The Belgium Congo, Zaire, The Democratic Republic of Congo are all synonymous with the third largest country in geographic area on the content of Africa. It has a estimated population of 62,660,551 (2006) people of which it is said; that 50% are Roman Catholic,  20% are Protestant, 10% Kimbanguist, 10% Muslim and 10% other sects and indigenous beliefs.

It's surrounded by 9 other countries and is divided in to 10 provinces (under the new constitution this will change to 25 provinces and the city of Kinshasa), and has five official languages: Lingala, Tshiluba, Swahili, Kikongo and French being the official languages (it's estimated that there are as many as 700 dialects and languages spoken in this vast country).

Congo gained its' independence on the 30th of June 1960 from Belgium. This country was once governed by a Belgium prince, a dictator, a liberator, transitional government, and now has it first elected president for over 40 years. A country facing extreme poverty, ravished by wars with thousand of displaced people, political and economical  turmoil, and in spiritual chaos.

October 1994 to March 1997 our ministry was in the interior of  the then Zaire, on the mission station of Longa, on the bank of the Sankuru river. During the war in 1997 We were evacuated from Dekese to Kinshasa (Read more about 1994 -1997)

After spending some time in South Africa and the United States, we returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo. We were not able to return to the mission station of Longa due to the civil war. The Lord lead us to work in Kinshasa, with the re-establishing of the bible school and church planting in the community of Sanga Mamba. (Read more 1998 - 2005)

We spent some time in South Africa for the birth of our twins, and returned May of 2006.  We are looking to minister once again in the capitol city of Kinshasa. (Read more 2006 - 2008)