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Brass For Africa

News update — 9 May 2006

Visitors to Australia

Plans are well advanced to bring to Australia three Congolese friends this year:

Our old friend Ise-somo — probably in November/December (dates to be confirmed)
Baliesima — the Provincial Coordinator of Medical Services for the Anglican Church in DRC
Grodya — formerly the head of dental services in Butembo, now gaining experience in Uganda .

Baliesima and Grodya will attend the International Christian Medical and Dental Congress in Darling Harbour from July 11-16 — they will be in Australia for a little over a month.

Please pray for their visas to be approved

Supporting pastors in DRC

On Friday 5 May we sent off the 6 month installment of $7800 for the 'Support a Pastor' Scheme.
We received recently a $3000 anonymous donation for supporting 10 pastors @ $50 per month for the next 6 months.
Please pray for continued funding so that we can support the 34 pastors in November.

Personal news

Ise-somo's daughter Kahindo is to be married on 25^th of May in Butembo, after the February wedding had to postponed due to a family tragedy on the grooms side. Ise also had the sadness of his sister in law's death recently.
Please pray for a happy encouraging time for the families

Political news

DRC's first free elections in 40 years are now scheduled for 30 July 2006.
Please pray for the country as it tries to pull itself out of civil war and for a fight against corruption in the leaders of the country.