One year ago - May 2021 - saw groundbreaking and the first work on the building underway, thanks to a grant from the Bel Pres Legacy Foundation. Over the months, other donations helped finish the building. Materials and labor have been locally sourced. There are some minor items...

Every day our hearts are broken as we witness the devastating destruction and displacement taking place in Ukraine. Yet over 3800 miles from Kyiv, in South Kivu, Congolese men, women, and children are bravely enduring similar daily tragedies. Though bombs from a superpower do not rain from the Congo sky, the havoc created by unchecked hostile tribal factions within the country results in the same devastation and loss. The people of both regions are engaged in a struggle to ma

We are finishing the building of a community hall to provide a common space for gathering, worshipping, and learning. The center is being built on land donated by the Minembwe community leaders in anticipation of having a common gathering place. The building will be complete by 2022. NHRC, New Hope Reconciliation Center, is the official name of our partner Congo-based team’s operations.  Over the next 5 years we plan...