"When we heard that the DR Congo is the hardest place on planet earth to be a mom & raise healthy kids, it motivated our church to get involved in clean water, sanitation, and health initiatives. The Congo health clinic is a no-brainer! Why wouldn't we get involved with our Covenant brothers and sisters and be in it together?!!" Jon Ireland, Ocean Hills Covenant Church
The haunting news of the ISIS attacks on Paris echo at every turn this week – in the news, at the local coffee shop, in every prayer – and is personal for many of us. My niece is studying abroad in Paris. My daughter and I visited Paris in June. And just last week, North Park University students returned from eight days there. Paris represents a place that feels known to us, whether we have visited it or not. Our own culture is laced with fabulous French food, French art, and the integration of French expressions as our own. Numerous movies have depicted Paris as the go-to romantic city. Compliments of Paris, we eat croissants and drink hot chocolate and can identify the Mona Lisa. We feel a kinship and solidarity with France. Fodor Dostoyevsky sums up this sense of identity in The Brothers Karamazov noting the “truest security does not come from isolated individual effort, rather social solidarity.” We experience this “social solidarity” with Paris, France.
How can we share the same social solidarity with the Democratic Republic of Congo? Click here to keep reading.
Developing a Knowledgeable Heart for Congo
It begins with awareness. We recommend the following article about the history of conflict in Eastern Congo:
Chronicle of Death Ignored: Five million people have died in Congo in a war that no one really understands.
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