by Greg Herring | Apr 30, 2018 | Congo News, Congo Trip Updates, Messages from Solomon
Dear friends, I asked Solomon and John to visit the 14 rural pastors that we trained on our recent trip. I was hoping to hear some great stories (see below) and to get answers to four important questions. Were the pastors following the five guidelines we gave them...
by Greg Herring | Feb 23, 2018 | Congo News, Congo Trip Updates
Summary We show up and do good (Galatians 6:9-10). Frankly, it is a deeply satisfying experience, a gift from God. The benefit far outweighs the cost in terms of time, money and most acutely, the sadness of understanding their reality. Several Congolese people...
by Greg Herring | Feb 22, 2018 | Congo News, Congo Trip Updates
Enjoy these pictures we got to take during our visit to the Kahuzi Biega National Park during our trip to the Congo. These are Eastern lowland gorillas that we learned are very endangered. And yes we really were that close, no zoom needed!
by Greg Herring | Feb 17, 2018 | Congo News, Congo Trip Updates
From Greg: Mike has been on five previous trips to the Congo, beginning in 2012. It has been two years since our last trip. As we arrived in Bukavu, we wondered what we would find. Would people remember the things that we had taught them? Would they be using those...
by Greg Herring | Feb 11, 2018 | Congo News, Congo Trip Updates
How do we determine if our work is hitting the target or bearing fruit? That is a tough question. In a business, you look for profits as evidence. For example, Apple has high profits in part because they have loyal customers. Apple is hitting the target (and bearing...
by Greg Herring | Feb 7, 2018 | Congo News, Congo Trip Updates
Imagine 12 hours of darkness. Every day. Every year. When I say dark, I mean an inky black where there is no light, where you cannot see the hand in front of you. They call Africa the dark continent because when it is night, it is dark. You can see the night satellite...
