We’ve all heard this phrase from Acts 1:8, which is also translated as “the uttermost part of the earth.” Sometimes we think of this place as being a remote corner of the world that’s next to impossible to reach—perhaps a village hidden in the jungle somewhere hundreds of miles away from civilization. For the Congolese […]
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Musansa’s burden and strength for one last journey
In 2005, while I was teaching Jeremiah and Lamentations at our Bible school in Kinshasa, it was becoming more and more clear to me that God was calling me to go into the war-torn interior of the country to see what could be done to help meet the need for ministry training there. I knew […]
Level-three humanitarian crisis in DR Congo
As if more than 23 years of armed conflict wasn’t enough, in 2016 a terrible new conflict erupted in the greater Kasaï region of DR Congo. The violence has led to the displacement of an estimated 1.4 million people (IRIN), including an estimated 880,000 children. It’s a bit complicated, but, essentially, a rebel militia group […]
The story of Ezechiel Kabanga
Ezechiel Kabanga had grown up in the Katanga Province and was working in Sakania (a city near Lubumbashi) mining cobalt, magnesium, copper, and coal. Suddenly, in 1993, he was ordered to leave. Kabanga told us that many Baluba were beaten, others burned alive, and some even buried in latrine holes before they could leave. They […]
General Superintendent’s vision for missions
“The purpose of the training that will take place here [speaking of the Lubumbashi Bible School] is not just for missions in the Congo, but throughout Africa, and even to America—to bless you as you have blessed us.” Rev. Israël N’SEMBE General Superintendent, Assemblies of God, DR Congo
The impact of training
Wherever Bible school training has been established in DR Congo, there has been a dramatic multiplication of laborers, and an explosion of evangelism and church-planting in the surrounding areas. The same thing happened in the province of Asia when Paul spent two years training disciples in Ephesus. As the number of workers multiplied, the Word […]
Training missionaries to reach unreached pygmy tribes
“We are excited to be training missionaries to reach the pygmy tribes of the Kutu, Inongo, and Kiri territories of northern Bandundu.” Rev. Moïse Beyumu Academic Secretary, Nioki Bible School
Bible School Leadership Summit
Because of the enormous size of this country and its almost complete lack of infrastructure, it can be very difficult to gather leaders for important meetings. That is why this particular meeting was without precedent. For the first time, all of the academic secretaries of our Bible school extensions in the interior were able to […]
Former Muslim preparing for ministry in Bukavu
Joseph, a Muslim background believer, was in Saudi Arabia studying Sharia law when he began searching for references to Jesus Christ on the internet. Through his searching he became a Christian and is now preparing for ministry at our Bible school extension in Bukavu. Joseph’s mother is Congolese and his father is an Omani citizen. […]
A graduate giving back in Kindu
Pastor Kalunga and his wife were among the first national AG missionaries ever to go to the remote Maniema Province. When they first arrived in Kindu in 1980, he preached everywhere—traveling hundreds of miles on foot each week to reach remote villages in desperate need of the light of the gospel. Over the course of […]