by Laura Seay | May 12, 2009 | Opinion
In the past six months, there’s been a concerted push by the Congo activist community to focus on the exploitation of natural resources by various armed groups and foreign governments operating in the region. Roughly modeled on the campaign to end the use of...
by Laura Seay | Oct 26, 2007 | Opinion
It’s been about two months since I returned home from my last trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, and, since life is busy no matter where you are, I’m still reconnecting with friends. Out last weekend with a friend from college, I described my...
by Laura Seay | Aug 14, 2006 | Opinion
At the church I attended in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, we sometimes sang a song called, “Hakuna Mungu Kama Wewe,” a Kiswahili title that means, “There is No God Like You.” Each verse is sung in one of Congo’s languages:...
by Paul Montacute | Jan 22, 2002 | Opinion
I often seem to be flying into places when others are flying out! There are just so many trouble spots in the world, frequently called “hot spots,” and yet we see, hear and read little of them. Those of us who have the privilege of traveling also have the...
by BWA Staff | Jan 18, 2002 | News
Baptist World Aid (BWAid), the relief and development arm of the Baptist World Alliance, made an initial emergency grant of $10,000 to help those who have fled the volcanic eruption of Mt. Nyiragongo. In an urgent request to BWAid, Faustin Bashaka, the general...
