Cataract Mission Team – Dr. Kapembu and Dr. Yohadi; Dr. Manya and a host of Congoleses staff that will care for those who come for healing of mind, body and spirit. I am simply blown away by what the Diengenga community has done to prepare for this including finishing the new Operating Room!!! Our US team will be Donna Baker, Dr. Kris Karlen and his associate, Charles Narh both from California. Judy Ingalls, while not going with them, has been so involved in gathering all the supplies. Thanks to Emily and Jan McCarty, a member of Epworth and International officer for Lions Club, for getting us hundreds of eye glasses that have all been sorted, cleaned, sterilized and individually packed to provide for those who come for the screening and can be helped by the glasses! Thank you, God!
Prayer concern: The commercial flight from Kinshasa to Lodja has closed! That requires Jacque to fly all our teams and supplies from Kananga to Diengenga. Add this to his already busy schedule with the Law Funeral in Wembo, Annual Conference in Wembo and the 100thAnniversary Celebration it is going to be very challenging. But Jacque is a great person of faith and we know God will strengthen and protect him and us.
Agriculture Team: July Jack O’Day, David Heistand and Wes Heistand. This is a very important time in so many ways as we plan for the future at our Diengenga Farm, discern the possibilities of another farm, and how we move forward in light of the tragic death of Tshala whom we used for consultation and training. I believe God is raising up new leadership right in Diengenga that God will use in the future!
MPASA and Miriam’s Table: Sue Keefer and Miriam will be arriving in early August to help launch Miriam’s Table and work with the MPASA staff. She and Miriam will also fly upcountry to Diengenga and Wembo Nyama to experience this wonderful part of the Episcopal Area and the heart of the Congo
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Wembo Nyama – Children’s Ministry, Annual Conference and the 100th Anniversary of Methodism in the Congo celebration! Jackie Unwu will join me for 3 weeks in Wembo as we support our Children’s ministry and represent our Partnership at these major events. People will be coming from around the world for this celebration.
Donna and I leave Friday so we covet your prayers. She will return the end of July and I will return Sept 2. If you have any questions while I am away, please contact Sue Keefer until she leaves and then Donna will be home so you can contact her.
New Web Site and Facebook updates! Check out our new site which now has the foundation information and ready for us to move forward in exciting ways. We are blessed to have a professional volunteer to handle this for us as he is so moved by what the Partnership is doing. The Congo Partnership Page on Facebook is how Donna and I will be trying to keep everyone informed. We will rarely have internet connection but will upload whenever possible. If you aren’t already connected to this site, go to it and “like it” and ask to receive information and it will post something on your site whenever anything new is posted there.
I’ve also attached a sheet for contact information of people in the Congo.
Lots of things are unfolding as people hear about our Partnership and want to become involved. Be in prayer about a University in NY that may be sending one of its professors in the Architecture Master’s Program to Kinshasa this summer to meet with me and look at some possible projects for their students to design and construct working with the local people. The University wants every student to have a mission experience they believe will transform their lives and also provide valuable service to others. Amazing!
Bet you can’t tell I’m excited! Looking forward to seeing you in September. Be blessed…be grateful…just be.
May the winds of God’s Spirit bless you with abiding joy and peace!
Jonathan
Jonathan Baker
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