Orthodoxy, with much toil and tireless efforts, has now touched the origins of the great and vast Equateur of Africa. How long our brethren there had been waiting for the beneficial and redemptive presence of the ancient Church, the Orthodox Church of Christ. How long they have waited for the sparkling spiritual water of Truth,…
“…And the LORD said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy land, and out of thy kindred, and out of thy father’s house, and go second unto the land, which I shall show thee…” A voice sent from heaven, a sign given by God, was sent suddenly, but unexpectedly and uniquely in the life of…
With God’s help, the missionary effort of the Metropolis of Kinshasa continues. It continues with hardships, joys, sorrows and agonies. Living in the heart of Africa you feel the pain of the people, their anguish, their complaint. You see so many people, children, young and old, who have not known the true God, who have…
About two years ago, Emmanuel Diwulu, a graduate of our “St. Athanasius the Athonite” Theological School, wanted to go to the funeral of a relative of his who had passed away in the city of Bandundu. Emmanuel received the permission and blessing of His Eminence to attend the funeral. It is customary here for the…
Dear Mission friends, Οἱ ἐργασίες στὸ μικρὸ Νοσοκομεῖο μας λόγω τῆς ἐλλείψεως χρημάτων σταμάτησαν. Δὲν πρόλαβε νὰ λειτουργήσει, ἐκτὸς ἀπὸ τὴν περίοδο ποὺ εἶχε ἔρθει ἡ ὁμάδα γιατρῶν ἀπὸ τὴν Ἑλλάδα. Πολλοὶ πτωχοὶ ἰθαγενεῖς ἐξετάσθησαν καὶ πῆραν φάρμακα καὶ ἔγιναν καλά. Γέμιζε ὁ δρόμος ἔξω ἀπὸ τὸ κτήριο περιμένοντας τὴν σειρά τους γιὰ νὰ τοὺς…
In the morning you see a child playing joyfully with other children, and in the evening you find out that the same child has died of a high fever. Many times poor indigenous people have no money to go to the doctor or buy the medication required to save their children, and they end up…
Dear Mission friends, I hope that we all spend the Great Lent in pursuit of the purification of our soul by bringing our Christ closer to us. Lately I have been facing a big problem. The cars owned by the Metropolis are very old and are constantly breaking down. They have repeatedly failed us on…
It has been years since His Eminence Metropolitan of Kinshasa started to knock on doors imploring assistance in a matter that is self-evident: the financial sustainability of the only Theological School that exists in Africa…
The Mission is a constant course towards the Kingdom of God. A liberating bugle call to the humankind that is tormented by heresies, pagan traditions, subordination of men to the ruler of this century, the devil. In this struggle, there are times that you feel the earth move under your feet and yourself sink, you…
“This year, we reached the limit of not opening the theological school, we had no money to pay the priests, we had problems with children in schools and illnesses.”
