When Every Generation Ministries began to investigate the
possibilities of supporting the start of a national ministry in the Democratic
Republic of Congo, we knew it wouldn't be simple.
But, God deeply loves the children of DRCongo, He has seen
fit to overcome these many challenges and has fueled His vision through a small
group of dedicated children’s workers in the community of Goma in Eastern
DRCongo. After receiving training from EGM, a small band of Christian leaders
decided to share the vision for biblical, transformational ministry with
children by training others in their community. They began training one church
team after another as well as coaching Sunday school teachers using their own
money to travel and conduct the training seminars.
In November 2012, the “M23” group of rebels moved to control
Goma where heavy fighting ensued. The battles have driven countless thousands
out of their homes and to various refugee camps. Those who stayed behind
suffered hunger and disease as supply chains were broken and clean water was
unavailable. The EGM team prayed and waited for news of the Goma team and from
various scraps of news eventually pieced together that the team was safe.
Following is an excerpt from a recent communication from one
of those leaders:
Just to tell you that we
are very well. God keeps us against many bad things. As you know, we have a
goal to prepare the next generation which will make difference in Congo and the
world in general. That's why in spite of the war and traumatic things we cannot
stop. We have to go ahead. Yesterday, we met with the children ministry's staff
from chaplaincy of one of the Christian universities (ULPGL). They need
to be trained. They heard many churches talking about EGM training and the
result that churches get after been trained in their children ministries. We
need your prayers. May God inspire each trainer and protect learners.
What a privilege to pray for protection for this courageous
team! Praise God that He is working and that miracles are happening in lives of
Congolese children. Let’s allow their courage to of these faithful ones to
encourage us as we support their work!
Joe Cox
To help support the work going on in DRCongo visit http://www.egmworld.org/donate
