World Relief Congo Video

Check out this awesome video about the work World Relief is doing in Congo.

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‘Mama Africa’ and Congo’s orphans of war

Here is a CNN story about a Congolese Red Cross volunteer who has been taking care of orphaned and abandoned children in the DRC, and helping reunite them with their families.   Be sure to also check out the video and photo links.

Life of a Displaced Woman

Here is a short video from MSF documenting the living conditions of a Congolese woman in an IDP camp.

Report from the Masisi Area

Here is an article from the Irish Times detailing the work of Concern, an Irish NGO working in the Masisi area.  Because of the remote location, it is hard for humanitarian workers to get supplies to the displaced people.  The article has several interviews with IDPs in the area.

Full article is here.

“Manna from Heaven”

Here is a January 2 press release from World Relief detailing the relief work that has begun in the Rutshuru area, specifically delivering aid packages to 260 vulnerable families. 

Let us continue to pray for these churches and pastors as they seek God in this time of desperate need.

The full press release is available here.

Still room in the inn: Grassroots hospitality in eastern DRC

In a world that at Christmas remembers there was no room in Bethlehem for the holy family, it is the poor who make room for the stranger in the eastern Congo.

Here is an inspiring article about the way individuals and churches are reaching out in Eastern Congo to help those who are displaced.

Congo Quagmire Finally Grabs the World’s Attention

Time Magazine online recently published an article that talks about the recent fighting in Eastern Congo, and the attention that Western leaders are finally starting to pay to the region.

Full article is available here.

DRC and MONUC Police Forces conduct joint Patrols in Goma

Joint patrols between DRC police and MONUC Formed Police Units have been officially launched.  The North Kivu Governor, Julian Paluku, believes the patrols will considerably reduce insecurity in the town of Goma and other outlying districts. The operations will be extended to several major roads to facilitate free movement of local populations and their goods.

More details available here.

Congo blames Rwanda for fresh fighting

Renewed fighting between Congolese rebels and government forces has worsened one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, sending thousands of villagers from their homes, while Congo’s government accuses the Rwandan government of intervening on its soil.

This Christian Science Monitor article includes background information about the conflict, as well as a few interviews with displaced people and officials.

UN wants more troops in Congo as violence mounts

The United Nations’ top official in the Democratic Republic of Congo asked the U.N. Security Council on Friday for extra troops to help halt the spread of violence in the country’s eastern provinces.

Full Reuters article here.