Congo Backgrounder
This posting repeats an e-mail that I recently distributed. You may find it a useful source of information.
Please check out the last link so you can donate towards the expenses of this trip! We are getting closer, but we are still a few thousand dollars shy of our goal.
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Congo has endured incredibly tragic fighting and suffering in recent years. It has been called Africa’s World War and it has been the largest military conflict since World War II with over 4 million killed as a result. Today, it is the scene of the UN’s largest peacekeeping mission ever. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4586832.stm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Congo_War
Why has our media ignored this?
One tragic consequence of the intense fighting was the purposeful use of systematic rape, with the number of victims measured in the hundreds of thousands. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/06/22/world/main703577.shtml
We are going on behalf of Healing Streams, a local registered charity which provides counselling services. http://www.healingstreams.org/html/congo_2006.htm
The team will provide training for local pastors and counsellors of all faiths on dealing with post traumatic stress, the stigma of rape and other badly needed counselling skills. We will be travelling to Beni, eastern Congo, the scene of some of the fiercest fighting during the wars. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/congo_demrep_pol98.jpg We have been invited by a Congolese local organization that is co-ordinating the invitation of the pastors and counsellors.
There are limited support services in this country and the need is overwhelming.
The Canadian government has issued warnings about travelling to this area so the risk is high. http://www.voyage.gc.ca/dest/report-en.asp?country=332000
We are still short of our fund raising requirements. I want you to click this link right now http://www.canadahelps.org/CharityProfilePage.aspx?CharityID=d89600 and make a receiptable donation towards the expense of this trip. $20, $50, $100 or more would be greatly appreciated.
I hope you don’t mind receiving this message. I appreciate your financial support and your prayers for our trip.
Michael
Please check out the last link so you can donate towards the expenses of this trip! We are getting closer, but we are still a few thousand dollars shy of our goal.
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Congo has endured incredibly tragic fighting and suffering in recent years. It has been called Africa’s World War and it has been the largest military conflict since World War II with over 4 million killed as a result. Today, it is the scene of the UN’s largest peacekeeping mission ever. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4586832.stm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Congo_War
Why has our media ignored this?
One tragic consequence of the intense fighting was the purposeful use of systematic rape, with the number of victims measured in the hundreds of thousands. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/06/22/world/main703577.shtml
We are going on behalf of Healing Streams, a local registered charity which provides counselling services. http://www.healingstreams.org/html/congo_2006.htm
The team will provide training for local pastors and counsellors of all faiths on dealing with post traumatic stress, the stigma of rape and other badly needed counselling skills. We will be travelling to Beni, eastern Congo, the scene of some of the fiercest fighting during the wars. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/congo_demrep_pol98.jpg We have been invited by a Congolese local organization that is co-ordinating the invitation of the pastors and counsellors.
There are limited support services in this country and the need is overwhelming.
The Canadian government has issued warnings about travelling to this area so the risk is high. http://www.voyage.gc.ca/dest/report-en.asp?country=332000
We are still short of our fund raising requirements. I want you to click this link right now http://www.canadahelps.org/CharityProfilePage.aspx?CharityID=d89600 and make a receiptable donation towards the expense of this trip. $20, $50, $100 or more would be greatly appreciated.
I hope you don’t mind receiving this message. I appreciate your financial support and your prayers for our trip.
Michael
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