The fighting escalated again in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the end of January. According to the United Nations, 6.5 million people are now displaced within their own country - more than in any other African country. Our member church, the Baptist Church in Central Africa (CBCA), reports many traumatised children, hundreds of injured people and exhausted families. 

The supply conditions are dramatic. Large areas of the infrastructure have been destroyed, and this now also affects the inhabitants of Goma, a city with over a million inhabitants. Fields have been devastated. Several schools and the airport have been bombed in recent days. The CBCA has organised additional camps for refugees in the area around Goma to protect and care for the people.

In the morning, the children wait for the beginning of the school set up by the CBCA. Learning and playing together helps the children to overcome their escape and everyday life in the camp.