Completed Projects
Evangelism Trip – Gwawele, Bitima, Dungu, Mandara, Kpele, Naingara, DRC
In April, 2004 Pastor Manoah Alimasi and his 12 person evangelism team traveled 2 days west to Gwawele, Bitima, Dungu, Mandara, Kpele, and Naingara, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The team left Yei, Sudan on April 22 and returned on May 21. The JESUS Film was shown in the Lingala language. During this evangelism trip a total of 13,680 people indicated they received Christ. These decisions occurred in the following locations:
| Locations | Decisions |
|---|---|
| Bitima | 1,380 |
| Gwawele | 2,000 |
| Dungu | 1,800 |
| Mandara | 3,500 |
| Kpele | 750 |
| Naingara | 4,250 |
| Total | 13,680 |
Approximately 60% of the new believers had been animists. The Bazande, Mulendu, and Logo tribes were primarily reached during this trip. The Zande people in the DRC are also known as the Bazande.
Two new Presbyterian churches were planted in Bitima and Gwawele. Regarding follow-up, the new believers were handed over to the Community Evangelical Church of the Congo, the Pentecostal Church of Congo, and the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. The evangelism team distributed 600 bibles. Three hundred bibles were in the Lingala language, and 300 bibles were in the Zande language.
Photos from this trip:
Congolese children
Evangelism team members buy fruit
Life in a Congolese village
A Congolese magician accepts Christ
Villagers watch a showing of the JESUS Film
New believers are registered in a
church the next day