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.…

Ministry is not, typically, something we can do alone. We need relation­ships with partners who will come alongside us, support us, and encourage us. Jesus knew this and, "Calling the twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits” (Mark 6:7). The Rev. Bisoke Balikenga and his wife, Furaha, have gone out "two by two,” support­ing and working alongside one another. They are partners in marriage, in faith and in their service to their community in Bunia, lturi Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.