Congo Worship Photos

BOKONZO, CONGO (April 7, 2010) – Palm Sunday and Easter are festive worship occasions in churches throughout Congo. Following are scenes from events in Bokonzo.

Funds for South Sudan Relief Limited, But Effective

SOUTH SUDAN (April 6, 2010) – In a region where abject poverty is the norm and worsened by an ongoing drought, the Covenant Church of Sudan and Ethiopia (ECCS) is feeding some of the most marginalized people.

Screenplay on Life of Paul Carlson Wins Top Award

BEVERLY HILLS, CA (March 25, 2010) – A screenplay based on the life of Evangelical Covenant Church missionary Dr. Paul Carlson recently earned the $25,000 Kairos Prize for Spiritually Uplifting Screenplays.

PCP Program Connects Congo Farmers to Large Markets

LOKO, CONGO (March 12, 2010) – The first office for the new Farmers to Markets program sponsored by the Paul Carlson Partnership (PCP) has opened and space has been found for a second office, says PCP Director Byron Miller.

Missionaries Returning to Congo: Familiar Territory, New Role

CHICAGO, IL (March 10, 2010) – Evangelical Covenant Church missionaries are returning to work in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but they are not going back in the pioneering role they once played – and that’s good for everybody.

Photos from Farmers to Markets Program

LOKO, CONGO (March 10, 2010) – The first office for the new Farmers to Markets program sponsored by the Paul Carlson Partnership (PCP) has opened. Farmers to Markets is a major new economic development program made possible by a grant to PCP by the U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID.

Getting International Guests to U.S. Events Is Difficult

CHICAGO, IL (February 22, 2010) – People who attend the Department of Women Ministries Triennial events consistently rate the International Celebration held on the second night of the conference as one of the highlights, but helping participants from other countries to get to the United States proves difficult due to problems obtaining visas.