The NCP Congo
Partnership Is:
Building hope, relationships, and empowerment for the people of DR Congo and New Castle Presbytery through mutual respect, understanding, support, and love.
“When we come together, we rise. And in the world
we’re building, everyone rises. No one is exploited
because they’re poor or excluded because they’re weak…We have shed our false boundaries.
We can love without limits. We see ourselves in others. We see ourselves as others. That is the moment of lift”.
Melinda Gates
The NCP Congo partnership was established in 2004 with Kananga Presbytery, located in West Kasai province of central Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Currently, our team consists of 18 churches and
four new church developments.
“We love because He first loved us.”
1 John 4:19
There has been growing awareness that orphanages are not the best way to care for vulnerable children. The best way is to find them homes/families to nurture them. So the Congo Presbyterian Church (denomination) adopted a strategy for Synods to receive training so that congregations can care for these children, by fostering them and helping to find permanent homes. Several Synods have had this training and the impact has been quite positive. This strategy has more long term sustainability by giving the Congolese more local resources for helping vulnerable children and enabling them to be less dependent upon US partners for funding.
Some funding for this training in the past has come from sources like the PW birthday offering and other presbyteries, congregations and individuals. But much of that funding is no longer available. Because Kananga Presbytery is in West Kasai Synod, and we hear of many vulnerable children there, we’d like New Castle Presbytery to step up and fund this Synod training. It costs $20,000. Our Partnership team has approved $10,000 to come from our reserve fund, hoping it can be matched with donations from congregations and individuals in the Presbytery. Please prayerfully consider giving to this matching grant to bring hope to these vulnerable children. We are praying many of our churches will participate. Individuals too! Donations can be made on our website: ncpcongo.org or send checks to the Presbytery office earmarked "Congo vulnerable children”. Any questions? Feel free to call or email me. Many thanks, Laurie Loveless, convener of New Castle Presbytery Congo Partnership.
P.S.This photo of vulnerable children is from my visit there(singing and dancing during worship). I am also including the link to a video done by our mission co-worker Christi Boyd that provides more information and visuals.
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