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New Life ….. New Hope Travel to the Congo February 2010

New Life ….. New Hope Travel to the Congo February 2010. Travel Companions. WHITMAN, JEFFREY SPENCER, SHEILA UCC Conference Minister Disciples Homeland Ministries - Women Department Detroit, Michigan Merger Staff of National Convocation Indianapolis, Indiana

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New Life ….. New Hope Travel to the Congo February 2010

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  1. New Life ….. New Hope Travel to the Congo February 2010

  2. Travel Companions • WHITMAN, JEFFREY SPENCER, SHEILA • UCC Conference Minister Disciples Homeland Ministries - Women Department • Detroit, Michigan Merger Staff of National Convocation Indianapolis, Indiana LEARNED, ROBERT HOOD, NICHOLAS III Son of Former Missionaries to Congo Senior Pastor Major Contributor to Pediatric Wing Plymouth UCC Church Tucson, Arizona Detroit, Michigan • MCCRAE, LINDA SCHAFER, DARLA • Co-Chair of Common Global Ministries Board Member of Common Global Ministries Board • Minister – Central Christian Church and Wider Church Ministries Board • Indianapolis, Indiana Bismarck, North Dakota • GOURDET, SANDRA • Global Ministries Area Executive, for Africa • Indianapolis, Indiana

  3. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Population -- 68 million • Capital City – Kinshasa (population 8 million) • Country is about size of U.S. east of the Mississippi • Natural resources: Copper, cobalt, diamonds, gold, coltan (columbite + tantalite), other minerals; petroleum; wood; hydroelectric potential. REPUBLIC OF CONGO • Population--3,039,126 • Capital City --Brazzaville (1,169,900) pop. • Country is nearly the size of Montana, • More than 60% covered with tropical rainforests and with grasslands and bush in the north

  4. DELAYS, DELAYS Severe winter snowstorm delayed trip by two days

  5. Finally……At Hotel in Kinshasa

  6. Early Sunday morning flight to Mbandaka along Congo River Landing at Mbandaka

  7. Welcome at Mbandaka airport

  8. Welcome at Mbandaka airport

  9. Dedication of Pediatric Wing

  10. Pediatric Wing – Before and After

  11. Linda McCrae and the Central Connection

  12. OLEKO ? Robert Learned returning to his roots

  13. Vice-Governor cuts Ribbon

  14. Children at Bolenge express joy

  15. Preparation for Dedication of Air Congo School

  16. CDCC Headquarters

  17. WORSHIP At BOYEKA VILLAGE Sheila Spencer at home

  18. WORSHIP At BOYEKA VILLAGE Jeffrey Whitman In Partnership

  19. FUN (and FOND) Moments at BOYEKA Nick Hood and Eliki Bonanga hip-hopping Darla Schafer finds her passion

  20. BRAZZAVILLE Welcome at the church

  21. BRAZZAVILLE Welcome in homes

  22. Soapmaking in Brazzaville

  23. New Friends…New Beginnings

  24. Beneath the African Sky

  25. Indianapolis Office P.O. Box 1986 Indianapolis, IN 46206-1986 (317) 713-2575 fax: (317) 635-4323 email: sgourdet@dom.disciples.org psanborn@dom.disciples.org Cleveland Office 700 Prospect Avenue, 7th Floor Cleveland, OH 44115-1100 (216) 736-3202 fax: (216) 736-3203 email: wcm@ucc.org www.globalministries.org

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