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Kyle and Katrina Williams from Ever-ett, Washington, have been commis-sioned to serve in partnership with the Baptist Community of Congo at the Baptist University of Congo. They will assist with the training of students in theology, psychology, literacy and church and rural devel-opment. Kyle has recently finished a Master’s of Science at Central Washington University where he focused on racism and tribalism, its driving mechanism and techniques to overcome it. Katrina is a photog-rapher and graphic artist. Together they have worked summers at a family commercial fishing site in Alaska and are homeschooling their four children.
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Impact Areas: Evangelism and Theological EducationChildren: Ian, Adison, Elijah and Abraham
Therefore, as God’s chosen peo-ple, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. COLOSSIANS 3:12
One thing that you get used to in our line of work is change. People often ask us what we are
planning on doing in the Congo, and we always conclude with, “but that could change.” When we began this journey, we were planning on serving through teaching at a small pastoral school in the bush of the DRC. Well, that changed before we even got there! What was a struggling pastoral
Birthdays: Katrina-July 19; Kyle-May 28;Ian-Jan 19; Adison-May 15;
Elijah-April 25 & Abraham-Sept 29
Katrina & Kyle Williams | Democratic Republic of the Congo
Location: Kikongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Languages used in ministry: French, Kituba and Lingala
C H A D
S U D A N
C E N T R A L A F R I C A N R E P U B L I C
C A M E R O O N
G A B O N
C O N G O
B U R U N D I
A N G O L A
N A M I B I A
Z A M B I A
M A L A W I
Z I M B A B W E
B O T S W A N A
M O Z A M B I Q U E
S W A Z I L A N D
S O U T HA F R I C A
R W A N D A
U G A N D A
T A N Z A N I A
D E M O C R A T I CR E P U B L I C
O F T H E C O N G O
Kinshasa
KikongoKimpeseLusekele
Katrina & Kyle Williams | Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kyle and Katrina Williams from Ever-ett, Washington, have been commis-sioned to serve in partnership with the Baptist Community of Congo at the Baptist University of Congo. They will assist with the training of students in theology, psychology, literacy and church and rural devel-opment. Kyle has recently finished a Master’s of Science at Central Washington University where he focused on racism and tribalism, its driving mechanism and techniques to overcome it. Katrina is a photog-rapher and graphic artist. Together they have worked summers at a family commercial fishing site in Alaska and are homeschooling their four children.
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Impact Areas: Evangelism and Theological EducationChildren: Ian, Adison, Elijah and Abraham
Therefore, as God’s chosen peo-ple, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. COLOSSIANS 3:12
One thing that you get used to in our line of work is change. People often ask us what we are
planning on doing in the Congo, and we always conclude with, “but that could change.” When we began this journey, we were planning on serving through teaching at a small pastoral school in the bush of the DRC. Well, that changed before we even got there! What was a struggling pastoral
Birthdays: Katrina-July 19; Kyle-May 28;Ian-Jan 19; Adison-May 15;
Elijah-April 25 & Abraham-Sept 29
Katrina & Kyle Williams | Democratic Republic of the Congo
Location: Kikongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Languages used in ministry: French, Kituba and Lingala
C H A D
S U D A N
C E N T R A L A F R I C A N R E P U B L I C
C A M E R O O N
G A B O N
C O N G O
B U R U N D I
A N G O L A
N A M I B I A
Z A M B I A
M A L A W I
Z I M B A B W E
B O T S W A N A
M O Z A M B I Q U E
S W A Z I L A N D
S O U T HA F R I C A
R W A N D A
U G A N D A
T A N Z A N I A
D E M O C R A T I CR E P U B L I C
O F T H E C O N G O
Kinshasa
KikongoKimpeseLusekele
Katrina & Kyle Williams | Democratic Republic of the Congo
The 2015–2016 class came in numbers larger than Congo has seen in a long time, and the students came eager to learn
training school has been given new life. Recently, it has transitioned into an accredited Baptist university. The student body has increased by a fac-tor of ten, campus housing had to be retrofitted to hold more students and three new majors are being offered. We wish we could say that we played a part in this, but we didn’t at all. We will spend the majority of this year in France as we continue to learn the language. But this rebirth wasn’t a vision of the other missionaries in the Congo either. It started instead because of a vision of the Congolese leadership. It was their ownership and their drive that made this hap-pen. It was because so many previ-ous and current missionaries had stretched out of their comfort zones and had invested in discipling leaders who could dream their own dreams. The Baptist University of Congo is the dream of national leaders, born out
of the need for education that was deprived so many during coloniza-tion. We are exited to be learning the language so that we can join in and continue to make their dream a reality.
To learn how to join their network or to give to their ministryvisit www.internationalministries.org today!
You’ll also find the latest stories, journals, videos and prayer needs.
HOW YOU CAN BE INVOLVED
¨ Join their Mission Partnership Network
¨ Share information about their ministry with others
¨ Go on a mission work team to their country
¨ Give to their ministry individually or through your church
¨ Send emails and birthday and Christmas cards
¨ Pray for their ministry
¨ For our children, as they no longer know “normal,” only ever-changing circum-stances. Pray that they will form lifelong friendships.
¨ For this new life that has been breathed into Kikongo. The new university’s incom-ing class was much larger than in recent years, and there will be many growing pains in the coming years. Please ask God to provide professors and staff, both na-tionals and internationals, to come, plant roots and invest in these students.
¨ For our continued language acquisition so that we can build the relationships needed to sustain ministry. This is a lifelong prayer.
PLEASE PRAY
The 2015–2016 class came in numbers larger than Congo has seen in a long time, and the students came eager to learn
training school has been given new life. Recently, it has transitioned into an accredited Baptist university. The student body has increased by a fac-tor of ten, campus housing had to be retrofitted to hold more students and three new majors are being offered. We wish we could say that we played a part in this, but we didn’t at all. We will spend the majority of this year in France as we continue to learn the language. But this rebirth wasn’t a vision of the other missionaries in the Congo either. It started instead because of a vision of the Congolese leadership. It was their ownership and their drive that made this hap-pen. It was because so many previ-ous and current missionaries had stretched out of their comfort zones and had invested in discipling leaders who could dream their own dreams. The Baptist University of Congo is the dream of national leaders, born out
of the need for education that was deprived so many during coloniza-tion. We are exited to be learning the language so that we can join in and continue to make their dream a reality.
To learn how to join their network or to give to their ministryvisit www.internationalministries.org today!
You’ll also find the latest stories, journals, videos and prayer needs.
HOW YOU CAN BE INVOLVED
¨ Join their Mission Partnership Network
¨ Share information about their ministry with others
¨ Go on a mission work team to their country
¨ Give to their ministry individually or through your church
¨ Send emails and birthday and Christmas cards
¨ Pray for their ministry
¨ For our children, as they no longer know “normal,” only ever-changing circum-stances. Pray that they will form lifelong friendships.
¨ For this new life that has been breathed into Kikongo. The new university’s incom-ing class was much larger than in recent years, and there will be many growing pains in the coming years. Please ask God to provide professors and staff, both na-tionals and internationals, to come, plant roots and invest in these students.
¨ For our continued language acquisition so that we can build the relationships needed to sustain ministry. This is a lifelong prayer.
PLEASE PRAY