Martin Reports in: Pastor's Conference Complete
Kim files this report today, following a brief cell phone conversation with Martin in Gemena, Congo:
"Today we finished up the pastor’s conference in Gemena. We've also visited with orphans and widows and have seen the project that the Congolese are working on to teach job skills to them.
Cal and Linda are in Tandala, where the hospital is. Cal went Monday and Linda went yesterday, so I don’t really know much about how they’re doing.
Tomorrow I will be meeting with some of the national Evangelical Free leadership, then on Friday I’ll head up to Tandala to join Cal and Linda. I’ll be preaching at a church there on Sunday.
Next week we’ll take a four-hour drive from Tandala to check out a local Bible Institute which trains pastors. Then, the rest of the week I will meet with smaller groups of pastors and be speaking on leadership character qualities.
We’ll return to Gemena on Friday and then to Kinshasa on Saturday, then Lord willing be back home on Sunday, August 5."
Martin also said not to expect to hear from them while they’re at Tandala. They have NO internet capabilities there, and probably no power either. Even in Gemena, they are having difficulty getting on the internet. Martin says it takes so much power to run all the office equipment to do it.
Gemena is a city of about 150,00, but they have no electricity. It is very hot and humid. They are taking photos but cannot transmit them due to the lack of internet ... but he says they’ll have a lot to show when they return.
"Today we finished up the pastor’s conference in Gemena. We've also visited with orphans and widows and have seen the project that the Congolese are working on to teach job skills to them.
Cal and Linda are in Tandala, where the hospital is. Cal went Monday and Linda went yesterday, so I don’t really know much about how they’re doing.
Tomorrow I will be meeting with some of the national Evangelical Free leadership, then on Friday I’ll head up to Tandala to join Cal and Linda. I’ll be preaching at a church there on Sunday.
Next week we’ll take a four-hour drive from Tandala to check out a local Bible Institute which trains pastors. Then, the rest of the week I will meet with smaller groups of pastors and be speaking on leadership character qualities.
We’ll return to Gemena on Friday and then to Kinshasa on Saturday, then Lord willing be back home on Sunday, August 5."
Martin also said not to expect to hear from them while they’re at Tandala. They have NO internet capabilities there, and probably no power either. Even in Gemena, they are having difficulty getting on the internet. Martin says it takes so much power to run all the office equipment to do it.
Gemena is a city of about 150,00, but they have no electricity. It is very hot and humid. They are taking photos but cannot transmit them due to the lack of internet ... but he says they’ll have a lot to show when they return.
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