The Presbyterian Washington Office encourages us to contact our Senators and Representatives urging them to support peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo and throughout Africa's Great Lakes region.
A rebel offensive in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has deepened the crisis in that country. The fighting has driven civilians from their homes and raises the possibility of drawing neighboring countries into the fray.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is among many who are expressing grave concern about the new fighting and its possible consequences. The United Nations has a peacekeeping mission, MONUC, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Presbyterians have been at work in the Democratic Republic of Congo for almost 100 years.