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Adoption dream is within reach for DRC orphan

March 13, 2013 Posted by Leave a Comment
Emmanuel Kampalu

By Christina Cavener, Special Contributor Surrounded by smiling faces in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Brittany Burrows and I ask the orphans, “What is something you would like to pray for?” Over and over the children respond, “I want to give thanks to God for being alive.” No concerns, just giving thanks. Finally a child named Emmanuel Kampalu says that his only prayer is that he would be able to walk one day. Born without legs, Emmanuel was thrust into the world as an outcast and sent into the streets [...]

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UM agencies join call for peace in Congo

October 22, 2012 Posted by Leave a Comment
UM Bishop Ntambo Nkulu Ntanda of the Democratic Republic of Congo testifies before a U.S. House foreign affairs subcommittee in Washington. According to a report from Human Rights Watch, a militia group rebelling against the DRC receives direct support from the Rwandan army. “Rwanda is killing our people. We want to make peace,” Bishop Ntambo told Rep. Christopher Smith, R-N.J., who chaired the congressional hearing. UMNS PHOTO BY JAY MALLIN

By Linda Bloom and Pierre T. Omadjela, United Methodist News Service NEW YORK—To call attention to continuing human rights atrocities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, United Methodists and others traveled recently to the United States and Canada to promote a petition for peace. They also testified before a U.S. congressional subcommittee and met in New York with DRC President Joseph Kabila. The 2012 United Methodist General Conference, the denomination’s top legislative body, also drew attention to the region in May by approving the creation of a fourth episcopal area, [...]

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West Ohio Conference rides the crest of the missional wave

July 18, 2012 Posted by Leave a Comment
Missionary pilot Gaston Ntambo taxis the Wings of the Morning plane off the dirt runway in Kamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo. UMN FILE PHOTO BY MIKE DUBOSE

By Melissa Hinnen, Special Contributor… “God has got to be super happy,” Bishop Bruce Ough emotionally declared after a miracle offering at the West Ohio Annual Conference. By the close of the June 10-13 meeting in Lakeside, Ohio, the conference had raised more than $1 million for the Wings of the Morning aviation ministry. That exceeded the goal of raising $500,000 “following the lead of our missional partner in Africa, the North Katanga Conference, to purchase a Cessna Caravan plane,” as Bishop Ough wrote in a pre-conference letter. “To raise [...]

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Congo family performs at General Conference

May 27, 2012 Posted by Leave a Comment
The Kamana 5 Singers from the Democratic Republic of Congo sing during worship at the 2012 General Conference in Tampa, Fla. UMNS PHOTO BY MIKE DUBOSE

By Elliott Wright, UMNS… TAMPA, Fla.—Four brothers and a sister from the Congo took the United Methodist General Conference to its knees and brought it to its feet as they sang “O Happy Day . . . when Jesus washed my sins away.” The five Kamana children, ranging from 9 to 21 years of age, won the hearts of the people everywhere they sang, usually a cappella, during a four-day visit to the conference and churches in Central Florida. The group consists of Patrick, 21; brother Providence, 18; sister Dorcas, [...]

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