http://congo.asbury.edu/journals Just another Asbury.edu weblog Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:04:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Roy Lauter and Hubert Harriman, who went to Congo to preach the Katako Kombe camp meeting, returned home on Friday night, despite violence in the capital city, Kinshasa.  Praise the Lord for their safe return and for the great move of the Holy Spirit in the camp meeting services. http://congo.asbury.edu/journals/2006/08/28/lauter-harriman-home/ Dear Praying Friends,     The results of the National Elections held on July 30 came out today. President Kabila received 45% of the votes to Memba's 25% which is Kabila's toughest opponent.  Since President Kabila received less than 50% of the votes there will now be another vote in October as ... http://congo.asbury.edu/journals/2006/08/21/political-concerns/ The camp meeting went very well.  The altar was full after every service.  It closed Sunday night with communion for over 1,000 believers.  Praise the Lord for His blessings. http://congo.asbury.edu/journals/2006/08/21/camp-meeting/ This morning (Fri., Aug. 18th) at 6am Congo time, the truck finally arrived at Katako with the rest of the supplies after struggling with flat tires, broken axles, fuel shortage, and a failed transmission.  They immediately unloaded the boards that had already been cut to use as benches in the tabernacle, ... http://congo.asbury.edu/journals/2006/08/18/camp-begins/ All of the Asbury and Wesley College students are now back home in the U.S. to start school.  We thank God for His protection on them and for their willing hearts of service.  Of the original twelve, only Paul and Marty Law and Brent Duncan remain in Congo. http://congo.asbury.edu/journals/2006/08/17/students-home-safely/ Drs. Lauter and Harriman and Bishop Yemba have arrived at the Katako Kombe Camp Meeting site.  They are a day or two later than planned, but not by "Congo time". All sixteen columns for the tabernacle are up, and workers have put on a temporary palm branch roof.  It is the ... http://congo.asbury.edu/journals/2006/08/17/camp-ready-to-begin/ Drs. Roy Lauter and Hubert Harriman arrived safely in Kinshasa on Sunday night.  They will now begin making their way upcountry to preach the camp meeting revival at Katako Kombe.  Please be in prayer for them and the three team members remaining at Katako - Paul & Marty Law and ... http://congo.asbury.edu/journals/2006/08/14/lauter-and-harriman-in-kinshasa/ The remaining team members have finally reached Katako Kombe, the site of the camp meeting project.  After putting up with delay after delay, the on-site work can finally begin.  All but three of the team, however, are leaving tomorrow to come back to the States for school.  Six of the ... http://congo.asbury.edu/journals/2006/08/09/finallykatako/ From A.J. Parry July 25 - Tuesday - Lodja I feel as the trip comes to its final weeks that I should reflect back on that lessons that have been learned and that are being learned. This trip has been filled with delay after delay, disappointment and frustration. It has been said ... http://congo.asbury.edu/journals/2006/07/25/testing/ For all of you that have been praying regularly for this project, this news will be very welcome.  The barge, which left a month and a half late from the capital city of Kinshasa, arrived Saturday afternoon at the upriver port where the team is to unload their truck with ... http://congo.asbury.edu/journals/2006/07/24/the-barge-has-arrived/