Shining Like Stars in Central Africa Life is not easy for the disciples in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and yet they meet their daily challenges with faith and joy that challenges those who live in more comfortable conditions. People there live in very poor conditions as a result of the civil war that has devastated the country. Blaise Feumba, who oversees the French central African churches, recently returned from visiting the churches there, and talked to Acesonline about his time there. It is incredible how people manage to live under those conditions. It's unimaginable how they manage to support their families.
Many families only eat one meal a day.
But the disciples there are very sacrificial and joyful despite their circumstances. Those who have money often have to wait for two to three hours for transport, so many people just walk to where they need to go. Some members of the church have to walk up to two to three hours twice a week, with their families and their friends to attend the services. The 230 disciples there have an average attendance between 500 and 600 on Sundays. In Brazzaville, Congo, the church started with 40 members and grew to 120 in the first year.