Joining hands, joining hearts: itinerary of Africa Trip for American Baptist Leaders
Leaders from various agencies and ministries among American Baptists departed on Monday Oct. 15th on a non-stop flight from the United States to Johannesburg, South Africa. We stayed overnight in Johannesburg, and departed for Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo on Wednesday, Oct 17. The group will be in DR Congo for one week. Our missionaries in Kinshasa have arranged accommodations for us. After an afternoon with our missionaries and an early dinner, we hope to have a time to rest. On Thursday Oct 18, we will spend time with both our missionaries and our partner: the Baptist Community of Congo. Our missionaries in Kinshasa are Ann and Bill Clemmer (Ann is our local coordinator), Jill and Mike Lowery, and Katherine and Wayne Niles.
On Friday Oct 19, we will fly from Kinshasa to Kikongo, where Glen and Rita Chapman live and serve. We will have a chance to see the hospital of Kikongo, the secondary schools and the Pastoral Institute where Glen teaches. In the afternoon, we will also enjoy a ride on the Congo River with a Congolese crew, trained by Glen.
On Saturday, Oct 20, we will fly from Kikongo to Vanga. We will visit the hospital at Vanga and the schools. We will also visit the village of Lusekere where our missionaries Ed and Miriam Noyes live and serve. On Sunday Oct 21, after the service in Vanga Baptist Church, we will fly back to Kinshasa.
On Monday Oct 22, we will fly from Kinshasa to Durban, South Africa. At Durban, Drs. Anita and Rick Gutierrez, our missionaries in South Africa, will be our hosts. They will take us to some of the churches where they train local people in health. They will also take us to the William Carey School of Mission where they serve also, impacting students from all over Africa.
On Wednesday Oct 24, we will fly to Lusaka, Zambia. Charles and Sarah West, our missionaries in Zambia will be our hosts, together with Rev. George Zulu, the General Secretary of the Baptist Convention of Zambia. On Thursday Oct 25, we will visit various ministries around Lusaka where the West family is involved in. On Saturday Oct 27 the team will fly to the Copperbelt where we will visit the Youth Training Center, a gift from International Ministries and the American Baptist Churches of the South. That region is officially a partner with the Baptist Convention of Zambia.
On Sunday Oct 28, the team will leave Lusaka after morning service for Johannesburg, South Africa. Rev. Paul Msiza of the Baptist Convention of South Africa will be our host. On Monday Oct 29, we will visit historic sites and people who have been involved in the uprise and struggle that lead to the collapse of the apartheid and the independence of all South Africans.
On Tuesday Oct 30, we will fly back to the USA!
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Dear friends on the ABC Africa tour,
While you enjoy the relative peace and stability of Western Congo by visiting the CBCO work centers, I beg you to inform yourselves regarding the continuing violence, rape and torture going on in Eastern Congo. This part of Congo needs our prayer and concern.
Dr. Norman and Jean Abell
Good Morning Eleazar:
What a blessing is for me to read about this wonderful Mission Trip. I pray that God will shower His blessings on you, the participants of the tour and of course, His children that you will meet and greet. Please take a picture of the Youth Training Center in Zambia for me. I praise God for the work of ABC-USA.
Blessings,
Noreen Wake
Dear sir,i am the late headmaster of secondary school in mission kikongo Mr KIFUFU GIN-A-BUN WILSON and my name is GISELE KIFUFU-KIPEYA,I live in london,i was pleased to hear about where i came from and my grand dad built so many houses included the hospital is name was papa Thomas KIFUFU MUMBATIKA,also my dad's uncle was the Dr of the hospital for so many years Dr Thomas Nsiny.My dad drowned in the river wamba in kikongo as well in 1979,i will be pleased to read about my dad if somebody knew him and if possible to find the SCOFFIELD and Nice families because i miss sharen(sheren) and David so much and i will be also pleased if you reply to my message, Thank you sir and God bless you with all the heavenly blessings in Jesus name.Mrs Gisele Kifufu-Kipeya.
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