Safe in Brussels

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PCP and CKC teams safe in Brussels
From left: Donn Englebretson, James Fischer, Catherine Knarr, and Greg Kreiger.
PCP's James Fischer, director of economic development and a Covenant Kids Congo team were at the Brussels Zaventem Airport on Tuesday, March 22 when two bombs exploded. The group is safe and uninjured.

James was on his way to Congo where transmission lines from the Zulu Hydroelectric Dam to the Karawa hospital were being laid. Engineers traveling there went through the Paris airport. Donn Engebretson, ECC director for global advancement and Covenant Kids Congo, Catherine Knarr, CKC project manager, and Greg Krieger, pastor of Rock Harbor Covenant Church in Rocklin, California were also headed to Congo for a Covenant Kids Congo vision trip. They were to meet up with James who already was in the Brussels airport. Though he was not at the site of the explosions, terrified people who had been near the blasts, some with debris on their clothes, ran past him to escape the area.

Travelers in the terminal didn't become alarmed until a hysterical police officer arrived to warn passengers, James said. "A police officer ran in sweating. She said there were bombs," said James. "Then there was a stampede toward the doors, and people were helping kids and those who were older get out first."  James and Catherine said no one from their group was injured. "We're just grateful everyone from our group is safe," James said. 

The team met up with each other in an airport hanger where 500-1000 people were waiting for further information and instructions.
Four Covenanters who were at Belgium’s Zaventem airport spent the night sleeping on cots at a music hall on Tuesday evening. Photo by James Fischer.

Several hours later, the travelers boarded a bus and were taken to a building where the Red Cross had set up an operation for stranded travelers, providing cots and serving dinner.

On Wednesday, the team was picked up from the Red Cross station by local Covenant missionaries, Steve and Barb Swenson. The team stayed with them for the night as they tried to determine their options for the rest of their trip. 

Today Catherine is being driven to Amsterdam to catch a flight back to Chicago. James, Donn, and Greg will take a train to Frankfort today to catch a flight through Istanbul and from there to Kinshasa. 
Please continue to pray for the team:

  • Catherine would return safely to Chicago
  • James, Donn, and Greg would arrive safely in Kinshasa on Friday
  • James will meet up with the engineers to continue the Zulu dam project
On Monday, March 28, a PCP Medical Ambassador team is traveling to Congo with Craig Anderson, director of medical and health programs. Please pray for:
  • Wisdom for the team in determining best flight options
  • Safe arrival to Congo
  • Productive time building relationships with the CEUM and hearing from Dr. Gigal. 
Thank you for your prayers for our team and for the people affected in Brussels. Click here to read the recent Covenant Newswire reports about the incident.

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An Update about the 
Zulu Hydroelectric Dam
Please pray with us for the first of two Zulu Dam installation trips. From March 21-April 1, Dr. Jon Coker, the project's lead engineer, Jerry Penick, and Drew Coker will be in Karawa with PCP staff, Covenant missionaries, the project's local engineers and technicians, and CEUM church leaders. The focus of this trip is installing poles for an overhead transmission line that will run over 10 km from Zulu Falls to the Karawa hospital. In addition to the work that will be done locating pole sites and testing various installation techniques, the visiting engineers will hold a training seminar for the local technical team responsible for this project. We are excited to see this critical project coming to fruition, and even more excited that it is such a collaborative effort. 

What is a PCP Medical Ambassador?


PCP Medical Ambassadors are compassionate, dedicated medical professionals investing their skills in US-based service to Congo. PCP has developed an innovative structure to allow medical and healthcare professionals to work alongside their counterparts in DR-Congo. Our “training of the trainers” approach equips local personnel throughout the healthcare system. Being a Medical Ambassador means being committed to learn.
 

10 Ways to be an Ambassador

1. Join an Ambassador Focus Group:
  • Critical Care
  • Dentistry
  • Eye Care
  • Hospital Administration
  • Internal/Adult Medicine
  • Nursing
  • Maternal Health
  • Pediatrics
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Surgery/Anesthesiology
2. Translate a document (French or Lingala)
3. Create or join a project think tank
4. Pray
5. Support the Clinic Initiative
6. Become a consultant
7. Advocate for malnourished children
8. Provide administrative or IT assistance
9. Plan/coordinate Congo trips
10. Donate to PCP medical programs

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