by Greg Herring | Jun 8, 2013 | Congo News, Congo Trip Updates
“Without training, we cannot succeed.” – Solomon (a young man in Bukavu) And that is why we go. We follow the model that Jesus demonstrated long ago. We proclaim truth; we demonstrate love; we develop relationships; and we train. We try hard not to “do” for them....
by Greg Herring | Jun 8, 2013 | Congo News, Congo Trip Updates
“Even rats store food.” That statement really got me. How could people living in a fertile, productive land live in such a subsistence manner? The answer is complicated, as are all things in the Congo. I’ll get back to that quote in a minute. This letter is in two...
by Greg Herring | Feb 6, 2013 | Congo News, Congo Trip Updates
It’s working. That’s the overwhelming sense that I have from Trip 6. Now, to be clear, I’m not bragging – for several reasons – it is a work of God; it is very much “in progress;” and it is a very tiny work, like a few drops of rain in a dry lake. I was telling a...
by Greg Herring | Feb 6, 2013 | Congo News, Congo Trip Updates
Greetings! Mike Scheffelin, Robert Horan and I are on our way to Bukavu. Trip 6 has begun. In this email, I want to: · Beg you to pray. Prayer unleashes God’s power to work His will. That is exactly what we want and the people of Bukavu desperately need.· Inform...
by Greg Herring | Feb 6, 2013 | Congo News, Congo Trip Updates
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! I pray that your 2013 is marked by a growing understanding of God, His love for you and His plans for you. May you walk in that knowledge in 2013. I always struggle with how to bring a picture of life in Congo to my...
