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On Our Way To Bukavu! (January 25, 2012)
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...
Congo Blessings and the Violence in Congo (January 12, 2013)
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...
3 Stories and Meeting Reminder (November 5, 2012)
Encouraging Relationships Over the last five trips, God has helped me focus on promoting three things: the Bible, business formation, and prayer. Certainly, in hindsight the Bible and prayer look obvious, but there is a good story as to how God led me there. I’ll...
Congo Blessings Update and Trip 6 Info Meeting (October 28, 2012)
Greetings! I want to give you a brief update and announce the dates of the next trip. First, the reality of the pain and agony of people in Bukavu hit home this weekend when I read that four men had attempted to murder a physician that I met on my second trip....
Trip 5 Update 5 – By the Numbers
By the Numbers This trip was a success before it even started – primarily because Ivan, Mike, Warb and I served the important role of “pack mules.” No jokes please. 🙂 Before I go into the details of what we carried, I want to remind you of the reason we go to...
Trip 5 Update 4 – “Follow Me”
"Follow Me" The Congo portion of our trip ended early Friday morning as we said “Goodbye” to Moses and Samuel, two people that we love. In this email, I want to talk about how thankful I am for what God has done. Before I do that, let me talk about our last two days....
Trip 5 Update 3
There is nothing better than spending time with kids in Africa. You will read more on that through Mike Scheffelin’s tender hearted words in a minute. Thanks to your prayers and the grace of God, we have had a great trip. One more day to go – and lots of people with...
Trip 5 Update 2
I forgot to mention the names of the men on our team for this trip; they are Mike Scheffelin, a member of Grace Covenant Church, who is a professional videographer and computer software trainer, Warb Lee, CEO of Alen Corp., and Ivan Giraldo, President of Cleanscapes. ...
Trip 5 Update 1 – Prayer Update
I wanted to let you know that three other men and I are headed back to Bukavu, DR Congo as I write. I believe this trip will be a trip of surprises. The surprises began even before we left. Two of the team members had some serious health problems after they had...
Trip 4 Update 5
Why Congo Needs Us Well, Paul and I returned last Sunday from our trip. It was everything we hoped it would be. In a previous email, I told you why I needed Africa. In this email, I want to explain why Congo needs Paul and me. In John 10:10, Jesus says, “The thief...
Trip 4 Update 4
Why I Need Africa Pens, taxi fare, money for building a house, different MP3 players, more MP3 players, paper Bibles. I show up and people ask. I give and people ask for more. I ask who needs a pen and the guy with a pen in his hand raises his hand. I give to one guy...
Trip 4 Update 3 – from Paul Austin
It's the end of Tuesday. Each day has been very full we work from 8:00 and usually are up till 11:00. Two big areas of blessings are the native Congolese we get to meet and work with and the long time missionaries that have been here for the last 35 years. They...