9year old Patrick now lives with his Aunt and Uncle.
Patrick shares his bed with three other kids.
Pastor Isaac and a deacon who cares for Patrick, an orphan, in his home.
Pastor Gideon with his 4 year old son asleep in his lap in the early afternoon
Pastor Gideon's wife with her son, Favor.
After living in abusive circumstances, 19 year old Sandra has lived with Pastor Gideon and his wife since 2002.
Single mom with 9 kids. We support 2 to go to school.
Pastor Robert and his wife Belinda. Live in the 2-room apt. , part of the 1-room church they rent.
Nissi, Pastor Robert's nearly 4yo son
After their parents died, relatives took all the furniture and belongings, leaving the kids with no resources. The 19yo sister with her child and the 18yo brother care for the orphan girl we support. The injustice and their suffering moved me to tears.
Siblings caring for each other. Pray that God would comfort them.
Pastor Kazadi, who encourages his church members to take orphan children into their homes.
Orphans are well cared for in Pastor Kazadi's church.
Pastor Mukindi with his kids and wife. Solomon, an orphan, is 3rd from left
8 year old Kaleb with other kids in family, Gloria and Joshua
Pastor David with some of his family. Boy (3rd from left) lives with them. They helped pay for his high school but can't afford college.
33 orphans are part of the 287 kids who attend Pastor David's school.
Going to Nsimba's house. He was taken as a street child into a Christian mom's crowded home.
Waku and his mother who is ill.
The widow Helen, who along with her 11 kids, received food from NCF 7 years ago.
Helen's daughter is now a Doctor finishing her ENT training.
Old tug on the Congo River
Sailboat, Congo style
Working in Kinshasa
”If you are tired from carrying heavy burdens, come to me and I will give you rest.“ Matt 11:28 Note the man hanging onto the side of the car going 50 mph
Sarah, an orphan that lives at La Grace de Dieu orphanage.
Olivia sleeping on the bench at at La Grace de Dieu orphanage.
One of the orphans at La Grace de Dieu orphanage.
Sister Victorine, Leon and I with the orphans in Le Grace de Dieu.
Resting on her bed at La Grace de Dieu orphanage.
Preparing lunch at La Grace de Dieu orphanage.
Le Grace de Dieu orphans.
La Grace de Dieu orphans
Leon with his niece and nephew
Leon's family
The final stage of fufu preparation as demonstrated by Evette.
Leon's sister
Children hand crushing gravel in Congo
Broken down truck made from two other broken down trucks. Just keep 'em going.
CEFOREA child
CEFOREA
CEFOREA and Papa Leon
CEFOREA kid with skin infection
CEFOREA - praying for the kids and moms
CEFOREA clinic patient exam
Koko, Pierre's grandma
Leon preaching at Pastor Mukindi's church
Church offering. ..the offering of a poor widow's last two coins?
Papa Omar, Pastor Mukindi, Tim and Leon Mukindi
Pastors David, Robert, and Gideon
Discussion about clinics with pastor Gideon, Leon, and I
Pastor David, Papa Omar, Katendi, Nurse Sucret and Pastor Robert
CAMESKIN medication store room - we can buy medicine for 4 cents that might cost $4 in USA!
Sharing the vision of low-cost, self-supporting clinics with nurses and pastors
Discussing clinic options with the CEFOREA team
Site of the future clinic, from the corner of Pastor Isaac's church.
Sunset from Leon's house.
Pastors Mukindi, Otaka, and David
Showing Koko the Cardinal Glennon magazine that featured two stories about Pierre.
Looking at photos of Pierre and the Svoboda family.
Congo
View toward the east of the city
Tim with Leon's brother and sister,
Congo River near Paradise point.
Pastor Robert's family inside his church
Single mom with her 9 kids (and some neighbors.) We support 2 of her kids to go to school.
Pastor Gideon and his family
Leon's nephew
Swimming at The American School of Kinshasa
One of Patrick's neighbors.
Helen's son has completed his medical training and is now planning to go on to Ophthmology training.
Tim with two kids at La Grace de Dieu orphanage.
Evette, Leon's future daughter-in-law, demonstrates making fufu. She attends medical school.
Discussing and recording some of Pierre's family tree with Koko.
All six of these guys got on the back of this bus
Serving dinner
Family practice training course being held at the MPH hostel where I stayed.
Some of the Family Practice doctors getting extra training in Congo.
Pastor Philip Lukani, Director of Family Medicine residency training, talking with other doctors
Father is church leader and translates from French into Lingala. 11year old orphan Kevin is supported by NCF with sister.
Tute works in Pastor Robert's Church to coordinate the care of the orphans, including Melve.
The street where Pastor Otaka lives., waving at his front gate.
Pastor Otaka at his home
All that is left of a fine car in Congo
Heading home after work
Congo Flowers at MPH
Ruphin Mulongo and Leon in the store room of CAMESKIN.
Tim giving testimony at Pastor Mukindi's church
Gifts from the Svoboda's: a mosquito net and bed sheets.
Tete, Leon's daugher
Leon's son, Eric, a lawyer for an insurance company, his fiancée Evette and Leon's mother.
Very nice road on our day trip to Paradise point on the Congo River.
CEFOREA kid trying to show me his scoliosis
Pastor Gideon's 3-room home is the unpainted section. One window and front door.
Canoe on the Congo River
