Democratic Republic of Congo Archives

A small but impactful program in Congo lifts children out of malnutrition

Posted July 1st, 2021

When the numbers on a graph showed recently that children are thriving nutritionally in the province of North Ubangi in Northwest Congo, mission co-worker Inge Sthreshley said it made her heart sing.

Faith communities working together to support those impacted by Congo volcano eruptions, earthquakes

Posted June 3rd, 2021

About 450,000 people have been evacuated from the area around the city of Goma in the North Kivu province of Democratic Republic of Congo, where faith groups are working together to provide humanitarian aid for those impacted.

Vaccine rollout varies greatly around the world

Posted April 21st, 2021

More than 894 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in 155 countries, about 5.9% of the global population, including 209 million doses in the U.S., according to Bloomberg News. But the availability of vaccine varies greatly around the world, with smaller countries finding themselves a distant priority.

Study may lead to a vaccine for HIV/AIDS

Posted March 12th, 2021

For the second time in two years, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has played a role in research by Abbott Labs that may lead to a vaccine for HIV/AIDS.

Presbyterian pastor, educator and mission co-worker dies in North Carolina at 94

Posted August 5th, 2020

The Rev. Dr. Lamar Williamson Jr., beloved Presbyterian pastor and educator and a former mission co-worker in the then-Belgian Congo, died peacefully on July 11 in Black Mountain, North Carolina. He was 94.

Mission co-workers finding new ways to serve global partners

Posted May 27th, 2020

Presbyterian mission co-workers who serve 40 countries around the world are either back in the United States or are sheltering in place in their country of service. But their work has not stopped — far from it.

Mission Co-Worker Larry Sthreshley is fighting the pandemic on the front lines in Congo

Posted April 22nd, 2020

Larry Sthreshley, a mission co-worker for more than 30 years in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), once more finds himself on the front lines combating a global pandemic. For years it was Ebola. Now it’s COVID-19.

December 1 is AIDS Awareness Sunday

Posted November 29th, 2019

News outlets around the world recently reported the discovery of the first new subtype of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in 20 years. But what you may not have noticed is the Presbyterian Mission Agency was credited in the study published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (Jaids).

Small church with a heart for mission cares for vulnerable children in Congo

Posted May 30th, 2019

San Gabriel Presbyterian Church in Georgetown, Texas, has long supported the work of mission co-workers Jeff and Christi Boyd in the Democratic Republic of Congo. But when the Boyds visited their church and they heard about Congolese children like Serge, they knew they could do more, even with limited resources.

Physician dies while treating Ebola patients

Posted April 26th, 2019

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing the second-largest Ebola outbreak ever, but that’s not what killed Dr. Richard Valery Mouzoko Kiboung. He died trying to help others.