We said goodbye to the Congo this morning and it is a bitter sweet day.  Sweet only because we are now heading to Malawi, which is where my love affair with Africa began; I am looking forward to seeing old friends.  As we concluded the conference yesterday, those in attendance, 80 brothers and sisters, which included leaders from different areas of the Congo, different tribes and different areas of ministry, thanked God for the opportunity to sing and dance our way through four days of fellowship and teaching.  They offered their sincere gratitude for the teaching and most especially for our courage in coming to the Congo and reminding them that they are not alone in this world.  They humbly requested that we not forget them and that when we go home we share their plight with our families, communities and churches.  There were hugs and tears in abundance as we said our goodbyes.

Lessons learned from the Congo are many and will be processed with time.  For now, if I had to pick a place to start, it would be that God can move mountains and the enemy loves to use fear to make us forget that.  If I had been the trip leader, I would have chickened out when the rebels started marching towards Goma in July.  My pride kept me from backing out, but pride is not a motive that God is interested in.  He wants faith to keep us engaged and my faith has been increased and hopefully my pride is continuing to shrink with the love and grace of God.  I will never refer to the Congo as the “Heart of Darkness in Africa” again.

David

Mathew 8: 23-26

Davis Nusz has been a delight to travel with and an asset to the team.  David regularly attends Coast Hills Church in South OC.