The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has had a  recent outbreak of a rare strain of the Ebola virus. The World  Health Organization has declared this a public health emergency of  international concern with more than 1000 cases and near  250 suspected deaths. There have been additional cases in Uganda.

The situation is dire, and the Church in the affected  communities is in urgent need of our prayers and support.

Thirty years ago today, on April 27, 1994, New Wineskins Missionary Network (formerly ECMC, Episcopal Church Missionary Community) held its first Global Mission Conference.…

Rev. Bernard Bisoke Balikenga is the Provincial Youth Coordinator of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. When Bisoke traveled to the U.S. in September 2019 for the New Wineskins Global Mission Conference and again in January 2020 to attend leadership conferences, Holy Trinity Anglican Church Windermere in Charleston, SC, was fortunate to be his host.