Displaced Christians in Komanda, DRC receive aid

Thanks to the charity Open Doors displaced Christians in Komanda in the Democratic Republic of Congo have received food and other relief aid.

KOMANDA — Violence is continuing to displace Christians in the Democratic Republic of Congo – but believers have not been forgotten. Thanks to the charity Open Doors displaced Christians in Komanda have received food and other relief aid.

Man:

It’s clear that the displaced people suffer enormously.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, ADF, an Islamic extremist group, is displacing Christian villagers to form a caliphate. Victims from attacks by ADF have sought refuge in Kamanda, where there is little food or space.

They sleep rough because they sleep in a school. When classes start in the morning, they must pick up their belongings and move outside, even when it rains. We aren’t being supported. So we are happy and we thank God that your organisation has thought of us.

Woman:

it is the war that brought me here. We have received beans, rice, two bars of soup and salt. It will help us a lot.

Woman 2:

We pray that God will bless you abundantly. Because of you, we have rice and beans to eat.

Woman:

I would just like to say thank you very much, and may God bless you abundantly.

Woman 3:

I say thank you for the work that your organisation has done through the local church.

Woman:

Please continue to pray for us, as we are short of tarpaulins to build small huts. Small huts for sleeping.

Woman 2:

Please pray for us that our country finds peace.


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For over 60 years, Open Doors has worked in the world’s most oppressive countries, empowering Christians who are persecuted for their beliefs. Open Doors equips persecuted Christians in more than 60 countries through programs like Bible & Gospel Development, Women & Children Advancement, and Christian Community Restoration.

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