Religion That Is True and Pure Is This...

Church Mobilization in Congo has been training churches on reconciliation and compassion. After pastors in the village of Rutshuru received this training, denominations came together and pooled their resources to begin doing compassionate ministry. As they sought to identify the neediest people in their community, a church member recalled a woman he knew.

This woman, a widow, had also lost her children in the war. The money she had been surviving on from the last bit of property she had sold ran out and she was evicted from her rented home. With no family left to help, she was living in the streets.

Though this woman did not belong to any church, the network of churches formed by World Relief decided to bring together money to purchase materials and build her a house. The community members gathered and worked together to build her a home of her own. Nothing like this had been done before in the community. This kind of compassionate action is now growing in Rutshuru, mobilizing churches throughout the region.