Our Work in the Congo: Ministries

Ministry Overview

In May of 2005 the newly elected Bishop for the Central Congo Area of the United Methodist Church, Bishop David K. Yemba, visited the Laws in Kentucky and asked them to come back to the Congo to assist the Church there in its efforts to rebuild. Years of war have destroyed much of the country’s infrastructure. Schools, clinics and hospitals need to be restored. The Bishop also set as his top priority “the spiritual renewal of the Church”. Paul and Marty were drawn to this historic opportunity to participate in the “restoration” of the United Methodist Church in the DR Congo!

With the “enthusiastic endorsement” of the Kentucky Annual Conference Committee on Mission Personnel, the Laws have been assigned as “Individual Volunteers” with the UMVIM, SEJ program (United Methodist Volunteers in Mission, Southeastern Jurisdiction) to work under Bishop Yemba in Central Congo. They have also been asked to serve as project/work team coordinators for UMVIM programs in that area. They will receive work teams that go to the Central Congo Area. Full Resume | Endorsements

Paul and Marty's Ministries in the Congo include:

• Evangelism and Teaching
• Reconstruction of Churches
• Children's Ministry
• Jesus Film Outreach
• Mercy Ministries

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