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May
5 articles found for May, 1997.
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As North Korea slips into the most critical
months yet of its food shortage, church leaders
are hoping the appointment of a special liaison
officer there will help increase aid donations.
Date posted:May 23, 1997
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United Methodist Bishop Melvin Talbert of the San
Francisco Area -- who has seen evidence of the
famine firsthand -- hopes members of local
congregations "would hear the cry from our
sisters and brothers in North Korea."
Date posted:May 23, 1997
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We are happy to report that most of our church's
missionaries have now returned to Zaire, renamed
the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by the
victorious rebel forces of Laurent Kabila. They
are in Lubumbashi, where Bishop Kainda Katembo is
in residence and is providing episcopal leadership
during this time of crisis. Only our missionary
pilots remain in Zambia, pending more information
on any restrictions on flying.
Date posted:May 21, 1997
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United Methodist missionaries have returned to
Lubumbashi, Zaire to resume the work of the church
under the direction of Bishop Kainda Katembo,
episcopal leader of the Southern Zaire Area.
Date posted:May 21, 1997
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"People ask why we do it," write Liz and Tom
Ryder, United Methodist missionaries who recently
began their second term in Zaire, which has just
become the Democratic Republic of the Congo, not
without danger and bloodshed. "The answer is
simple. It is a rare privilege to be part of this
new country despite its growing pains.
Date posted:May 20, 1997
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