Lodja is just about the geographic centre of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was once quite a well-to-do city, bustling with life. However during the last 15 year three different armies marched through the city, leaving devastation behaind them. Rape, pillage and destruction was their legacy. A great number of the population to refuge in the jungle. Only during the last three years have they finally started to return.
Society has been devastated. All the factories have closed down. Communication with the outside world is difficult. Once you leave the city limits the road ar impassable. Hordes of children wander from one extended family to the other. Parents often have alcohol problems and cannot give their children any kind of example.
Pierre-Albert and Beatrice Ngueliele oved from Bussels to Lodja a number of years ago. They went to do a classical missions ministry. However the problems they met changed their outlook. The market was empty of any vegatables und basic commodoties were head to get. People -Christians- sat around hoping that God was going to change things and through a miracle everything would change.
Pierre-Albert began to teach the people that if they didn't put seeds in the ground, there would be no harvest. God's provision was all around. People didn't respond too quickly to the message.
Although Nguelieles went to the Congo with lots of promises of support from people, this support never actually materialized. However they have built a primary school and been able to give around 200 children hope for the future.
HOPE has joined them and helped to provide new desks and benches and at Christmas we provide the pupils with new uniforms.
The first batch of pupils will leave the primary school soon and we want to build a secondary school. This will have three grades and two classes in each grade - the capacity for 180 - 240 children. We hope that we can help to really make a difference in Lodja and invite you to stand with us and support this worthy project.
Society has been devastated. All the factories have closed down. Communication with the outside world is difficult. Once you leave the city limits the road ar impassable. Hordes of children wander from one extended family to the other. Parents often have alcohol problems and cannot give their children any kind of example.
Pierre-Albert and Beatrice Ngueliele oved from Bussels to Lodja a number of years ago. They went to do a classical missions ministry. However the problems they met changed their outlook. The market was empty of any vegatables und basic commodoties were head to get. People -Christians- sat around hoping that God was going to change things and through a miracle everything would change.
Pierre-Albert began to teach the people that if they didn't put seeds in the ground, there would be no harvest. God's provision was all around. People didn't respond too quickly to the message.
Although Nguelieles went to the Congo with lots of promises of support from people, this support never actually materialized. However they have built a primary school and been able to give around 200 children hope for the future.
HOPE has joined them and helped to provide new desks and benches and at Christmas we provide the pupils with new uniforms.
The first batch of pupils will leave the primary school soon and we want to build a secondary school. This will have three grades and two classes in each grade - the capacity for 180 - 240 children. We hope that we can help to really make a difference in Lodja and invite you to stand with us and support this worthy project.
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