Daily storms… The Congolese people have faced, and continue to face terrible storms in their lives: hunger, poverty, horrific atrocities from the multiple militia groups, unemployment, volcanic eruptions, and the newest adversity, a virulent outbreak of the Ebola virus, already the largest and deadliest in Congo’s history.

Overcoming the current Ebola outbreak in northeast Congo will require more than technical acumen and money.

Honoring Dr. Mukwege

Putting it all into perspective

God puts people in our path with seemingly impossible problems to solve. Often, we throw up our hands and ask how we can ever make a difference?

The city of Goma, on the volcanic border between Rwanda and Congo, is settled along the banks of Lake Kivu; a place of pristine beauty … yet of abject poverty.