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Wednesday, 22 July 2009

Taking youth work forward in the DRC


In her latest prayer letter from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Judy Acheson writes:
"I feel so at peace about handing over the [Provincial Youth] department to Bisoke and Jean-Bosco, knowing that the team will take the department on so much further and thankful that I will no longer have this responsibility. But please pray I finish this stage well as there is still much to do.

Bisoke visited Lubumbashi in April. We are so grateful to CMS for financing that because it was a brilliant time of team-building; as a result the staff are determined that the work will go forward as they pull together, each one using his own particular gifts. They discussed all the knotty questions concerning money – ways of bringing in funding in order to become more and more self-reliant – and an agreement was drawn up with the staff to contribute from their salary each month for when any of the team have problems over health, death, marriage, etc.
It was a time when we really praised the Lord for bringing this team together who are all so deeply committed to serving him amongst children and young people.
Bisoke also developed excellent relationships with the diocesan staff here and began to understand the culture here in the South. He visited churches in three different
archdeaconries and made a great impact on the youth."

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Eric Bibb - Don't Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down.

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