I was just reading this report from the U.N. today. It reveals the horrifying situation of Congo. My heart aches that "the world is tuning out"!

However, it also fills my heart with amazement that YOU, our TBA supporters have stepped forward! You have responded, prayed, encouraged, and let us know that you have not tuned out! We feel humbled and blessed by your willingness to stay involved, doing what you can.

Only God can reward you sufficiently. I pray He will do so! Thank you, faithful friends!

“A UN report released earlier this year described some of the violence as potential crimes against humanity. The international community has promised itself to never turn a blind eye to violence and suffering of such scale. And yet when it comes to the DRC, the world is increasingly tuning out. This needs to change. 

The DRC is the biggest humanitarian crisis in Africa and is home to the largest number of internally displaced people on the continent…..(and yet) Donors are pulling back.

Some 15.6 million people need humanitarian assistance, while 5 million people total are displaced within the country’s borders. The DRC’s crises are overlapping and exacerbating one another. Food insecurity and a lack of development contribute to violence, which makes it more difficult for aid and development actors to operate in areas where people are in desperate need.

While humanitarian and peacekeeping operations have failed in the past, tuning out now is not the answer. 

We cannot turn our backs on the enormity of this suffering. Disengagement risks an even further downward spiral.