Overwhelmed by Ministry Challenges

Violent Islamist groups, some aligned with the self-proclaimed Islamic State (ISIS), have been attacking, abducting and murdering Christians in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Hundreds of Christians have been killed, some when Islamists attacked churches during services. “Pastors find themselves overwhelmed by the current situation,” said a Congolese church leader. “Some are discouraged.” As Christians flee the Islamist attacks, many pastors continue serving their congregations, but the attacks take a toll on these ministers. “They are not trained to deal with such issues and are also suffering physically, spiritually, mentally,” said the leader. He asked for prayer for Congolese pastors and Christians, who are still helping others despite an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in eastern DRC. “The church remains the only place of hope and for receiving displaced people,” he said.

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