http://www.covchurch.org/pcp/news-and-annoucements http://www.covchurch.org/pcp/news-and-annoucements/speak-out-against-the-violence-in-congo “Two children were crushed to death underfoot by adults in their rush to grab a handful of biscuits.“ That is life in a refugee camp in North Kivu, D.R. Congo. Not far away, two teen-aged girls were shot during a rape attempt by two men in uniform. http://www.covchurch.org/pcp/news-and-annoucements/speak-out-against-the-violence-in-congo Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:38:58 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/pcp/news-and-annoucements/couple-on-frontier-of-congo-violence Covenant Church members Dick and Judy Anderson, of Monroe, Wash., live and work in one of the most dangerous places on earth: eastern Congo. This area is currently in the news because of renewed fighting in the continuing civil wars that have ravaged the area for a decade. The organization that the Andersons founded, HEAL Africa, operates a teaching hospital http://www.covchurch.org/pcp/news-and-annoucements/couple-on-frontier-of-congo-violence Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:24:05 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/pcp/news-and-annoucements/pcp-staff-in-congo-for-assessment-and-planning PCP executive director Byron Miller arrived in Congo on Sat., Sept. 13, for a month of assessment and planning with the leaders of the CEUM (Covenant Church of Congo). During his initial week of visits to CEUM/PCP project sites http://www.covchurch.org/pcp/news-and-annoucements/pcp-staff-in-congo-for-assessment-and-planning Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:55:42 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/pcp/news-and-annoucements/new-executive-director-named Byron E. Miller, of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, will assume the role of executive director of the Paul Carlson Partnership, as announced today by Curt Peterson, PCP president. Byron has extensive experience in business management, international economic development, and medical research development consulting. He also has a heart for Africa, http://www.covchurch.org/pcp/news-and-annoucements/new-executive-director-named Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:25:05 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/pcp/news-and-annoucements/congo-death-toll-at-5_4-million Nearly five and a half million people have died in the 10 years since the beginning of the civil war in Congo, according to a study released by the International Rescue Committee in January. The announcement by the IRC called that number "shocking." The study "found that conflict and humanitarian crisis http://www.covchurch.org/pcp/news-and-annoucements/congo-death-toll-at-5_4-million Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:08:59 -0500