“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. For…
DetailsThere 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 whom to meet. …
DetailsI 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. They have worked hard to encourage, inspire and teach…
DetailsI 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 agreed to go…
DetailsWhy 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 comes only…
DetailsWhy 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…
DetailsIt’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 tell great stories…
DetailsJust a quick note to ask you to bear down in prayer today for our training event Wednesday from 8am to noon (1am to 5am CDT). We will be distributing 100 MP3 players with the New Testament in Swahili. We will be training the people to form listening groups. The groups will listen to the…
DetailsOff to DR Congo Encouraging Relationships — Bibles, Business, Prayer Well, I am embarrassed to say that once again I am drafting an email update on the verge of another trip to DR Congo. The only difference is this time I am actually already in Africa – Zambia to be exact. Back to DR Congo. …
DetailsSolomon (not his real name) is a Congolese college student whom Greg met in Bukavu. Despite his young age, Solomon has great wisdom about the situation in the Congo. As you read his insights, keep in mind his original language is a tribal language, but he has learned French and English. Why the Church?…
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