Episode 40 – Trials & Triumphs in Congo – A 100 Year Mission Journey – Part 2 of 7 – 4-10-26

About this episode

This episode covers the mission work of the Evangelical Free Church in the Belgian Congo from 1936 to 1947, highlighting key events and personal stories of missionaries.

Founder of Lycee’ Lua, Bau, D.R. Congo Ship sunk by German submarine 12-2-1942 Sunk by German U-Boat 12/2/42 Kala, D.R. Congo Marion Nelson Memorial Church Ruth Robinson – Died 3 days after giving birth This is the 2 nd episode of 7 in this series about the mission work of the Evangelical Free Church in the Belgian Congo, that started in 1920. Titus Johnson, who you heard about in Episode 1, had the vision and got the work started, opening 3 stations by 1935. In 1936, the work continued to expand and this episode will cover the period till 1947. The Covenant mission came alongside the Free Church missionaries during this time as the Free Church didn’t have the funding or staffing to serve all the needs. Lake Kwada was discovered and developed into a vacation spot. Then, Gbado, Bau, and Bokada are opened. How these stations were purchased, constructed and their ministries will be explained by people that lived there. Short wave radios became a key part of inter-station communications during this time as well. Some philosophical differences between the Free Church and Covenant start to become an issue during this period. And, 3 adult missionaries passed away along with…

People in this episode

Host: Congo Kid

Topics covered

• mission work
• Congo history
• Evangelical Free Church
• Covenant mission
• inter-station communications
• philosophical differences
• missionary experiences

Keywords

• Congo
• mission work
• Evangelical Free Church
• Covenant mission
• historical events
• missionaries
• Lake Kwada
• inter-station communications
• philosophical differences
• personal stories

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Evangelical Free Church, Covenant mission

Places: D.R. Congo, Lake Kwada, Gbado, Bau, Bokada

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