North Kivu province, once a major breadbasket for the rest of the Congo, has suffered heavily since the outbreak of inter-ethnic conflict in 1993 when thousands of families were forced to flee their homes. The agricultural cycle—upon which 85% of the region’s population depends—has been repeatedly disrupted, leading to widespread food shortages. Over the past two years, World Relief and church partners have distributed resettlement kits to 16,000 families, providing seeds, hoes and essential household items.

Through World Relief’s focus on new micro-enterprise programs, our church hopes now to empower Congolese families to start modest income-generating enterprises. There are no immediate plans to send a short-term team to Congo, but please join us in praying for broad-reaching help and effect of the national workers acting in Jesus’ Name.