22.02.2017

Karibuni sana!

The CBCA hosting church in Goma (DR Congo) welcomed the participants of the African Regional Assembly From February 22nd to 26th the Africa Regional Assembly of UEM met in Goma in the Eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. 48 delegates of 14 member churches in the Africa region met at the Baptist Church in the Centre of Africa (CBCA). The legal representative and head of the church Rev. Dr Kakule Molo as well as the local preparatory committee welcomed the participants of the interregional meeting with a warm welcome. "We are very proud to host the UEM family in Goma and to show the projects of our church. Karibuni sana!" explained Molo.

The Regional Assembly took place under the motto: "Share the good news: Grace and Faith in Action“. Prior to the assembly the nine members of the Africa Regional Board received the working report of the Africa department and deliberated on the joint programs of region which aims at supporting the activities of the African member churches. The deliberations of the assembly focused on the question on how the churches can make use of their own resources more effectively. The South-South co-worker Mr. Safari Kanyena of UEM who presently works as an development expert in the Equatorial region in the West Congo gave some examples of the impact of his work.

The female and youth delegates of the churches met separately one day prior to the official opening of the assembly. The female delegates dealt with the issue of acknowledging the dignity of women within the African region. The youth delegates worked on ideas for entrepreneurship. Here, the local businessman Joel Vwira from Goma gave some examples for building-up small micro business which may help the young adults to successfully cope with the situation of the high youth unemployment rate within the region. Uli Baege (Officer for Partnerships and Projects in the UEM Africa department) Translated by Martina Pauly