by admin | Mar 15, 2021 | Women Arise
By Philippe Lolonga March 9, 2021/Bukavu, Democratic Republic of CongoUnited Methodist women in Eastern DRCongo gathered to celebrate International Women’s Day (March 8) in many ways—most importantly, in continued prayer for a restoration of lasting peace in...
by admin | Oct 3, 2018 | Communications for the Common Good, Congo Women Arise, Women Arise
Bibiche and I met about a year ago, during the “Women Arise from Stigma” workshop at the United Methodist Episcopal offices in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. She was one of three women who shared their story about being sexually assaulted and...
by admin | Oct 3, 2018 | Congo Women Arise, Women Arise
Machozi (meaning “tears”) came to the Mama Lynn Center at only 14 years old – an orphan and one of the youngest victims to show up at the Center. The Women Arise from Stigma workshop had just finished when I walked outside and met her. Now part of the...
by admin | Jul 12, 2018 | Communications for the Common Good, Congo Women Arise, Women Arise
Written by Judith Osongo Yanga, edited by Quinn Needham. Horrific acts of war have ravaged the provinces and peoples of Kivu. At the center of these terrors lies the manipulation of sexual violence against women and children as a weapon of domestic destruction. Since...
by admin | Apr 11, 2018 | Congo Women Arise, Women Arise
New Hope During these past few weeks, it seems like everything in Nashville is just beginning to bloom. White blossoms adorn the Bradford pears, the grass is green and lush, and a cluster of yellow daffodils have emerged in front of my mailbox. The sunshine provides a...