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Episode 45 – Trials and Triumphs in Congo – A 100 Year Mission Journey – Part 7 of 7 – 6-26-26
Jun 26, 2026
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Episode 44 – Trials and Triumphs in Congo – A 100 Year Mission Journey – Part 6 of 7 – 6-5-26
Jun 5, 2026
1h 19m 31s
Episode 43 – Trials and Triumphs in Congo – A 100 Year Mission Journey – Part 5 of 7 – 5-22-26
May 22, 2026
1h 12m 12s
Episode 42 – Trials and Triumphs In Congo – A 100 Year Mission Journey – Part 4 of 7 – 5-8-26
May 8, 2026
1h 08m 49s
Episode 41 – Trials and Triumphs in Congo – A 100 Year Mission Journey – Part 3 of 7 – 4-24-26
Apr 24, 2026
1h 12m 01s
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| 6/26/26 | ![]() Episode 45 – Trials and Triumphs in Congo – A 100 Year Mission Journey – Part 7 of 7 – 6-26-26 | This is the 7th episode in this 7 part series about the mission work of the Evangelical Free Church in the Belgian Congo. The work started in 1920 with Titus Johnson being the visionary and initial driver of establishing the work. The last 6 episodes has been a detailed journey of the founding of our mission, the long journey and process to establish mission stations in the Ubangi area, the physical and emotional losses of the early missionaries, including health issues and loss of life. 19 so far have died in the effort. 3 evacuations due to political and military turmoil disrupted the work. Governmental restrictions in the early 1970’s along with friction in handling the hand-off from the missionaries to the Congolese church was also part of the journey. One more saint dies, and you will hear that story. Yet, from 1998 through the present, the church has grown and flourished, and you will hear about that. Thanks to Norma Colby for sharing about the passing of her husband, Dr. Bill Colby. Jim Snyder gives a recap of the 100 year celebration of the mission work held in 2022. Also Jim and Craig Wickstrom share about how the Congolese Free Church and Congolese Covenant church are continuing their work with the home missions boards only providing guidance, support and counsel. And appreciation is given to Nubako Selenga who gives the Congolese perspective of the work. He now is a missionary to his own people, the Congolese. Also thank those that provided voice-overs for this episode. The lookback of the past 100 years of this journey is humbling and amazing. Trials, too many to count resulted in many triumphs. The faithfulness, sacrifice and perseverance of all the missionaries over the years to do their part in furthering the mission work and establishment of the church is evident. **Rated in 2026 to the TOP 25 Best “Life Stories” Themed Podcasts Worldwide – https://blog.feedspot.com/life_stories_podcasts/ | — | ||||||
| 6/5/26 | ![]() Episode 44 – Trials and Triumphs in Congo – A 100 Year Mission Journey – Part 6 of 7 – 6-5-26✨ | mission workCongo history+4 | — | Evangelical Free Church | ZongoBelgian Congo+2 | Congomission work+5 | — | 1h 19m 31s | |
| 5/22/26 | ![]() Episode 43 – Trials and Triumphs in Congo – A 100 Year Mission Journey – Part 5 of 7 – 5-22-26✨ | mission workCongo history+3 | — | Evangelical Free Church | Belgian CongoUbangi region | Congomission work+5 | — | 1h 12m 12s | |
| 5/8/26 | ![]() Episode 42 – Trials and Triumphs In Congo – A 100 Year Mission Journey – Part 4 of 7 – 5-8-26✨ | mission workCongo history+4 | — | — | Belgian CongoUbangi region | Congomission work+7 | — | 1h 08m 49s | |
| 4/24/26 | ![]() Episode 41 – Trials and Triumphs in Congo – A 100 Year Mission Journey – Part 3 of 7 – 4-24-26✨ | mission workCongo history+4 | — | — | Belgian CongoUbangi region+4 | Congomission work+5 | — | 1h 12m 01s | |
| 4/10/26 | ![]() Episode 40 – Trials & Triumphs in Congo – A 100 Year Mission Journey – Part 2 of 7 – 4-10-26✨ | mission workCongo history+5 | — | Evangelical Free ChurchCovenant mission | D.R. CongoLake Kwada+3 | Congomission work+8 | — | 1h 10m 44s | |
| 3/29/26 | ![]() Episode 39 – Trials & Triumphs in Congo – A 100 Year Mission Journey – Part 1 of 7 – 3-28-26✨ | mission workCongo history+4 | — | Evangelical Free Church | D.R. CongoUbangi region | Congomission work+7 | — | 1h 05m 31s | |
| 5/31/25 | ![]() Episode 38 – The Boarding School Dilemma – Balancing Mission and Family – The Conclusion: Moving Forward From Here – Part 5 of 5 – 5/31/25✨ | boarding schoolmissionary kids+3 | Heidi Tunberg | Ubangi Academy | — | boarding school dilemmamissionary kids+3 | — | 1h 01m 34s | |
| 5/10/25 | ![]() Episode 37 – The Boarding School Dilemma – Balancing Mission and Family – The Kids’ Viewpoint – Part 4 of 5 – 5/10/25✨ | boarding schoolmissions+3 | Peter EalesPeter Transburg+1 | Ubangi Academy | — | boarding schoolchildren+5 | — | 1h 01m 48s | |
| 4/26/25 | ![]() Episode 36 – The Boarding School Dilemma – Balancing Mission and Family – The Parents’ Viewpoint – Part 3 of 5 – 4/26/25✨ | boarding schoolparenting+4 | AnonymousUBAC attendee+1 | Ubangi Academy (UBAC) | — | boarding schoolparents+5 | — | 53m 09s | |
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| 4/12/25 | ![]() Episode 35 – The Boarding School Dilemma – Balancing Mission and Family – The Ubangi Academy – Part 2 of 5 – 4/12/25✨ | boarding schoolmissions+3 | — | Ubangi Academy | D.R. Congo | boarding schoolUbangi Academy+5 | — | 40m 55s | |
| 3/29/25 | ![]() Episode 34 – The Boarding School Dilemma – Balancing Mission and Family – Introduction – Part 1 of 5 – 3-29-25✨ | boarding schoolmissions+3 | — | Ubangi Academy | D.R. Congo | boarding schoolUbangi Academy+5 | — | 34m 19s | |
| 4/6/24 | ![]() Episode 33 – The Rwanda Genocide – A Refugee Camp Volunteer’s Perspective – 4-6-24✨ | Rwanda Genociderefugee camps+5 | — | World Relief, Inc. | RwandaZaire+1 | Rwandagenocide+8 | — | 1h 04m 33s | |
| 1/20/24 | ![]() Episode 32 – Short Stories (4) – Volume II – 1-20-24 | This episode contains four (4) Short Stories. The first one is telling the difference between “who you know” and “who knows you”. Which is better in life and in business? Well, Short Story # 1 will answer that question for you. The second Short Story is about how to check for the freshness of chicken eggs. How to confirm they were or weren’t fertilized or rotten or not. It was quite a process. The third Short Story is about going down a 65 foot well, to assess what was damaging the buckets that pulled up the water. I describe the harrowing trip down and all the amazing stuff I found down there. Yes, there was a surprise. And then the long trip being winched to the top, back to safety. The fourth and final Short Story is about how I got my original Congolese name in October, 1970, and then in the late 1970’s the name got a bit longer. The back story will be told of all three names that make up my current Congolese name. And I answer to it even now when called by my Congolese friends. I hope you enjoy these four (4) Short Stories about various aspects of Congo life. A big thank you to the various voice-over folks to add a fun dimension to the stories. **Rated in 2023 to the TOP 25 Best “Life Stories” Themed Podcasts https://blog.feedspot.com/life_stories_podcasts/ | — | ||||||
| 11/7/23 | ![]() Episode 31 – Teaching in a Congolese High School – 11-7-23 | This episode is about teaching in a Congolese High School. The physical conditions of the classrooms, and lack of supplies and textbooks made the job extremely difficult for both the teachers and students alike. I was a high school professor at Institute Kimia in Gemena, D.R. Congo in the 1982-1983 school year. Having finished my sophomore year of college, I returned to Zaire / Congo and one of my roles was teaching 9th grade Chemistry and English. Trying to convey concepts in French, and having minimal textbooks or other school supplies was challenging indeed, as most learning had to be by rote, as studying and retaining knowledge was difficult without textbooks. Trying to optimize the student’s learning in these conditions was a challenge for me as well as veteran school teachers. Brad Hill taught for many years in the High School and shares his journey of teaching and successes with some of his students. He explains the differences in teaching methodologies between the US school system and the Congolese system, which is mainly driven by the lack of resources for the students. He also recounts several unique stories of his experiences, one of which includes arson. Roger Eales, who taught 20 years there, also contributes with his experiences and those are woven into the episode. For any school teachers that listen to this episode, if you think you have it tough in the US, I trust you’ll be more appreciative of the incredible resources you have to help your students learn after listening to this episode. The Congolese need education to help them and the country prosper, and unfortunately the K-12 school system doesn’t get the funding and support it deserves. For me, looking back, that year of teaching was a significant growing experience for me and many things I learned by teaching that year in D.R. Congo, I carry with me to this day. Copyright © 2023 by Jeffrey W. Eales. All rights reserved. No portions may be reproduced or transmitted in any format without the prior written permission of the author. | — | ||||||
| 8/21/23 | ![]() Episode 30 – The Gemena Gopher – 8-21-23 | This episode is about a gopher. Not the little critters that tear up golf courses and your back yard, but a specific role that I played for 1 year as a Gopher; as in “go-for this” and “go for that”. I tackled this job to essentially provide logistics support to our mission in Gemena, Zaire/D.R. Congo by helping with transporting fuel, people, freight and driving all over the region. In addition, I handled shopping when supplies were in the stores, immigration issues, customs & duty negotiations, meeting both our mission plane and commercial planes when they landed to coordinate peoples’ arrival and departure. Though not acting in the normal role of missionary, my job was to ensure that the doctors, nurses, pastors, teachers and builders could focus on their ministries by having me do considerable behind-the-scenes functions to keep the mission effort running. I interviewed Jim Aiken who was a Gopher for 2 years in Bangui, Central African Republic, as his experiences mirrored mine. Thelma Landrud, a career missionary nurse weighs in as well in this episode to reflect on how Gophers were considered part of the mission effort and team and to explain the shift in us as kids growing up to becoming contemporaries with the mission effort. It was a tough and challenging job, fraught with long trips, physical challenges, delays, mud, dust and mechanical breakdowns. Stories include taking several days to move a truck and container of stuff less than mile across a sandbar in the middle of a river, and paddling barrels of fuel across a river in a dug-out canoe. Indeed being a Gopher was full of adventure, hard work, surprises, frustrations, physical endurance and much satisfaction. Thanks to Jim Aiken and Thelma Landrud for their contributions to this episode. Copyright © 2023 by Jeffrey W. Eales. All rights reserved. No portions may be reproduced or transmitted in any format without the prior written permission of the author. | — | ||||||
| 7/1/23 | ![]() Episode 29 – Death and Funeral Rituals – USA vs. D.R. Congo – 6-30-2023 | Death, funerals, grieving and the associated rituals vary from culture to culture. This episode explores the differences and similarities as to how Americans handle end of life and grieving vs. how Congolese do. Though death is much more prevalent in Congo, they don’t prepare for it for cultural reasons. Then, when someone does die, the question of “who” caused the death must be explored, even if we would explain it away due to an illness or tragic accident. Americans suppress their grief while Congolese express their grief with considerable intensity. My thesis for this episode was to explore the differences in rituals, and also to determine if Congolese move past the loss more quickly than Americans, and if so, “why”? Three Congolese are interviewed for this episode, along with a Funeral Director from Southern California. Add to that a fantastic story about a most unusual and adventurous funeral service. You will learn some interesting information about funerals in D.R. Congo, and learn how to move past your grief. Thanks to Segbewi Mobali, Motese Moyu, Talabisa Dawena, Becky Lomaka, and Roger Eales for their contributions to this episode. Copyright © 2023 by Jeffrey W. Eales. All rights reserved. No portions may be reproduced or transmitted in any format without the prior written permission of the author. | — | ||||||
| 1/8/23 | ![]() Episode 28 – Lake Kwada: The History, Story, and Legend – 1-8-23 | This episode is the story of a special Lake in the NW corner of the D.R. Congo, Africa. It was called Lake Kwada. Kwada, in the Ngbandi tribal language means “Big Water”. The Mbanza tribe also has ties to this lake, as Kwada in their language means “Death Here”. More on that in the episode. Lake Kwada became a place of rest, relaxation, vacation, rejuvenation and restoration for numerous missionaries serving in that area from the early 1940’s till the mid-1990’s when the missionaries evacuated due to the civil war. This episode will take you from the finding of the lake, to the long process of securing the property, to building the the first mud rest house, building the first 2 permanent houses, and then finishing off the last 2 houses in the late 1950’s. A few recreational amenities were added including a raft, a diving tower, and a swing rope for the kids (and a few adults). Several career missionaries will share their memories of Kwada as a place to re-charge, take a break, spend family time and restore their souls to the difficult work and environment they lived in. Several kids who grew up there will share how Lake Kwada provided fun, swimming, family time, recreation and numerous memories during their growing up years. Research in the EFCA archives provided considerable information for this storyline of the Lake and its journey. Comprehensive and thorough archived meeting minutes from the Mission Executive Committee provided a fairly clear path for me to follow of making Lake Kwada a place for rest and vacationing. Furthermore, numerous older career missionaries and MK’s gave dates and information to help create the chronology of the timeline. Dr. Titus Johnson, founder of our Mission work in 1922 wrote in his journal in August 1947: “A most wonderful day. The water was wonderful. Surely this is a future heaven in Congo”. Thanks to all who sent me info and memories and dates to create the timeline and add to the story of Lake Kwada. Copyright © 2023 by Jeffrey W. Eales. All rights reserved. No portions may be reproduced or transmitted in any format without the prior written permission of the author. | — | ||||||
| 11/29/22 | ![]() Episode 27 – Amazing Hunting Stories from Congo, Africa – 11-28-22 | This episode is literally just a bunch of various hunting stories from Congo, Africa. Stories from the 1950’s until the late 1970’s are shared here in this episode. Hunting for and encountering Hippos, Guinea Fowl, Antelope, Monkeys, Chimps, Buffalo (and being gored by it) and other wildlife. Or how about almost being stampeded by a huge herd of buffalo at night? There’s also a story about the life-threatening danger we were exposed to being out in the jungles of Africa for days on end – a reminder of how we were blessed with minimal injury or death from said dangers. Then there is the mysterious “Makola”, or Australopithicene sightings – are they real or just a myth like Big Foot? Hmmmmm – I’ll let you decide. Stories are shared, often 40-50 years after they happened with incredible detail and precision; the impact of the memories remain with the hunter/story teller to this day. And some multi-day hunts yielded almost nothing, save for a wonderful memory of the adventure and experience. Thanks to my fellow hunters John Lundquist, Dan Noren, James Edstrom, Jeff Dangers, Bob Widman, and Tom Peters for sharing their stories for this episode. I hunted with many of these men in my youth. Great men, friends, and fellow hunters in Congo. Copyright © 2022 by Jeffrey W. Eales. All rights reserved. No portions may be reproduced or transmitted in any format without the prior written permission of the author. | — | ||||||
| 10/15/22 | ![]() Episode 26 – Hunting in the Congo – 10-14-22 | Hunting was a part of everyday life for a kid growing up in Central Africa. It was a source of food, a sport, and a deterrent to the African’s garden destruction. From a hand-made slingshot to a BB gun to an air pump Sheridan pellet gun, then on to .22 rifles and .12 gauge shotguns, this episode recounts my journey with hunting in Congo. Hunting brought knowledge and survival techniques of the jungle and grasslands from my hunting guides. Many hunts were filled with adventure, grit, disappointment, and fatigue from walking all day. But mostly, they ended with some tasty meals. Guinea hen, antelope and monkey hunting were very challenging and various techniques to shoot monkeys are discussed by several renowned and elite monkey hunters that will share in this episode. Rounding out the episode you will hear about how to hunt with Basenji dogs, as they can’t bark, but are excellent hunting dogs. But it was the love of the forest, nature, the hunt itself, and time spent with my hunting guides and friends that truly was the impact on my life. Thanks to John Lundquist, Bob Widman, Dan Noren and Peter Eales for sharing their stories for this episode. Copyright © 2022 by Jeffrey W. Eales. All rights reserved. No portions may be reproduced or transmitted in any format without the prior written permission of the author. | — | ||||||
| 8/13/22 | ![]() Episode 25 – Soccer in Congo…and Beyond – 8-12-22 | Soccer was prevalent overseas in the 1960’s and 1970’s before it gained a foothold in the USA. Growing up in D.R. Congo exposed me to the sport at a very young age and I grew up playing soccer almost every day. So when I came to the States in Jr. High and in High School, I was the most skilled player. Then I joined my college team and enjoyed a 4 year career. This episode tells my story of soccer and college career. It also features Mark Daniels, one of the best players to come out of our school in Congo. Mark shares about the culture of soccer and its impact on his life and career. Then, Mark Schartner, my college coach who played with numerous missionary kids and foreign players in college and coached numerous foreign players shares about the lessons learned and challenges of coaching missionary kid players. The sport of soccer led to a career in coaching for both Mark Daniels and Mark Schartner. Rounding out the episode Janet Meyers and Judy Edstrom share about their playing soccer growing up in D.R. Congo and then into college and beyond. Thanks to Mark Daniels, Mark Schartner, Janet Meyers and Judy Edstrom for sharing their stories for this episode. Copyright © 2022 by Jeffrey W. Eales. All rights reserved. No portions may be reproduced or transmitted in any format without the prior written permission of the author. | — | ||||||
| 7/4/22 | ![]() Episode 24 – Live Solo Radio Show – Soukous Music and Zifa – FM 88.5 KSBR- 6-30-22 | This podcast episode is actually the culmination of a Radio Broadcasting class I took at Saddleback College in the Spring of 2022. My hope in taking the class was to improve my podcasting efforts. I’ll let you be the judge as to if a semester of 4 hours a week actually helped. My instructor asked me if I wanted to do an extra solo show that was not part of the class curriculum. I jumped at the chance. So this episode is the solo show that aired live on June 30, 2022 at 7 pm on www.jazz885.org. I added an intro, my promo clip, and edited down a few of the songs, but hopefully you’ll enjoy listening to some soukous (African Rumba) music, learning about the music genre, and also learning about and listening to some Zifa songs. I also did a 30 minute radio/tv interview as a co-host in April 2022. Click on the video link: https://ch39.saddleback.edu/CablecastPublicSite/show/5525?channel=1 Copyright © 2022 by Jeffrey W. Eales. All rights reserved. No portions may be reproduced or transmitted in any format without the prior written permission of the author. | — | ||||||
| 4/2/22 | ![]() Episode 23 – The History of Congo – Part 6 of 6 – Epilogue and Tribute to the Congolese People – 4-1-22 | Congo’s history is one of difficulty, exploitation, political unrest, corruption and challenges for the common man. This is Part 6 of a 6 part series of the country’s history, mainly reflecting on the strength, courage, perseverance, joy, and contentment of the people, despite their circumstances. Part 6 explores where they find joy and happiness while living in corruption and in seemingly hopeless circumstances. The episode explores the role of the church to the Believers in finding joy and having peace in their souls while the world around them is in chaos and filled with uncertainty. This episode will hopefully leave you with a newfound respect for the people themselves for all they’ve endured for 6 generations. Thanks to Paul Noren and Pete Ekstrand for their stories and perspectives from the missionary lens. Thanks also go to Mrs. Nutwa Dami and Talabisa Dawena, PhD, two Congolese, that share their wisdom and views as to how the Congolese cope, find joy, and thrive in difficult circumstances. A special thanks to my friend Tim Snow for the idea of this 6 episode series. Wow – what a journey it’s been for me preparing these podcasts. And special thanks to Rick Selin, radio broadcaster extraordinaire for the final wrap up. Copyright © 2022 by Jeffrey W. Eales. All rights reserved. No portions may be reproduced or transmitted in any format without the prior written permission of the author. | — | ||||||
| 2/25/22 | ![]() Episode 22 – The History of Congo – Part 5 of 6 – 1997 Kabila Take Over to the Present – 2-24-22 | The story of Congo’s history is not very well known. This country has been exploited for its ivory, slaves, rubber, copper, uranium, coltan and other minerals. It’s had political unrest for years, has been governed by dictators, experienced wars, financial chaos and economic unrest. This is Part 5 of a 6 part series of the country’s history. Part 5 starts with President Mobutu’s exile in 1997 and rebel leader Laurent Kabila’s take over of the country. The story continues with Laurent Kabila’s assassination in 2001 and his son, Joseph Kabila seizing the presidency for 16 years, his refusal to leave when termed out and then having one of the first democratically elected presidents in 2018, Felix Tshisekedi. Thanks to Nyenemo Sanguma for sharing his family’s personal story of surviving multiple bombings by Laurent Kabila’s rebels, in Gemena (my home town), escaping into the forest for a month then making their way to Cameroon and on to the US to safety. Paul Noren shares about the corruption the average person faces in everyday life. And thanks to Talabisa Dawena for his perspective on Laurent Kabila’s initial impact on the country. Pete Ekstrand shares about how the church fared during the absence of missionaries and during the 2nd Congo war, while many lived in the forest for fear of the war. “Thank you” to all the contributors to bring more authenticity and real life experiences to this podcast episode. Copyright © 2022 by Jeffrey W. Eales. All rights reserved. No portions may be reproduced or transmitted in any format without the prior written permission of the author. | — | ||||||
| 2/1/22 | ![]() Episode 21 – The History of Congo – Part 4 of 6 – 1991 Evacuation to Kabila Takeover – 1-29-22 | This is part 4 of a 6 part series on the History of Congo from the 1991 evacuation when President Mobutu’s government was faltering and the expatriots evacuated, through Laurent Kabila’s rebellion to overthrow the government in 1997. During this time, the country experiences political turmoil, multiple governments, out of control inflation, genocide of Hutu people living in Zaire, and another evacuation in 1996 due to the rebellion and genocide in eastern Zaire. Ultimately, Laurent Kabila and his rebel group succeeds in taking over the country, not without the loss of hundreds of thousands of innocent lives. And ultimately, President Mobutu was sent into exile and dies. Paul Noren shares of his evacuation in 1996 as well as several examples of the hyper inflation. A Congolese friend shares his thoughts on Laurent Kabila’s rebel march from eastern Zaire to Kinshasa, the capital and the horrible destruction. And Pete Ekstrand shares of his efforts to help the local church during these tumultous times of evacuation, political and economic unrest so that the mission’s ministries could continue. Copyright © 2022 by Jeffrey W. Eales. All rights reserved. No portions may be reproduced or transmitted in any format without the prior written permission of the author. | — | ||||||
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