This year has been a blessing for which we are very grateful. We have been able to visit all our partners in Africa and see the great impact of our work on people’s livelihoods. Apart from the floods that affected parts of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the climate has been surprisingly cooperative. As a result, harvests were good, even in areas which used to experience long droughts or heavy rains...
Hello friends, This is Polisi Kivava Baudouin, Relief and Development Specialist in the CBM Africa Region.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, Peace be with you from our Lord Jesus Christ as we celebrate his resurrection! We, in Africa, are very grateful for your support to the ministry that we are doing together in a world torn by violence, insecurity and many more challenges. At some moments we felt shaken when we had to face challenges such as Covid-19, droughts in some parts of the continent. and now the ongoing wars in DR Congo and Sudan. Despite those moments of uncertainty, we are happy to declare: “Thus far the LORD has helped us.” (1 Samuel 7:12)
Greetings from Rwanda! I take this occasion to thank you for your support in the ministry of peace and reconciliation. This promising ministry is only possible with your partnership.
Hello friends, I am Polisi Kivava Baudouin. I am based in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where I serve as National Field Staff. In my role, I oversee relief and development work among CBM’s partners in Africa.
Hi. I am Darrell Bustin. My wife, Laura Lee, and I live in Rwanda and serve as global field staff in east Africa. Today, we would particularly ask you to pray for CBM’s partners in this part of the world.
Hello friends, We’re Tim and Kallie Hutton, Global Field Staff with CBM in Bolivia. The new year comes with a new vision that brings hope and anticipation.
Hello, Friends. This is Polisi Kivava Baudouin, National Field Staff in charge of relief and development work among CBM partners in Africa.
It is now two years and ten months since CBM sent me to work with a new partner in Congo called* Baptist Churches Community in Eastern Congo. But since January 2022, I was also asked to work with other CBM partners, like CBCA in Congo, AEBR in Rwanda and FEBAC in South Sudan. Today, I am working with 4 CBM partners in three countries; DRC, Rwanda and South Sudan.
After Covid-19 regulations were alleviated, I have been able to visit all partners since the beginning of this year. Visit to ACC&S in Kenya I visited Kenya in March to take part in the ACC&S peer capacity assessment. On the same occasion, CBM signed a new partnership agreement with ACC&S. On the same occasion, together with John Chan and Laura Muema, I attended the meeting of one of the VSLAs in the framework of the food security project. The project reaches out to school pupils to train them on CA as a way to reach also their parents, most of whom live on farming Visit to AEBR in Rwanda I took part in the research evaluation, which was organized jointly by AEBR and PDN, both partners of CFGB I also visited some farmers and appreciated the ownership of kitchen gardens. Visit to FEBAC in South Sudan The third visit took me to South Sudan, where I accompanied the implementation of two activities. First, I took part in the situation analysis for the new food security project in South Sudan implemented by FEBAC. Afterwards, I conducted a two days training workshop on leadership, resource mobilization and management for 39 pastors and leaders of FEBAC, after which the church held its second general assembly, during which they renewed their leadership. Rev. Saphano was re-elected as Church Moderator.
