M23 Rebels Capture Goma

Last week M23 rebel forces took control of eastern DR Congo including the howFar compound located at Mudja. We have had no contact with the village and are deeply concerned for the safety of our friends. We are praying for there protection.

For more photos on the situation in Goma Click Here.

Growth In East Africa

Our churches in Kenya and Tanzania continue to grow. Pastor Reuben ole Tiges, Overseer of our churches and projects east of Lake Victoria, reports, “All is good here and the Lord is manifesting Himself tremendously with many people turning to Christ. The church too in Lossimingori is completed. Pray for us brother because of the drought and the terrorists who threaten our peace.” 

The church at Lossimingori, Tanzania outgrew the facility howFar Ministries built for them in 2007. The community raised funds to build a new structure which they completed and dedicated in October.

Mudja Stabilizes

The most recent report from Eastern Congo, sent by Pastor John Mundola, is very good news. “The rebelles are very far from Mudja they are not near, so Mudja is not ender their control.”  (Goma, DR Congo.) The situation there remains difficult for the Batwa of Mudja. howFar has sent $2050.00 in aid for food and medicines so far this year.

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DR Congo Update - Photographer, Phil Moore's Photo Journal

The situation near the howFar church plant at Mudja, Dr Congo remains perilous in spite of a tenuous cease fire. 

Click the link below to view photos taken in an area less than 25 miles from our compound.

Photographer Collection: Phil Moore in CongoPlog Photo Blog

Please continue to pray for the Batwa church at Mudja.

August Praise and Prayer

Our Church In Danger Of Attack

Our church at Mudja, located in a Batwa village, 25 kilometers northwest of Goma, is in danger of rebel attack.

howFar has been working in the Batwa Pygmy village of Mudja since 2009 to bring education and economic development. 

Congolese soldiers in North Kivu Provence, DR Congo. Photo by: MSNBC News

Now, as M23 rebels close in on Goma, they must first go through Mudja.

We are praying for our friends in Mudj and for the howFar Ministries church there.

howFar has sent $1000 in humanitarian aid this week to our team on the ground in Goma to purchase food and medicines for the impoverished residents at Mudja.

For more on the situation see the attached article "UN Condemns Congo Attacks As Rebel Advance Threatens Goma".


UN Condemns Congo Attacks

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