNhMqblJVv5jBXBJmDbc4FJDI/s400/DSC_5437.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287063110329571602" /></a>donating foodEspoir Congo Elikyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232580318592718342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087272415486524302.post-58195158305586658972009-01-03T14:09:00.007+01:002009-01-03T14:24:54.353+01:00Candle Light Service for a Happy New Year 2009It is our Family tradition to hold, on New Year's Eve, what we call a "Candle Light Service." We each prepare to share with everyone present what are the things we are most thankful for that happened to us during the past year, as well as our prayer requests for the New Year, what we would like the Lord to do in our lives. We usually also claim a verse we would like to stand on during the coming year.<br />For the occasion, we invited all of our Active Members to join us. It was a precious time to start the New Year in this way, praising and praying together, in anticipation of all the Lord has in store for us in the year to come. May He help us to be vessels of His love to all those we will meet as we rededicate our lives to Him.<br />May you have a very fruitful and fulfilling New Year, rising above the difficulties that surround you, and bringing hope and life to many. Thank you once again for all of your help, support and prayers, without which our work in the Congo would not be possible. We feel honored to have such generous friends and partners in Christ, and know that, in helping to further God's work, you are investing where it really counts, and where God will repay with greater dividends you can even imagine, both in spiritual riches and in the assurance that you are in His loving care. We look forward to another year of partnership with you. May God bless you!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFCBN4DSXoEuzVZEXWawkjhJS7rmJh7rUNet0coKgvd040yObwBuOcXKUrYlZTG9hvo1ntiO1gW_96IIiRS7IuA-laxRWs22R7HsKWBSS7qIA4KO9UM6q59rb2sMXLW86o9eTOynpTcc/s1600-h/PC210028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFCBN4DSXoEuzVZEXWawkjhJS7rmJh7rUNet0coKgvd040yObwBuOcXKUrYlZTG9hvo1ntiO1gW_96IIiRS7IuA-laxRWs22R7HsKWBSS7qIA4KO9UM6q59rb2sMXLW86o9eTOynpTcc/s400/PC210028.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287057203146211698" /></a>Naomi singing, Bonhey, Fisca, Joseph and wife Fidélise<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZMJu73ulmDP4Bk0MKNIDhRGdgehxKU2DsGyrKRs1XM912UKgGEfmFCZ1H-BZjnQXfx8X95nGHVlLeX9t0z-JA3uFIc2yntb3ZB7cmwnyDsZR6L_yO7vkfZP6s0tjEhrtOEXTnCnzrkw/s1600-h/PC210013.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZMJu73ulmDP4Bk0MKNIDhRGdgehxKU2DsGyrKRs1XM912UKgGEfmFCZ1H-BZjnQXfx8X95nGHVlLeX9t0z-JA3uFIc2yntb3ZB7cmwnyDsZR6L_yO7vkfZP6s0tjEhrtOEXTnCnzrkw/s400/PC210013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287056326423528146" /></a>Bibiche, soon to be mommy<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJMxaPwrJqnMy-IlvJUwutN6BiQ6oX_LTROBg5q6SCQQSkICKogfIrXvlRo2in7L1QfIpv1LsuHZh5U5wZ2Ugc5jT_xu32SIAPuddRK0-zFwq7m6XLtjpiTMtHZOIU-x_A_YFzRUR2Kw/s1600-h/PC210032.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJMxaPwrJqnMy-IlvJUwutN6BiQ6oX_LTROBg5q6SCQQSkICKogfIrXvlRo2in7L1QfIpv1LsuHZh5U5wZ2Ugc5jT_xu32SIAPuddRK0-zFwq7m6XLtjpiTMtHZOIU-x_A_YFzRUR2Kw/s400/PC210032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287055733041715090" /></a>Jean-Paul, Chritoph, Marie and Bibiche<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDy-9G7TQRcnI024eZI9Qq0vqkT3JXyr1twfBlwJpA5935Ks7Ki0u2dd-3OyjI3jbItmbRcAnuijqZ9ROkB_AnHTKAtiZ0VvXaE_e_Je3AJaII6otostaYZtQSjyBFoF-YanTzvJkSWV4/s1600-h/PC210036.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDy-9G7TQRcnI024eZI9Qq0vqkT3JXyr1twfBlwJpA5935Ks7Ki0u2dd-3OyjI3jbItmbRcAnuijqZ9ROkB_AnHTKAtiZ0VvXaE_e_Je3AJaII6otostaYZtQSjyBFoF-YanTzvJkSWV4/s400/PC210036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287055114010215106" /></a>Fisca, Joseph and wife Fidélise<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iUEdy-GBzdPA_cGHDRvjPz3Fz2oq7Yh5C56YguzxHAOYLJquhdGZK50l6fEN7ktcjvXEGHlP57g2OEVbSIq3DRnJqRAIK_FFPlXrtqSXFPMwRg84yw7fzOlYdEihkKrHdVLa6oqpNnE/s1600-h/PC210039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iUEdy-GBzdPA_cGHDRvjPz3Fz2oq7Yh5C56YguzxHAOYLJquhdGZK50l6fEN7ktcjvXEGHlP57g2OEVbSIq3DRnJqRAIK_FFPlXrtqSXFPMwRg84yw7fzOlYdEihkKrHdVLa6oqpNnE/s320/PC210039.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287054476345917090" /></a>Espoir Congo Elikyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232580318592718342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087272415486524302.post-8810681433868295482009-01-03T13:59:00.004+01:002009-01-30T21:06:21.390+01:00Christmas in Kinshasa<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFse4vBqlaprU4tARBl83ovWtsfVCCUFSbGDxkaXTtz2Do7hcBIfDcf_c45h1a6Y9FtF7Ivs-v1hCf6_OaqC9i1cfB1xfN-WWze4o8vmsEDRIIx6jbGFeMbfllm6wdB8xyTDiY2OvC6Q/s1600-h/fisca+kikimi.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFse4vBqlaprU4tARBl83ovWtsfVCCUFSbGDxkaXTtz2Do7hcBIfDcf_c45h1a6Y9FtF7Ivs-v1hCf6_OaqC9i1cfB1xfN-WWze4o8vmsEDRIIx6jbGFeMbfllm6wdB8xyTDiY2OvC6Q/s400/fisca+kikimi.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287053625500455426" /></a><br />We had a wonderful Christmas, because we were able to share it with many needy children who so appreciated everything we brought them. Many souls were saved as well, and hearts were brightened.<br />We had the special blessing of having the help of our Active Member, Fisca, who spend 3 weeks with us and helped to drive high and low, witness, distribute food, pray for healing, win souls, and much more, getting full-fledged missionary training in the process. We love you, dear Fisca!Espoir Congo Elikyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232580318592718342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087272415486524302.post-5591712557879630842009-01-03T13:32:00.006+01:002009-01-03T13:59:37.748+01:00Christmas Day at the General HospitalWhen we prayed on how to spend Christmas, the Lord told us it would make Him very happy if we were to spend it with children who are in the poorest hospital in town, and tell them that Jesus has not forgotten them. So we did! We put together a little program, which included showing them a Treasure Attic video which they thoroughly enjoyed, story telling, coloring, dressing up and acting out the Christmas story, and having a snack of juice and candy that people had donated for the occasion. We were also able to pray for their healing and salvation.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0AkGWPHJaTbARB0Nm9TSjYeSOMzzOYIhLYWEUHM9PbB9r5HGro70H42wMfO-s3yO_7LLs5DdAl3pA8YItrSjhw27B4gpEWiiEkf1WbNLyjMEPqAPdBfpjAEKoBMm1Nl0E3KCorQv5hg/s1600-h/TA+video.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0AkGWPHJaTbARB0Nm9TSjYeSOMzzOYIhLYWEUHM9PbB9r5HGro70H42wMfO-s3yO_7LLs5DdAl3pA8YItrSjhw27B4gpEWiiEkf1WbNLyjMEPqAPdBfpjAEKoBMm1Nl0E3KCorQv5hg/s400/TA+video.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287049773749928578" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6mQaDj1Ey6X-wEPv1gidZC_UljQ3PzF0cze9fDC6XtyIq3xpgQujUvtQKRLbzUxGw7AdUD0SDOlWnaRePtVhhyphenhyphen8JfAxCgZ1Yxjys_WwPL6dnfJ-A6yWuI42HipWf1QBz9CuYAAsnpvM/s1600-h/coloring3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6mQaDj1Ey6X-wEPv1gidZC_UljQ3PzF0cze9fDC6XtyIq3xpgQujUvtQKRLbzUxGw7AdUD0SDOlWnaRePtVhhyphenhyphen8JfAxCgZ1Yxjys_WwPL6dnfJ-A6yWuI42HipWf1QBz9CuYAAsnpvM/s400/coloring3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287048733174480674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfi1c3YvA_DESSK6Z87sGE7ED0hDZeuNZlc95cqbau4VIfnAehe8ElugYg-XkB0DDdgGRtXJlMjlzw91FiUvc1uiE60sbq7maK0UlTKHGUQwr35c6zosXPd59VN-urZnT41pBs_PUj0XM/s1600-h/coloring.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfi1c3YvA_DESSK6Z87sGE7ED0hDZeuNZlc95cqbau4VIfnAehe8ElugYg-XkB0DDdgGRtXJlMjlzw91FiUvc1uiE60sbq7maK0UlTKHGUQwr35c6zosXPd59VN-urZnT41pBs_PUj0XM/s400/coloring.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287047622646797762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnD8uM4t6URD-rZbe5pXpKKCjFhyphenhyphenCv_KhxfypgjQnVp_mIEcwHIPlEQT_W0f85qvz48Vuf6yVgPZb7TR8LtOBJt2ac8tYtm3xDmTYuP_iCFpvzefcUt4yGv-0PyMYwhqVlUI4Hct9_UCY/s1600-h/nativity+play.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnD8uM4t6URD-rZbe5pXpKKCjFhyphenhyphenCv_KhxfypgjQnVp_mIEcwHIPlEQT_W0f85qvz48Vuf6yVgPZb7TR8LtOBJt2ac8tYtm3xDmTYuP_iCFpvzefcUt4yGv-0PyMYwhqVlUI4Hct9_UCY/s400/nativity+play.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287046604324219282" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwyer5MU-tWe-vaWrvVnp632VIj2k5mVPKXZ0IGlDGZFa-PI7wwgFFYawD_A-bl_Jt450hpO7KX6YOUAg9gnWhTGOL0hFe4Kz5SV1SrIYAv6zKTkC_7bxvMv9H0mW5XfwgyzMcLhje8oY/s1600-h/teen+tract.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwyer5MU-tWe-vaWrvVnp632VIj2k5mVPKXZ0IGlDGZFa-PI7wwgFFYawD_A-bl_Jt450hpO7KX6YOUAg9gnWhTGOL0hFe4Kz5SV1SrIYAv6zKTkC_7bxvMv9H0mW5XfwgyzMcLhje8oY/s400/teen+tract.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287045525753175234" /></a>Espoir Congo Elikyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232580318592718342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087272415486524302.post-44022068835987903332009-01-03T12:10:00.017+01:002009-01-30T21:01:12.753+01:00Christmas with our 70 orphans in KikimiWe had a beautiful time with our children in Kikimi. Thanks to dear Marco who loaned us his car, we were able to bring all the extra food and utensils needed to cook a meal for all 70 children. The kids had a fun time with all the activities while waiting for the food to be ready. Enjoy some of the pics.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH33whH1Qfixq9XxmZ0ykeaAy11KqrfkF5esF03nCOXlZy3SEx1thtU6Unohrg2CW_K7KXzZcGgJ9ZmpwaPb9TZK_Skmx6GMugNOeNyNjfdt_KLtUg37fmx6gqC5eP2nl5I6UKphvyU5g/s1600-h/fatu+dessin.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH33whH1Qfixq9XxmZ0ykeaAy11KqrfkF5esF03nCOXlZy3SEx1thtU6Unohrg2CW_K7KXzZcGgJ9ZmpwaPb9TZK_Skmx6GMugNOeNyNjfdt_KLtUg37fmx6gqC5eP2nl5I6UKphvyU5g/s400/fatu+dessin.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287038864118135698" /></a><br />Coloriage<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0V3zZnIAW6GhlSErgdT-_MTYOJ5Smu-Sn_pIm1I-my-TfZ4-al-6TPDMI_Ma4PiO9E00vt-UxGiAcCvwr6Fyn6Zi89dp_3UYTaOgMqMxigYzC9NoUf20ALiq2Ock3CQxZiQs8gIWH-do/s1600-h/dessins.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0V3zZnIAW6GhlSErgdT-_MTYOJ5Smu-Sn_pIm1I-my-TfZ4-al-6TPDMI_Ma4PiO9E00vt-UxGiAcCvwr6Fyn6Zi89dp_3UYTaOgMqMxigYzC9NoUf20ALiq2Ock3CQxZiQs8gIWH-do/s400/dessins.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287037590411526178" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyOB8hbq24BKDXRrFzpUswAEgiwF2CONVCzyPUEeXbW_KRWAQA5GFrXp7zFuq2hKs8S_D8-C1a9HHauKbxeSreDskTbpXZQwXQrChNTnNCUJjS08a_xJL1OyB7eluk7cUoSktNubKyhw/s1600-h/ange.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyOB8hbq24BKDXRrFzpUswAEgiwF2CONVCzyPUEeXbW_KRWAQA5GFrXp7zFuq2hKs8S_D8-C1a9HHauKbxeSreDskTbpXZQwXQrChNTnNCUJjS08a_xJL1OyB7eluk7cUoSktNubKyhw/s400/ange.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287035664733932354" /></a>Kids dressing up and acting out the Christmas story.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NpLvIB7sWxMYlXcAfnYqmBl_7FaxgvHQlUzLQ5Qno2oitGr3xHZRIcgDOlQyHrJuzAPxWSpcDxgsrIxRrCWPO4mryhscjtndyK0LlGJ7rIFuMA0mEaFEQlM24yA-fs5X1bvWkeg_RLw/s1600-h/marie+skit.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NpLvIB7sWxMYlXcAfnYqmBl_7FaxgvHQlUzLQ5Qno2oitGr3xHZRIcgDOlQyHrJuzAPxWSpcDxgsrIxRrCWPO4mryhscjtndyK0LlGJ7rIFuMA0mEaFEQlM24yA-fs5X1bvWkeg_RLw/s400/marie+skit.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287034233154468146" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1anBRPM2ovwqMXDDgHWOZcVE1lpt58n5n0qosOX32_qjXA9IQJ10jrvVeON_SMa7PsLljZK1fmvDSmI9RvyHoEfTnsJi-CzNcrwt1MU4PRB8LSzbXPjZtc4-a6cwFjB3TBOLJ8cHS2Es/s1600-h/food+packaging+kikimi.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1anBRPM2ovwqMXDDgHWOZcVE1lpt58n5n0qosOX32_qjXA9IQJ10jrvVeON_SMa7PsLljZK1fmvDSmI9RvyHoEfTnsJi-CzNcrwt1MU4PRB8LSzbXPjZtc4-a6cwFjB3TBOLJ8cHS2Es/s400/food+packaging+kikimi.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287032546043030882" /></a>Thanks to the extra donations of food we received, we were able to make about the double amount of food packages we usually give the orphans. Thank you so much, all of you dear donors, for your sacrifice in sharing and giving. We know the Lord will bless and reward you for it and see that you never lack as you continue to share with those in need. And a big hand to Mme Colon and her two children who spent the whole day with us and were a tremendous help in packaging and distributing all the food. We couldn't have done it without their help. Mme Colon's daughter had just landed in Kinshasa for the first time the previous day. God bless her for jumping right in!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOs8tgRA1oyAcK5zBk2ciR_kPwCRXRyWjKJpCu3SMff15sqvhkaOV6T3IUcYxnrbQ6zZQ8e9ebBFica3Jy-xHKfiju4iqKQ1VWVK1T_TR8v2je62_6jjhe9er6CYzYiJWb4Txnfhgmuk/s1600-h/isabelle+colon.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOs8tgRA1oyAcK5zBk2ciR_kPwCRXRyWjKJpCu3SMff15sqvhkaOV6T3IUcYxnrbQ6zZQ8e9ebBFica3Jy-xHKfiju4iqKQ1VWVK1T_TR8v2je62_6jjhe9er6CYzYiJWb4Txnfhgmuk/s400/isabelle+colon.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297178612289658594" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5ynSQO-pZzgmtuhkqKygo2IaQmlTDfbzy8dU495IuFNSlGt3_pfCTlv0Pz4U52vahGZIgZkJM5ZHbUohyJQBfppDIiZOZ4IX_xR6mATWOZ45XcTY3Mkw7VM9yIGezMt_WrtSo0v5x0g/s1600-h/juice.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5ynSQO-pZzgmtuhkqKygo2IaQmlTDfbzy8dU495IuFNSlGt3_pfCTlv0Pz4U52vahGZIgZkJM5ZHbUohyJQBfppDIiZOZ4IX_xR6mATWOZ45XcTY3Mkw7VM9yIGezMt_WrtSo0v5x0g/s400/juice.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287030984385740466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjruNwZazPmEVcLGzaJp2ndfvWp0n1ye5nbZzxmn5A7YKkOxkL6suiZR6mnrGiDoO8Qxyt0uOYn_eMtUhWfb3lTH1xyZIhcKbMCYJSV1IhX6f0Sd2hww0VM0J3M5_ozgWDi-InWVnRTIQs/s1600-h/DSCN4798.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjruNwZazPmEVcLGzaJp2ndfvWp0n1ye5nbZzxmn5A7YKkOxkL6suiZR6mnrGiDoO8Qxyt0uOYn_eMtUhWfb3lTH1xyZIhcKbMCYJSV1IhX6f0Sd2hww0VM0J3M5_ozgWDi-InWVnRTIQs/s400/DSCN4798.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287030641783037074" /></a>Thanks to a sweet Portuguese lady who lives in Kinshasa, we were able to serve fruit juice to all the children. At first, they were hesitant to drink it as many of them had never had juice before.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOq-2PA8MPjkIAEpz1QzISxFOc35kKBXY18MagwvPGcKhpDcw0-Qh2EVK-EimNqpGIxWdJRLKE91GWbjtpJRxG1qb7c7_uLzzUy66POzAKZmX9-WlJu2AyK6fV5STOhVHTX6gkUPswwgc/s1600-h/DSCN4776.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOq-2PA8MPjkIAEpz1QzISxFOc35kKBXY18MagwvPGcKhpDcw0-Qh2EVK-EimNqpGIxWdJRLKE91GWbjtpJRxG1qb7c7_uLzzUy66POzAKZmX9-WlJu2AyK6fV5STOhVHTX6gkUPswwgc/s400/DSCN4776.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287030403804537042" /></a>Dear Madlen and Florence spent hours cooking for all 70 children. We had to bring charcoals stoves, pots, plates and tons of water with us to be able to cook this meal, besides all the ingredients. In Kikimi village, people usually walk for 3 hours to go and fetch water.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDmbBVfc2wQgGj3KbUE8mbgN4WEzs-A0M1BT5Z1-83bp1iD3-aXprEopiGabpuyvxoZg9tRbjMXbXyla3euzFLVbNiLtCcKZ2PNHv9NTX4XMgeLQ7HHzyIT44lsHRCywUJfMK1to46h4/s1600-h/bouche+pleine.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDmbBVfc2wQgGj3KbUE8mbgN4WEzs-A0M1BT5Z1-83bp1iD3-aXprEopiGabpuyvxoZg9tRbjMXbXyla3euzFLVbNiLtCcKZ2PNHv9NTX4XMgeLQ7HHzyIT44lsHRCywUJfMK1to46h4/s400/bouche+pleine.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287030083701153042" /></a>A true mouthful!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lQWuKpMzwC6bPRw22jRh5xqXi9C1ZMe6emTxFSOL20b24rrHR9F-R26AzKj-dShYoC-tX9Q7ougrqR1YOK0-UR1UYIojHAGwrTpjnZnmea9cr6KpCnEESzkU58WXiZynpsIv-wBsOB0/s1600-h/bebe+food.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lQWuKpMzwC6bPRw22jRh5xqXi9C1ZMe6emTxFSOL20b24rrHR9F-R26AzKj-dShYoC-tX9Q7ougrqR1YOK0-UR1UYIojHAGwrTpjnZnmea9cr6KpCnEESzkU58WXiZynpsIv-wBsOB0/s400/bebe+food.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287028844779941218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefJ99tmkyuwvKhFcZMcxE14rWuNquOrSsIYU_MJBPdafz9hvVNdNxNlx6D-71PykPydo7uXL8H5t2JD0BLWttJaF4t90JDGGHBqekW8-8kt9IUJlSuNgkXvsfXVWQ8VaEG4SXYorAqGM/s1600-h/food+plates.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefJ99tmkyuwvKhFcZMcxE14rWuNquOrSsIYU_MJBPdafz9hvVNdNxNlx6D-71PykPydo7uXL8H5t2JD0BLWttJaF4t90JDGGHBqekW8-8kt9IUJlSuNgkXvsfXVWQ8VaEG4SXYorAqGM/s400/food+plates.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287027501706294322" /></a>70 plates of food!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZivc2rSR51keR0nMjGtiT_U-1HpxozSB7Ey206Mw0oHMvin7M8NoO1Ofbu2A33jqb-8PIH9-TMokbxhPdMFfeTk1Jn3rDzhNnEIi2YH876JFygle5YngI8zljGl7fad4EtNd6m2J1rLU/s1600-h/mike+food+dist.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZivc2rSR51keR0nMjGtiT_U-1HpxozSB7Ey206Mw0oHMvin7M8NoO1Ofbu2A33jqb-8PIH9-TMokbxhPdMFfeTk1Jn3rDzhNnEIi2YH876JFygle5YngI8zljGl7fad4EtNd6m2J1rLU/s400/mike+food+dist.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287025457701913410" /></a>Mike serving out the food to the children.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jmiC5dJT7XKJHvpR3UPS3JC76_nWGrbrM3lFCsSIOHdjMAWt_5_w8wk8qPhcfHP54BsffvwhlZQVxD5DHRCq8YigsOC_0WY-bzHVCpE5fFhjn5mOBcR65t0T9TWIicaC7jivLwFw5tw/s1600-h/yummy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jmiC5dJT7XKJHvpR3UPS3JC76_nWGrbrM3lFCsSIOHdjMAWt_5_w8wk8qPhcfHP54BsffvwhlZQVxD5DHRCq8YigsOC_0WY-bzHVCpE5fFhjn5mOBcR65t0T9TWIicaC7jivLwFw5tw/s400/yummy.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287024239644575394" /></a>"Yummy, yummy!"<br /><br />Just to give you an idea of the amount of food we had to buy to feed all these children, one of our friends here loaned us his truck. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0dtMmTYX4F2ZgVRBpPYQesfdqpgyasQcIGphlkA2InPLEu2fyVjBosFNjy3kSgC1-tUKFfwYvThrbpt51rmuwUK53vMQi5aBVY15fHVUoAbPxxUY7yfLFEMGreEofnaOwMrHtnQ2xzs/s1600-h/DSC_5444.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0dtMmTYX4F2ZgVRBpPYQesfdqpgyasQcIGphlkA2InPLEu2fyVjBosFNjy3kSgC1-tUKFfwYvThrbpt51rmuwUK53vMQi5aBVY15fHVUoAbPxxUY7yfLFEMGreEofnaOwMrHtnQ2xzs/s320/DSC_5444.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287133519667012610" /></a><br />Fisca unloading food<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocjAjRSpH6oC0WVEBWYBV5tXurX_Zoe8sKX6qQHMbNPEw-vtesUSfp-dlvom4Tsbap6wbF7I6G3hJDsyBU4UfvH6nF9k7tnU70qUUgpJzSmhITwiZqwK2wu5GR55M9flCSDiGjpQxau4/s1600-h/DSC_5442.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocjAjRSpH6oC0WVEBWYBV5tXurX_Zoe8sKX6qQHMbNPEw-vtesUSfp-dlvom4Tsbap6wbF7I6G3hJDsyBU4UfvH6nF9k7tnU70qUUgpJzSmhITwiZqwK2wu5GR55M9flCSDiGjpQxau4/s320/DSC_5442.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287132417720056818" /></a><br />Madlen in front of truckEspoir Congo Elikyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232580318592718342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087272415486524302.post-87535861327154423102009-01-03T00:01:00.013+01:002009-01-03T01:26:04.299+01:00Christmas with our orphans in Kisenso<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9deN25wIILpsXRxyUe0rsgnHtUi01T-elzIpnItCGvcJiiXQeM-hd9bgS31Gvtjc7T5lJt4tEUT7UL-hykREcRK85fgtilT-Wq2aWj2gYPxgClKSrt-4JVIktrvHw4XYKXwIv_MWHQo/s1600-h/chansons.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9deN25wIILpsXRxyUe0rsgnHtUi01T-elzIpnItCGvcJiiXQeM-hd9bgS31Gvtjc7T5lJt4tEUT7UL-hykREcRK85fgtilT-Wq2aWj2gYPxgClKSrt-4JVIktrvHw4XYKXwIv_MWHQo/s320/chansons.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286853414877751074" /></a><br />Our 30 orphans in Kisenso happily participated in the singing, coloring, story telling and flannelgraph, and ended up performing the Christmas skit for the neighborhood kids who had conglomerated at the SABEC center that day, curious as to what was happening. This way, many children got the witness! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8SzxWTDwWsTMi91WMujAxC4lKy-czr20zhw_5A8kEKLT7y_Q7lcw4aFp2riGD8kE47xMek_5s_dZnHXheq8MHulipcD59UVvjZFwkkkgmy-jUGPQcQZYV7ITQVksepxPNyBf_mwLhAo/s1600-h/food+nao.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8SzxWTDwWsTMi91WMujAxC4lKy-czr20zhw_5A8kEKLT7y_Q7lcw4aFp2riGD8kE47xMek_5s_dZnHXheq8MHulipcD59UVvjZFwkkkgmy-jUGPQcQZYV7ITQVksepxPNyBf_mwLhAo/s400/food+nao.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286851897991237586" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5VB2oaxMzj8_l3dOqq4y_gN9ZVeG1Naj4cGpHaiJEdkvyZWlYc5QsbKX9TTjand8_hsD7CjWgQpVnPZOu8UB4W6YhLlezyuXWCXLMSaItaAhOk31oRplSyozZyWffzthXGOfM0wY3jM/s1600-h/ration.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5VB2oaxMzj8_l3dOqq4y_gN9ZVeG1Naj4cGpHaiJEdkvyZWlYc5QsbKX9TTjand8_hsD7CjWgQpVnPZOu8UB4W6YhLlezyuXWCXLMSaItaAhOk31oRplSyozZyWffzthXGOfM0wY3jM/s320/ration.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286850493914166818" /></a>We were able to give each child 2 kgs of rice, 1 kg of beans, 1 kg of maize flour, tomatoe paste, dried fish, salt, sardines, biscuits, juice, and a cupcake. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMe1ogDCHjEhUbOk3KATd_Q9Qu0CA-EyYBRCJPU7onPKcWK_ZPBLLUxFKDiZpGOGX3vmaRspKWBb1bS1_wCiGrivS5AHc-JN7elYCRW-4H6YN-kfj55JuTKqJJkpl_UJNPb17hWtIrqzY/s1600-h/happy+girl+food.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMe1ogDCHjEhUbOk3KATd_Q9Qu0CA-EyYBRCJPU7onPKcWK_ZPBLLUxFKDiZpGOGX3vmaRspKWBb1bS1_wCiGrivS5AHc-JN7elYCRW-4H6YN-kfj55JuTKqJJkpl_UJNPb17hWtIrqzY/s400/happy+girl+food.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286848818417178466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPfZpdmxmPfeWJFD1QKSheRbjLHolUpVWgm0yEgbpnJK4PDOF-4KQTU2tDWu8PI1-_92OmlP8isz-imLuo2DjJwWLkrc4pFEbklcAnhOQn746Dxm45C-CMpkUa-3DTrFq9VLWA1y6sdDE/s1600-h/happy+boy+food.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPfZpdmxmPfeWJFD1QKSheRbjLHolUpVWgm0yEgbpnJK4PDOF-4KQTU2tDWu8PI1-_92OmlP8isz-imLuo2DjJwWLkrc4pFEbklcAnhOQn746Dxm45C-CMpkUa-3DTrFq9VLWA1y6sdDE/s400/happy+boy+food.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286844860440599890" /></a>Thanks to a lot of extra food donations from our friends here in Kinshasa, we were able to make the double amount of food packages we normally serve the kids, including serving them juice and cake, which they were so thankful for. Thank you so much Jean-Emile, Sofia, Andy, and many others! We couldn't have done it without your generous help. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibm0HgA_VpMnl_JiuD59rpL85-79imAYVaqlORk8ANEGY8f5j8jH5562y7j6zhe6Q-8zvXqgG5xHDEXGQgSa6AAYzb7sdTw4P61NGxEbbw3smXnCIXeGDp52SFlSatgguamx6Herg3o0Y/s1600-h/dessin3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibm0HgA_VpMnl_JiuD59rpL85-79imAYVaqlORk8ANEGY8f5j8jH5562y7j6zhe6Q-8zvXqgG5xHDEXGQgSa6AAYzb7sdTw4P61NGxEbbw3smXnCIXeGDp52SFlSatgguamx6Herg3o0Y/s320/dessin3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286842968454478306" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbOcz1PeIv1nuoS3tsTAPAg57y1YdlMFLhv1snDDjVZeC8kn0XpJtYqllmioTK935OFSJ4gna4-2K6NHfwe8L6DitmepEyC7mx8SM3NqsHmW4bdjM_Ukyz9e9-9eGEzf1UqEWYyxedSs/s1600-h/dessin4.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisW2grapHb4nzqJSue_NLIn_DyaaeTXVGuN1xlUCpy878nkbNTLQjw9k8Vv2gnIKlRMZ48igN1UaAWBq2clh9BEwz8Y26jk9YDeUwIjHFryyvxBNxxyPpD2qU99gC58saTUFlodKaPmbE/s320/happy+kids.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286838279725983778" /></a>Thankful girls<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho06DyPYhhE220sADG3wjyQPylqp881BdSh20ekTVx7kAuN5YnYhnC3ekb3QCZXzoiRQkxSDI-860HPCyXysnxptaXeIwsnWcIfohqEXAXM3Odnjp7lCd9LLsU1wFqBqnnwbSx7GSefX4/s1600-h/makoto.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho06DyPYhhE220sADG3wjyQPylqp881BdSh20ekTVx7kAuN5YnYhnC3ekb3QCZXzoiRQkxSDI-860HPCyXysnxptaXeIwsnWcIfohqEXAXM3Odnjp7lCd9LLsU1wFqBqnnwbSx7GSefX4/s400/makoto.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286836857406049042" /></a>Mike Makoto next to Congolese Makoto.Espoir Congo Elikyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232580318592718342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087272415486524302.post-49273704595974695272009-01-02T23:15:00.005+01:002009-01-03T00:01:00.355+01:00Cheering up kids at Nganda HospitalAbout mid-december, we visited the Nganda hospital in our neigborhood and did our little Christmas program for the outpatients children, who were very happy for the entertainment. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNjhEfOglpO4cXmM4LyhVvlLDhcSr23gO03REci43eU7YfgwhjB__n85ELye_m_aQWpzR247706eMyUfzbx6QYZTs139lQNZfZ36cAN7-U9oE7n_G1ffMbidDw7uLvgD7TPbcNMq9F40/s1600-h/IMGP0060.JPG"><img style="float:right; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PuI_J5CXU3ls7jtqsUmwClEtmggxBga6fT4e2pVy72_TKGMP5ipm_UHj4D60KBLCnYC1ls93GUvAuk-JOIXQdptF62VjX2Xp6t6XmkejI9wMYb9YHcCsVIMFEnRZ-5Y72bKq5yVTnpU/s320/IMGP0041.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286826506049636258" /></a>Espoir Congo Elikyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232580318592718342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087272415486524302.post-36076761454981468812008-12-28T12:11:00.019+01:002009-01-03T17:55:53.176+01:00Celebrating Christmas with outpatients at Ngaliema HospitalWe did some Christmas related activities with the outpatient children at Ngaliema hospital, showing the kids the Christmas Treasure Attic DVD, teaching them how to draw an angel, and dressing them up as the Nativity characters, having them perform a simple Christmas play. Children and parents enjoyed it so much that the hospital asked us if we could come back throughout the year to do such activities with their patients. In appreciation, they offered to help us with any medical check ups our volunteers may need, a very big blessing for us!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOn6z-jH3uROzxs5YPGbGX5AIZiYSEl3xVybh5V4SmmaFoQglBWpYHwWZlTf6FmITQQLpzqH6VFCMN7xo3PZcREH9sbOEO9uBQdR0Z_9sonraUc8Fqxsk5Q2pKBQsIQNbyt9ieCFtnU0/s1600-h/DSCN4766.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOn6z-jH3uROzxs5YPGbGX5AIZiYSEl3xVybh5V4SmmaFoQglBWpYHwWZlTf6FmITQQLpzqH6VFCMN7xo3PZcREH9sbOEO9uBQdR0Z_9sonraUc8Fqxsk5Q2pKBQsIQNbyt9ieCFtnU0/s400/DSCN4766.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284801801419807634" /></a>Impromptu Nativity Play with the children<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG-4OldTcpDeKhiYUk0CcOTB_bGVZ_oua9QM6LpA95eSWSjW-EPNAxThYJX6C5ItsFKh1fLQReOzhR0bKhegGIyn0EuFrxfSHhzEQpyDq1ZUKXEuoR7xB-YmmeN-tivHBZXr0o2iR0wBY/s1600-h/DSCN4765.JPG"><img style="float:right; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZ7YwYUlnD496tk8cxhFpXffFVBvdLD3Y8yesPmAXV5W_k1dWqCe37xBRlJQu2J-jKSNty54S9v4EeAqvagBL-yFhB2hXMS8bGtax1TBBWgEk3WuwUkGZBHt1TuQi7sO2VOBL7uDDgMs/s320/DSCN4752.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284800084077762882" /></a>Dressing up the children<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZW9gRiKROAG7GOhEXhPHqku6D2NKM4q1XcgoYh-C04mpZosh8EIgj5uLOk4o7IlXknXJemkjee2lFid4nUNfBKwN6QTKNFs9xAs32ypgnifpftw4YMjAll7lg_zsnh4IPTRGMC_NiaI/s1600-h/DSCN4747.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZW9gRiKROAG7GOhEXhPHqku6D2NKM4q1XcgoYh-C04mpZosh8EIgj5uLOk4o7IlXknXJemkjee2lFid4nUNfBKwN6QTKNFs9xAs32ypgnifpftw4YMjAll7lg_zsnh4IPTRGMC_NiaI/s320/DSCN4747.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284799770229590866" /></a>Fisca praying with children to receive the best Christmas gift ever--Salvation<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_cBnM3hje5Xsou7Bw0LLTvQ3Jmwo3L-xSvcOeeeiXoJGo47ATEc1T8g_Z2efhmiJ26FHcozUq1svhjm_vxsTYZZ7uY_Q1QGc38Lwqm3cEZzkSuX3hCf_3sdUPi6sdGeeSVs6dKvQ_Xs/s1600-h/DSCN4744.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2XhLXmjziRiB8k_Nqw0LHplgmhljs-W6sPJm-hSxe-YWjk0aXuiyzXmXC9rNmrokMPI_KANl51ZCmTFZ2sL3JMFrSe0_NeL5yOCPY-jVEuHEpvRvxA_YOm91FSiJmlB7bY4b-S7v5UD0/s320/DSCN4738.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284798893222707314" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPHgOOK0uqh1LHJlbP9lKDl7BFA6yTYlUL3f2Bf0GKcvv5DWnZhdJpBCwRMke45dzLwBWXpkob1iYG3z6wu9n_9oK8j_U_QG4_XYDbEjwlVpkSewqfpUyp5JP9JtdBdAkteB5V1WLn6c/s1600-h/DSCN4735.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPHgOOK0uqh1LHJlbP9lKDl7BFA6yTYlUL3f2Bf0GKcvv5DWnZhdJpBCwRMke45dzLwBWXpkob1iYG3z6wu9n_9oK8j_U_QG4_XYDbEjwlVpkSewqfpUyp5JP9JtdBdAkteB5V1WLn6c/s400/DSCN4735.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284798666756794258" /></a>Art Activities with children.<br />And to give credit to whom credit is due, we would like to thank Mike, our photographer, Naomi for playing guitar and keeping us organized, Madlen for buying and cooking all the food for all the orphans, and Joe for making the props for our Christmas play. Thanks, guys, we couldn't have done it without you!Espoir Congo Elikyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232580318592718342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087272415486524302.post-51313305884604557622008-12-13T20:46:00.007+01:002008-12-28T12:35:41.405+01:00Merry Christmas to you<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCHV0uyW4P1FVxYW0GCSYoUO9gDLXvJevsDbL6VHjCTf1Rfx9AuZtQne2t9VPAQbvZoSkRwJP3kI5VL8XFLHZCji1hUJcSawqZfrVc4QBnTamJREqlxXDlZNVDw0-WG1zioPrry04Ru0/s1600-h/merry+christmas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 188px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCHV0uyW4P1FVxYW0GCSYoUO9gDLXvJevsDbL6VHjCTf1Rfx9AuZtQne2t9VPAQbvZoSkRwJP3kI5VL8XFLHZCji1hUJcSawqZfrVc4QBnTamJREqlxXDlZNVDw0-WG1zioPrry04Ru0/s400/merry+christmas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284803050286812594" /></a><br /><em><strong>Our prayer for you this Christmas</strong><br /><br />Dear one, <br /> There are no gifts we can give you which will fill your heart with all the special things you deserve. So this Christmas we offer this prayer, asking the One who knows us all to give you His very best.<br /> In His great heart of love He knows all we need, and in His love He longs to give us many treasures of the spirit.<br /> Firstly, we pray for your happiness. Not the kind that comes from events or longed-for acquisitions, but deep abiding happiness that will be there even if you have nothing else special going on. The Bible calls it joy, so that is our prayer for you-joy that lasts even when things aren't going just right.<br /> Next we pray for peace in your heart. Now that can sound boring, but we don't mean a lack of excitement, an empty feeling, or surcease from activity or challenge, but rather a sweet knowledge that God is in control, and that He won't let anything happen to you that you and He can't work out together-a quiet certainty that gives you rest inside, even when you are working hard or the pressure's on. Deep peace.<br /> Our prayer wouldn't be complete without praying for you to have faith. Some people think faith means blindness to reality-an overly optimistic outlook that denies the facts. But real faith, the kind we wish for you, is based on the most wonderful realities of all-God and His love and His promises to you. That kind of faith that knows that God wants only the very best for you and has the power to bring it to pass. That kind of faith comes from reading His Word and finding in your heart that you know it is true. That's the kind of faith that moves mountains.<br /> We pray for you to have wisdom and understanding, so that you can look at life around you and then to Heaven above, and find there the answers and explanations and guidance you need-God-given wisdom that gives you patience and faith for others and points the way in difficult moments.<br /> And last but not least, we pray for you to experience love-great love, overflowing love, patient love, wise love, sweet love, fun love, exciting love, purposeful love, abiding love, strong love, encouraging love, God's love in all its wondrous forms.<br /> For all these reasons, God came down at Christmas in the form of a little baby to give us all these things-happiness, peace, faith, wisdom, and most of all, love.<br /> So our prayer is that this Christmas, you will experience these in a greater way than ever before. That you will let that little baby and His message into your life. That you will take the Christ child into your heart, believe His promises, and experience all the wonders He has for you.<br /> We pray all this for you, because we know that Jesus wants to give you these things anyway, because He loves you-and we do too.</em>Espoir Congo Elikyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232580318592718342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087272415486524302.post-47418093576614981362008-11-22T20:49:00.004+01:002008-11-22T21:22:33.166+01:00Our New Arrival...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCrhuV9vKYR7Odyg_Z1fiQN3OO5Bygy68GgafDAzYMHQ3WrV4dbdFjZkSwBT7jOo_p1UiXhtyPeNvM8DFiG-bxL8PY0cEBoXr-LqcYLvfxLVRq7Q1ieXlYjYZp8dy1kwhMr4dbXqSfac/s1600-h/IMGP0036cr.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCrhuV9vKYR7Odyg_Z1fiQN3OO5Bygy68GgafDAzYMHQ3WrV4dbdFjZkSwBT7jOo_p1UiXhtyPeNvM8DFiG-bxL8PY0cEBoXr-LqcYLvfxLVRq7Q1ieXlYjYZp8dy1kwhMr4dbXqSfac/s400/IMGP0036cr.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271574516253856354" /></a><br />On November 5th, 2008, a new born baby girl was abandonned in the rain. A policeman found her and brought her to the orphanage who gave us a call. Wolfgang and Lenka, our dear collegues here, who have been wanting to adopt a baby, went right away to see her, and started the adoption process. They were able to take the baby home right away and care for her, while waiting for the legalities to run their course. So we now have a brand new Congolese baby girl named Anissa. May she grow strong and healthy and blessed.Espoir Congo Elikyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232580318592718342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087272415486524302.post-58557066375682570542008-10-02T21:45:00.019+01:002008-10-12T12:45:58.084+01:00Graduation Ceremony for Bible Students<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0y3MbA3eseqD3JsyixtQgJrpXUHsLMPJTY_OwIUYlsvuKIwaTbxs5p_Og9Jj10bR1Gf0qy-JD25faRaltMHLMxZFL49rF4xqE5Af40dA6uWHsT69QeQwDAYnUNDF-2_03b4dyglKShE/s1600-h/DSC_4607.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0y3MbA3eseqD3JsyixtQgJrpXUHsLMPJTY_OwIUYlsvuKIwaTbxs5p_Og9Jj10bR1Gf0qy-JD25faRaltMHLMxZFL49rF4xqE5Af40dA6uWHsT69QeQwDAYnUNDF-2_03b4dyglKShE/s400/DSC_4607.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252668535949211106" /></a><br />On September 28th, we held a graduation ceremony for the 10 Bible students who first completed our Theology Course “the 12 Foundation Stones”. These graduate students will now be able to assist us a lot more in our missionary work, start their own Bible study groups in different parts of the city and multiply our efforts. They will continue to receive further training from us on a weekly basis, but can already start to implement the vision of 2 Timothy 2:2, which is to teach others to teach others. This graduation marks the first step towards the nationalization of our missionary work here in the DRCongo, and we praise the Lord for having chosen such potential labor leaders who have the vision to help change their part of the world with the Love of Jesus, one heart at a time.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnL861kh0Vnpzm7YfUWfV33OQwuUeeVf6VYaRiTyvaC1YWRn1AjB0XsQCkXMzmdI4AHYYh_RPhEHCO30NCDLD4U1Ovn1VGTqQFYOW5CX7KobDADHOapqYKKN1X1R6MVHgZBOm5fdFjgzo/s1600-h/DSC_4474.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnL861kh0Vnpzm7YfUWfV33OQwuUeeVf6VYaRiTyvaC1YWRn1AjB0XsQCkXMzmdI4AHYYh_RPhEHCO30NCDLD4U1Ovn1VGTqQFYOW5CX7KobDADHOapqYKKN1X1R6MVHgZBOm5fdFjgzo/s320/DSC_4474.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252668137567736066" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmQy97f9nLqkLr1IRkBQqLR2-gdmwsDNrkcJVWdgGeGRg58fnwiK2qZIObVvIfMNPGXOwIkwVgC8UYW40A4MSOj9hO07JKSUDfigmg8V0jOuE4sZei_MaPlCLvypIQKm2FJFeoUhzA6k/s1600-h/DSC_4537.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZr9NQpB-9VDc_LqvqvKqRIT6AO3w8v4Zt9pPN965puc4dTmGJimYJB7ySot-YVIcH2d1oJtPFG0HWv33xZfGzbApAF5a5oQBjzOKmy02ZgU9eHoZ5aVlEJZ23p27cH5vfN47hUMddis/s320/DSC_4648.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252663278913921346" /></a><br />Ruth, wife of one of the graduates, sang beautifully for the ceremony.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljer6AMdrxJyzbRI8guTg6GeaDUYLOUJQpaZktPt1z3g1b9m7eEv_XctghQWh27f2wu_K7W5uwKfNXKGVXRjcA1-HoVuCJ9tNm14TKeIXfu_YGJoGfG1sngH46wA7NsdAOj3rLM6GX34/s1600-h/DSC_4624.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljer6AMdrxJyzbRI8guTg6GeaDUYLOUJQpaZktPt1z3g1b9m7eEv_XctghQWh27f2wu_K7W5uwKfNXKGVXRjcA1-HoVuCJ9tNm14TKeIXfu_YGJoGfG1sngH46wA7NsdAOj3rLM6GX34/s320/DSC_4624.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252662880993856850" /></a>Malu with Libero<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTLbE3A1FZ6fN9fMFJXkrXUhNUrmqtBGWUPwQD3KKgJuGum_YoMr3EViKDQBgXx8HHYaCwLfeULLDo9o2N5oXQKpD0BbR7qqE0OQynhhfp1Z8MktC9HluzVo19-E_ixSYp0vA6PDmu5iw/s1600-h/DSC_4627.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTLbE3A1FZ6fN9fMFJXkrXUhNUrmqtBGWUPwQD3KKgJuGum_YoMr3EViKDQBgXx8HHYaCwLfeULLDo9o2N5oXQKpD0BbR7qqE0OQynhhfp1Z8MktC9HluzVo19-E_ixSYp0vA6PDmu5iw/s320/DSC_4627.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252662402825864498" /></a><br />Dominic with graduate students. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0aPBuqBzXsuxj_1tF0InROUru9LgKaP15G3Dxg_-UdR0z_uedhiHVEHQ1cU0AX7Gwsdcb4S4u0As4Gq6IstRVn5flTZ_tsqAokkJJxaAjSPUbg3DTNoktWfXMmeggqYYAO79-nULtl4/s1600-h/DSC_4625.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0aPBuqBzXsuxj_1tF0InROUru9LgKaP15G3Dxg_-UdR0z_uedhiHVEHQ1cU0AX7Gwsdcb4S4u0As4Gq6IstRVn5flTZ_tsqAokkJJxaAjSPUbg3DTNoktWfXMmeggqYYAO79-nULtl4/s320/DSC_4625.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252661919562861730" /></a><br />Godé in between both Alain.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrEJJ_RaDLYDPFeHLrlvaU1k1GWRyhzKNeZDSxlF28ck9hW_cHoddoeOYwEAfbiFoADJVoy7Bk9CmADefPUT9rt-uJRhFBYCBhUQRjI4m2G2yJNaqT4xBd8XlqmkNcsTpjiVmGPvx0Cs/s1600-h/DSC_4621.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrEJJ_RaDLYDPFeHLrlvaU1k1GWRyhzKNeZDSxlF28ck9hW_cHoddoeOYwEAfbiFoADJVoy7Bk9CmADefPUT9rt-uJRhFBYCBhUQRjI4m2G2yJNaqT4xBd8XlqmkNcsTpjiVmGPvx0Cs/s400/DSC_4621.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252661396338017730" /></a><br />One of our graduates' young niece grabs enthusiastically our beautiful children's devotional books.Espoir Congo Elikyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232580318592718342noreply@blogger.com