A song cover of “Still In Control” by Jesus Culture and Mack Brock

May our daughter be a blessing to you today! A great messeage!

 being a missionary means there are people you love on both sides of the ocean. 

No matter which side you are on, there are people you are missing.

What a great blessing it is.....

I was supposed to be doing a celebratory dance with the village ladies. I found myself rhythmically challenged by comparison! But it made them smile so that's ok.

Congo is a place of great beauty!

The rainy season was just ending.

a view from our travels.

The latest report from my home in Congo is that starvation is increasing due to COVID closures. Jobs are always a problem, but now it has become an urgent situation!

Please join us in praying for them, that God will ease their suffering, and we will be effective in responding!

Thanks, friends of Together Building Africa!

during isolation time....

Bethsaida Church saw the baptism of 20 young people! Including new believers! What a celebration!

I thought you might enjoy this photo of missionary Eric 'learning' the drums? 😄

On a more serious note, this guy was a tremendous testimony and witness during his time in Bukavu!
We look forward to hosting him again!

the farm....

Last fall, the farm we support suffered a devastating blow when all the chickens in that area caught a killer disease!

In the interim between then and now, they have been disinfecting and preparing to start again. Hilary is the visionary for this project and has written an update I thought I would share with you.

Here is a picture from before the blight. Things were going very well....

This photo is current....

Here is a word from Hilary;

"At this time our community needs, more than ever, projects and initiatives that will stand in the gap and train young people on values that would change lives and tell a different story to a generation.

During this period of COVID-19, the community has suffered a huge impact, with no schools opened and activities paralyzed. This has caused an increase in the level of poverty. We have invited school children, grades 6 and above, who have been staying at home, to come and learn about poultry farming and farming at large.

Knowledge is power! We believe that this generation will change the story of DRC.

Through HILTOP Farm Group you can bless a life......join us and let's change a generation!"

TBA is a supporter of this great vision.

Tupende Wazee (Love our Seniors)

This has been an extremely trying time for these widows. They were poverty-stricken before Corona further devastated the economy!
TBA gathered them to extend survival items to send home.

Here is their greeting to you....

Packages of food were given....

they brought empty bottles they had saved or found in the garbage to hold some precious cooking oil.....

Again, I ask you to realize that this is your support reaching the destitute and giving life! I always receive their appreciation to pass on to you. 

And so I do.....

THANK YOU THANK YOU!!

You have reached across many many miles and touched these lives!

some of the ladies from our Wezesha post....

We had a chance to go to Mudaka and visit a few of the ladies supported through our micro-finance post - Wezesha.

This group of ladies shared testimonies of rising above the severe poverty of the area!

They and their children now have food to eat and the children attend school. 

This great achievement is an outcome of their commitment to the program, and their hard work.

These are women of courage and dignity and it is a great blessing to see their progress and their joy!

There are 60 women in the group.