Pray for Congo

As many of you know, our family along with the Snyders are in Bangui for three weeks. We arrived last Saturday and are planning on staying through to December 11th. This trip was occasioned primarily by the presidential elections that will be held in Congo tomorrow, November 28th. DRCongo does not have a good track record with elections and CECU felt it would be best if we waited it out next door in the Central African Republic, just in case. The plan was to arrive 10 days before and leave 10 days after. Pray that this doesn't change. Because if it does, it means that we are staying longer. And if we are staying longer it is due to unrest in the Congo. This is the last thing the country needs or wants. Many of our friends in Gemena are nervous about what will happen. We have all received text messages and e-mails from many of them urging us not to forget them and to pray for the whole country. Please join with us in this. We know that God hears and he is mighty to act and to intervene to keep the peace and to keep his children and his church from harm.

Here are some recent news articles that give further impetus to prayer:

Violence mars DR Congo election build-up
DRC: tight campaign finale in Kinshasa