new life ….. new hope travel to the congo february 2010
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New Life ….. New Hope Travel to the Congo February 2010. Travel Companions. WHITMAN, JEFFREY SPENCER, SHEILA UCC Conference MinisterDisciples Homeland Ministries - Women Department Detroit, Michigan Merger Staff of National Convocation Indianapolis, Indiana - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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New Life …..
New Hope
Travel to the Congo
February 2010
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Travel Companions
•WHITMAN, JEFFREY SPENCER, SHEILA •UCC Conference Minister Disciples Homeland Ministries - Women Department•Detroit, Michigan Merger Staff of National Convocation
Indianapolis, Indiana
LEARNED, ROBERT HOOD, NICHOLAS IIISon of Former Missionaries to Congo Senior PastorMajor Contributor to Pediatric Wing Plymouth UCC ChurchTucson, Arizona Detroit, Michigan
•MCCRAE, LINDA SCHAFER, DARLA•Co-Chair of Common Global Ministries Board Member of Common Global Ministries Board•Minister – Central Christian Church and Wider Church Ministries Board•Indianapolis, Indiana Bismarck, North Dakota
•GOURDET, SANDRA•Global Ministries Area Executive, for Africa
•Indianapolis, Indiana
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REPUBLIC OF CONGO
•Population--3,039,126 •Capital City --Brazzaville (1,169,900) pop.•Country is nearly the size of Montana,• More than 60% covered with tropical rainforests and with grasslands and bush in the north
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Population -- 68 million•Capital City – Kinshasa (population 8 million)•Country is about size of U.S. east of the Mississippi •Natural resources: Copper, cobalt, diamonds, gold, coltan (columbite + tantalite), other minerals; petroleum; wood; hydroelectric potential.
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DELAYS, DELAYSSevere winter snowstorm delayed trip by two days
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Finally……At Hotel in Kinshasa
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Early Sunday morning flight to Mbandaka along Congo River
Landing at Mbandaka
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Welcome at Mbandaka airport
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Welcome at Mbandaka airport
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Dedication of Pediatric Wing
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Pediatric Wing – Before and After
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Linda McCrae and the Central Connection
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OLEKO ?
Robert Learned returning to his roots
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Vice-Governor cuts Ribbon
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Children at Bolenge
express joy
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Preparation for Dedication of
Air Congo School
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CDCC Headquarters
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WORSHIP At BOYEKA VILLAGE
Sheila Spencer at home
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WORSHIP At BOYEKA VILLAGE
Jeffrey Whitman
In Partnership
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FUN (and FOND) Moments at BOYEKA
•Nick Hood and Eliki Bonanga hip-hopping
•Darla Schafer finds her passion
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BRAZZAVILLE Welcome at the church
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BRAZZAVILLE Welcome in homes
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Soapmaking in Brazzaville
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New Friends…New Beginnings
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Beneath the African Sky
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