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Impressions that stay with me as I observe life here in a city that is physically half the size of Salt Lake valley but with a population of some thirteen million. Of all the places I’ve been in the world, this Congo capital has roused compassion like no other.  I decided to ennoble those IContinue reading “Today a few word pictures”

From Ann, 9/12/19 (This date is a palindrome!) You may wonder what our daily routine is like.  I wonder myself, since every day is different from the one before and the one to come. But there are things that happen every day.   Every day, breakfast begins with oatmeal and powdered milk, supplemented by toastContinue reading “A Day in the Life”

From Ann, 9/6/19 Rise. Lift. Launch. Ascend. Transcend. I search my mind for all those words defying gravity. The Democratic Republic of Congo emerged from a dark past.  Of all the African countries, this one had the terrible misfortune to be claimed and then ruled from afar by a cruel, avaricious Belgian king, who, thoughContinue reading “Congo Rising”

From Giles 9.5.19 Boomlay Boomlay Boomlay Boom. We arrived one week ago and finally got this blog set up. We’ve had issues staying connected to a weak and fluctuating bandwidth. In fact, even our source of electricity is uneven. One minute we’re sitting in a room with the lights on and music in the background.Continue reading “We Arrived in Congo”