new Mennonite Life logo    March 2001     vol. 56 no. 1     Back to Table of Contents


"Congo Picture Book"
continued

Previous

[photo 19 missing]
THEY HEAR IN THEIR OWN TONGUE THE WONDERFUL WORKS OF GOD
The miracle of Pentecost is re-enacted daily in our time on the mission fields of the world, i. e., men hearing spelled out in their own dialects the eternal message of life. Here an African pastor speaks from the pulpit of the Charlesville church on a Sunday morning.

[photo 20 missing]
AND HE PUT A NEW SONG IN MY HEART
Where once there was only the wild, compelling rhythm of an African drum to be heard, there now is a new song, a new melody.



21
A GRAND DAUGHTER OF LOIS
In African tradition, the woman is considered incapable of learning, unworthy of trust and certainly inadequate for public discussion of any subject whatever. It is their lot to be seen, summoned and sent but not heard. Many an African leader has expressed his amazement at the able contribution made by African women as they find their places in the emerging Church of Christ in Congo.

Next