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Central African Republic makes strides to peaceful future

The peace process in the Central African Republic is at a critical juncture. Demobilization and the election process will set the stage for the nation's future, reports MNN.

Poverty remains a widespread problem, threatening the stability. However, ReachGlobal--the international mission of the Evangelical Free Church of America--is helping its partners by sending a 40-foot container filled with medical, agricultural, and evangelism supplies to support their outreach.

While the container, bound for the Gamboula Hospital, has arrived in Douala, it may take 1-2 months to obtain signatures and arrangfor a trucker to bring the load 350 miles.

The shipment includes 30 Proclaimers--a portable audio player that contains the New Testament in Fulfulbe, 28 packs of Bible flannelgraph stories, 20 new DVDs, and 30,000 nursery sacks for planting trees.

The history with this ministry reveals a determination to live the hope of Christ amongst the Fulani, a nomadic people group. Through their collaborations in medical ministry, holistic outreach, and theological training, they're succeeding in reaching the Fulani with the hope of Christ.

The hospital in which ReachGlobal partners work not only ministers to the physical needs, but it serves as a connecting point for ministry that extends to the local villages and beyond.

Traditionally nomadic cattle herders, the Fulani have begun settling closer to villages to get medical care for their families and veterinary care for their animals.

ReachGlobal's vision is to combine evangelism and church planting with medical ministry, literacy ministry, and development ministry in order to reach this unreached people group.

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TAGS: Central African Republic demobilization ReachGlobal Evangelical Free Church of America Gamboula Hospital evangelism

[07/02/2010]

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