Eastern Congo is not as warm as you might think…

Prior Posts

• FARDC Tank Destroys Pascal’s Van February 10, 2023
• From the Comments February 7, 2023
• Goma and Butembo Remain Cut Off February 4, 2023
• Meal Time at Mama Dorcas Orphanage September 25, 2022
• Goma Block Project August 21, 2022
• Women’s Day 2022 in Kalondo with Saasita March 23, 2022
• Goats are a store of value July 25, 2021
• Goma Volcano Erupts May 23, 2021
• New Goat Project in Rutshuru May 9, 2021
• Malaria Vaccine? April 25, 2021
• We Don’t Know Their Names April 17, 2021
• Protests Over Never Ending Violence Shuts Down Beni and Butembo April 9, 2021
• How much could you take? March 24, 2021
• Savon Gloria – Soap Manufacturer March 8, 2021
• Samiela Can Walk! March 7, 2021
• Marguerite, Gwen and Canadian Winter March 3, 2021
• Italian Ambassador Killed near Goma February 22, 2021
• The Landscape of Armed Groups in Eastern Congo February 22, 2021
• The Woods Return to Bunia. It is a Different Place. February 21, 2021
• Saasita Recovers February 7, 2021
• Road Improvement to Commence February 4, 2021
• Butembo Orphanage Update January 24, 2021
• ADF Filmed Attacking Loselose, east of Beni December 31, 2020
• Replacing a Battery in Kalondo December 8, 2020
• Goat Project “Kesho Njema” Update November 9, 2020
• An Overdue Update September 7, 2020
• Recognition Of Mothers March 8, 2020
• Snow Shovelling for Kalondo March 7, 2020
• Massacre in Manzingi January 31, 2020
• A New Project: “Kesho Njema” January 28, 2020
• Butembo Market Update January 19, 2020
• Christmas at the Orphanage December 28, 2019
• Horror in Congo – This is why they are rioting November 29, 2019
• Protests Against the Ineffective U.N. November 27, 2019
• Plane Bound for Beni Crashes in Goma November 25, 2019
• Mama Dorcas Orphanage Needs Help November 20, 2019
• Important road agreement signed November 17, 2019
• More Tragedy just north of the Beni airport November 17, 2019
• Fatuma’s Story on Video September 18, 2019
• Fatuma Receives The Help She Needed September 8, 2019
• Kalondo Celebrates September 6, 2019
• Relief for Kalondo September 5, 2019
• Terror in Kalondo August 23, 2019
• Life Must Go On August 11, 2019
• Ebola is declared as an International Health Emergency July 17, 2019
• Entrepreneurs Are Needed! July 14, 2019
• National Geographic on Ebola May 26, 2019
• Ebola Funerals May 26, 2019
• Ebola Continues May 15, 2019
• Needed Like a Hole in the Head April 19, 2019
• Ebola Update April 14, 2019
• Robert Kidiaba Is In Parliament March 16, 2019
• Ebola As A Weapon Of War March 10, 2019
• Tshisekedi Starts A New Era January 27, 2019
• Suddenly Kabila Isn’t The Problem January 20, 2019
• Remember Hanging Chads? January 13, 2019
• President Elect Felix Tshisekedi January 9, 2019
• On the Precipice January 9, 2019
• Waiting For Results January 5, 2019
• Violence and Ignorance December 28, 2018
• The Election is on, but not in Beni or Butembo December 26, 2018
• Congo Elections Postponed December 20, 2018
• Rural Development – Saasita December 8, 2018
• Butembo Market Update November 25, 2018
• Dr. Denis Mukwege is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize October 7, 2018
• Beni Under Attack – Update September 24, 2018
• Beni Under Attack September 23, 2018
• Fighting Ebola September 22, 2018
• Nancy Wood to be honoured in Toronto September 15, 2018
• Joseph Kabila Says He Won’t Run August 9, 2018
• Ebola Reported Near Beni August 5, 2018
• Isesomo: God’s Servant in Congo June 16, 2018
• Orphanage accepts 8 children from Mayi Moya violence June 16, 2018
• Dorcas and her good works May 27, 2018
• James and his good works May 27, 2018
• Saasita and her good works May 27, 2018
• Microfinancing Review – 2017 February 20, 2018
• Refugees Fleeing Ethnic Clashes February 15, 2018
• Sewing Project Back After Lull February 14, 2018
• Chicken Are Evacuated to Safety December 12, 2017
• Deadly Attack on Tanzanian UN Peacekeepers December 11, 2017
• Photos from Dorcas November 25, 2017
• New Rebellion Fears November 25, 2017
• Congo Election Set for December 23, 2018 November 6, 2017
• Three Troubling Stories October 16, 2017
• Congo Election Delayed Further October 7, 2017
• School Re-Construction Underway September 25, 2017
• Storm Destroys School September 7, 2017
• Microfinance offered in Butembo July 9, 2017
• Butembo Orphanage Update June 17, 2017
• Alleged Congo Army Massacre in Kasai February 20, 2017
• The Story of the Newest Orphan February 12, 2017
• Rebeka’s Story January 15, 2017
• Attack Inside Butembo December 19, 2016
• Butembo Orphanage Struggles to Keep Up November 6, 2016
• Congo in Turmoil November 3, 2016
• Children of the Orphanage October 18, 2016
• 11 More Killed in Beni October 10, 2016
• Samiela October 1, 2016
• A Local Report: “A difficult week near Beni” September 30, 2016
• Scout school expanded in Butembo September 19, 2016
• In Praise of Simplicity September 11, 2016
• The Importance of Security August 25, 2016
• Retaliation Slaughter in Beni August 14, 2016
• Increase in Tribal Violence August 8, 2016
• More Attacks on Oicha August 1, 2016
• Compassion for Children in Need (CED) Update August 1, 2016
• Attack on Oicha Hospital July 5, 2016
• Yellow Fever Epidemic Threatens Kinshasa June 26, 2016
• Brief Project Updates June 14, 2016
• Fearful in North Kivu June 14, 2016
• More Tragedy in Beni May 4, 2016
• Tidbits April 30, 2016
• My Chicken, Give Me Eggs Video April 13, 2016
• Displaced Congolese cut off from aid April 8, 2016
• Report: Who Are the Killers of Beni? March 28, 2016
• Bemba Found Guilty March 21, 2016
• Safety Concerns Continue March 6, 2016
• “My chicken, give me eggs!” February 28, 2016
• Sewing Project 2015 Update February 15, 2016
• Water Filter Business Off to a Good Start January 31, 2016
• Celebrating End of Term at a Congo Kindergarten January 1, 2016
• Christmas Day Massacre in Beni December 25, 2015
• Monusco Attacks ADF December 1, 2015
• The Landscape of Armed Groups in North and South Kivu November 25, 2015
• Medair – Congo November 21, 2015
• Mvua Baraka – Blessing Rain November 15, 2015
• Kidnapping of Aid Workers November 3, 2015
• Dr. Mukwege’s documentary film is banned September 7, 2015
• Duck Project in Support of Orphans September 5, 2015
• More death at the hands of the ADF July 25, 2015
• Unrest in Burundi July 17, 2015
• Congo Big Picture Update July 1, 2015
• Locals Report 17 killed by ADF near Beni Airport May 13, 2015
• Kalondo Health Clinic Receives a Microscope May 10, 2015
• 16 Islamist rebels killed by Congo army May 5, 2015
• Fighting Back April 8, 2015
• Congo Army Strikes at FDLR Rebels March 2, 2015
• Congo Election Has Been Called February 13, 2015
• Will President Kabila Push His Luck? January 13, 2015
• UN Agency Warns of Massive Civilian Displacement January 11, 2015
• Turmoil at Panzi Hospital January 2, 2015
• Butembo Orphans Sewing Project Update November 26, 2014
• Beni Massacre Photos November 24, 2014
• Kalondo Clinic Repaired November 22, 2014
• ADF Massacres Worsen November 22, 2014
• Kalondo Health Clinic Destroyed by an Ourangan November 8, 2014
• Lynch Mob Response in Beni November 1, 2014
• Sporadic Genocide near Beni October 31, 2014
• Out of the News, but the ADF Conflict Persists October 12, 2014