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date: 8.03.08 / posted by CongoCast Team
There is a new post over on our blog by the director of the podcast Evan Vetter. Check it out - and find out some behind the scenes info on Episode 13, as he explains why we are doing the congocast project.
date: 7.28.08 / posted by Evan
A Quick little update - Episode 13 is finally online!
You can check it out above - also we have posted a new page on the site called “Stories” where you can go to watch unedited interviews with the people of the Congo - hopefully giving you a deeper insite in to the conflict and their lives. You can check that out at http://www.congocast.org/stories/
We will post more about this episode and send out a newsletter and blog later in the week - so stay tuned!
Evan
date: 7.24.08 / posted by Evan
Whew - things have been crazy lately! We finally got in to our new building over the last few weeks - and now things are running smoothly.
Episode 13 was promised today - and it has been edited. However, we are waiting to make sure all of the translation is correct before we post it. Our regular Swahili translator is out of the country right now - so as we try and find one here in Wilmington, NC (anyone know one?) - we hope that you can wait patiently for EP13.
We want to make sure we have the words correct as they are being said (we strive for accuracy) so we thank you so much for your patience! Hopefully we will have it figured out this weekend!
date: 7.08.08 / posted by Evan
Our next episode (Episode 13) will be going online on July 24th.
We had originally scheduled Episode 13 for July 10th, however, many of us that are producing the Congocast have been in the process of moving our church that we work and volunteer at into our new building (moving from six locations to one is a lot of work and really exciting!) and therefore will have to delay the episode until July 24th.
Please check back regularly as we update the site at least once a week, especially through our blog. Thank you for your help and support and for spreading the word about what is happening in the DRC!
date: 6.26.08 / posted by CongoCast Team
Normally we wouldn’t be writing about what actor Ben Affleck is doing here on the Congocast website - however - he was on ABC’s “Nightline” tonight to talk about his latest trip to Goma in the Eastern DRC (he has been three time in the past year). We will post more about this news story once it has aired this evening - but it is great to see that such a high profile celebrity is bringing to light the situation in the DRC!
In the meantime - you can check out the link below for Ben on ABC News talking about his latest trip to the DRC and what he has experienced there:
http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=5234555&page=1
Stay tuned for more info!
date: 6.21.08 / posted by Evan
Episode 12 went online last week - and we are really happy with the way that it turned out! This episode was a great one to get people interested in what is happening - and a great entry to podcast as it recaps much of what Wendy and Robin did when they arrived in Congo.
We hope that you have had a chance to check it out and pass the word along about this episode. You can pass along these links below to friends and family to help them get caught up with the story in the DR Congo with the links below:
http://www.congocast.org/episode12.php
http://youtube.com/watch?v=R6VRG-Iz034
http://www.vimeo.com/1159936
date: 6.10.08 / posted by CongoCast Team
Congocast.org was featured alongside a story about Robin and Wendy on WECT Channel 6 News in Wilmington, NC during the 5pm and 6pm newscasts. Thank you so much to Carmin Black and the WECT team for making this story happen and for bringing more awareness to the issues facing the DR Congo!
If we are able to provide video or a link to the news story we will post it hear first - so stay tuned!
***UPDATED***
Here is a link to the story on the WECT website: http://www.wect.com/global/story.asp?s=8461081
date: 6.02.08 / posted by CongoCast Team
We are working on getting Episode 12 finished - and it should be up soon - so check back to the site over the next week for updates as to when the next episode will be going online!
Thank you again for watching - please keep spreading the word about what is happening in the Congo!
date: 5.01.08 / posted by Evan
CONGO NIGHT - Pastor from the DRC to close week of Prayer in Wilmington, NC
WHEN: This Saturday, May 3rd @ 7pm - 8:30pm
WHERE: Studio 3 (Behind McAlister’s Deli in Wilmington, NC)
Directions: http://tinyurl.com/6fmrkm
WHAT: Music w/ Matt Blair, Pastor Desire from DR Congo, and Closing Prayer Time for Maombi Mission
Our week of prayer for the DR Congo is coming to a close this Saturday. However, we will be ending the week a little different from our last time! Pastor Desire (from Congocast EP 7 & 8) will be in Wilmington, NC on the night of Saturday, May 3rd to close our week of prayer together with us. We will be having a time of music with Matt Blair and Pastor Desire will share some of his experiences in the DR Congo, after which we will have a time of prayer for Congo to close the end of the Maombi Mission week together.
We hope that if you are in the Wilmington area, you will join us as we share a moment with Pastor Desire and hear his heart for his people as we pray together with him for his country.
Please continue to pass the stories of the Congocast along to your friends and family - we appreciate your support!
date: / posted by CongoCast Team
We have posted Episode 11 on the website today!
Synopsis: As the first election in 46 years looms on the horizon - Robin and Wendy stay up all night to watch history in the making. However, the election ends with a run-off - leaving the country without a president. The need for a government is no more evident in the DRC than the east - a place central to the continued violence. The women of this region have been profoundly effected by this war, however, as Robin and Wendy deepen their relationship with one group of Rape survivors - they find that healing may still be something that the Congo can experience.
If you have been praying this week with our Maombi Mission prayer week - thank you again! We hope that this episode gives a picture of why prayer can be and is so important!
date: 4.28.08 / posted by Evan
EPISODE 11 - We’ve been working on our next Episode (EP 11) - and it will be up by the end of the week (we are shooting for Thursday morning). Check back later in the week as we get ready to post Episode 11!
MAOMBI MISSION - Many of you have already signed up for the Maombi Mission. There may only be 5 days left, but you can still sign up for a prayer time. So go and visit http://www.congocast.org/maombimission to learn more now!
date: 4.26.08 / posted by Evan
Our new Blog is now online! You can click on the link in the top corner of the page to check it out. We will be making small modifications to the congocast website in the coming week - so check back this week! Also - the Maombi Mission starts this Sunday - so feel free to sign up for times at http://www.congocast.org/maombimission - and pass it along!
date: 4.09.08 / posted by Evan
It has been a long time since we have had an episode online! Episode 10 is finally up - and we hope that it was worth the wait! Robin and Wendy finally find their groove in this episode and begin some serious work at a feeding center in Bagira parish. Wendy also finds herself in the hospital due to the hard living conditions in Congo. Thank you for your patience as we were taking a break from putting episodes online (sifting through 150+ hours of footage requires you to walk away from it periodically). We will be posting many more episodes in the coming weeks (no more than 3 weeks apart) - so stay tuned in!
MAOMBI MISSION - April 27th - May 3rd - Sign-up Today!
If you haven’t signed up yet for the next Maombi Mission - you can do so by clicking here. This month’s week of prayer for DR Congo will begin on April 27th - if you are curious about what the Maombi mission is feel free to visit our get involved page!
MORE UPDATES SOON!
We hope that you will continue to check back regularly as we will be making some changes to this website in the coming weeks - (this section will actually become part of our new blog!). In the meantime - sign up for our newsletter (above) so you can stay in touch with all things Congocast coming up!
date: 4.02.08 / posted by CongoCast Team
We now have a date for the next episode! We will be posting Episode 10 next Tuesday (April 8th)! In the meantime - keep checking back for more infomation in the weeks to come as we will be adding new ways for you to get involved with Congo and a blog to help keep you up to date with what is going on in the DRC and with Congocast!
date: 3.21.08 / posted by CongoCast Team
Stay tuned! The next episode of CongoCast.org is right around the corner! We appreciate your excitement and patience about the project and will absolutely be posting a new episode in the coming weeks. Wendy and Robin have a lot to share!
date: 3.14.08 / posted by CongoCast Team
Back in December of 2007 - Congocast.org hosted the first ever Maombi Mission - week of prayer for DR Congo on our website. Well - in April we will be hosting the Maombi Mission prayer week again! To find our more about this awesome opportunity to join others in unity with the Congolese people in prayer for their country during this week in April - click here.
date: 2.15.08 / posted by Evan
As many of you may have noticed – the DR Congo has been featured in the US media in recent weeks. We have provided some of the links to these news stories below for you to check out. Of specific interest is the 60 Minutes story by Anderson Cooper as he speaks with Dr. Denis Mukwege of the Panzi clinic who was featured in Episode 7 of the Congocast!
NBC Nightly News (AIRDATE - FEB 13th, 2008)
NBC Today Show (AIRDATE - FEB 13th, 2008)
CBS 60 Minutes Story (AIRDATE - JAN 13th, 2008)
This exciting trend will hopefully continue as more people begin to get interested in what is happening in the DRC and how they can help!
date: 2.04.08 / posted by CongoCast Team
As many of you may have heard, the eastern Congo experienced a major earthquake on Sunday, February 3rd. The 4.5 magnitude earthquake was located in the Great Lakes region between the Congo / Rwanda border (An area that includes the town where Robin and Wendy had been serving). We have heard word that the people that Robin and Wendy were working with in the DRC are safe.
Reports continue to come in through news organizations about the extent of the destruction - and we will update this page with further information if and when we hear anything new. We thank you for your continued prayers for the Congolese people and those who have been affected by this natural disaster.
date: 1.30.08 / posted by Evan
Episode 9 is finally online! I hope that for those of you that have been checking the site for a new episode that you aren’t disappointed
Not everything that happens in the DRC is as full of gravity as the last three episodes. The time that Robin and Wendy spent away from the people they were there to help was often filled with figuring out how to live in Africa and finding ways to have a break from the chaos that seemed to be everywhere. This episode (No. 9) highlights some of the lighter moments that Robin and Wendy were able to share with friends - hopefully giving us all a better perspective on how important our relationships with those around us truly are.
date: 1.21.08 / posted by Evan
If you have been checking the site out over the past couple of days for Episode 9 - we apologize for the delay! We have been working diligently on the next couple of episodes simultaneously and hope to have this years first episode (EP9) up very soon (our estimates on how long it would take to wrap it up were a bit off - oops!)
Check back later this week for EP 9 - and as always continue to pass the site along to the people around you!
date: 1.14.08 / posted by CongoCast Team
Last night CBS Evening News ran a story by coorespondent Anderson Cooper (click here to watch his report). He interviewed Dr. Denis Mukwege, the head doctor at the Panzi Hospital, which was highlighted in Episode 7 and Episode 8 of the podcast. The story on CBS is a long needed spotlight by the American media of the conflict in the DR Congo. Please continue to spread the word of what is happening in the DR Congo and hopefully more media outlets will begin to run stories like this one that can help raise the awareness of the issues facing the Congolese people and ways to help end their strife
Tune back in later this week as we start off 2008 with Episode 9 of the Congocast…
date: 12.13.07 / posted by Evan
Our mission with this podcast right now is to do three things
1) get people to pray for the situation in DR Congo and its people
2) raise the awareness of the American community of the crisis in the DRC by sharing about it with everyone we know
3) and help get the Julie Project finished - a crisis center for rape victims in Bukav
This episode ( No. 8 ) tries to get across the great importance of these three things. The last two episodes have been incredibly hard to put together. Because there is so much that can be said about what is happening in the DRC, it is hard to know what stories need to be told. I hope that all of us see a part of ourselves in the faces of each of these women in episode 8. There are inumerable ways that you can help them, and the Julie Project is just one way you can get involved
If you want to find out more about this project or support it - you can click here to visit our page about the Julie Project or visit www.answeringthecall.org, the website for the organization that began this tremendously important project
Take up the challenge and find a way that you can help–whether is is through this project or somewhere else. You now know the story, and you have the opportunity to do something about it.
date: / posted by CongoCast Team
Thank you so much to all of you fulfilled your commitment to pray for the Congolese people and the issues they face during last week’s Maombi Mission Prayer Week. We were overwhelmed by the response we received – over 220 people signed up to pray, resulting in 69% of our prayer slots being filled!
Our hope is that your prayers for Congo don’t end after your time slot has ended – please continue to pray for the needs of the women and children in Congo, for the pastors and their families struggling to make a difference and for Dr. Denis and his staff at the Panzi Clinic. If you want to share something from your prayers last week, please feel free to email us by clicking here – we’d love to hear your stories! Again, thank you for your prayers and your continued support of Congocast!
date: 11.15.07 / posted by CongoCast Team
The newest episode was posted last night and focuses on the main issue in the DR Congo – sexual violence. This is the first of two episodes dealing with Robin and Wendy’s interactions with the rape victims at Panzi Hospital, so please be advised that the content is pretty graphic. As you’ll see from the episode, once you learn about the atrocities happening in the DRC, you can’t turn away. Here’s a new way for you to help
GET INVOLVED: Maombi Mission
Maombi is the Swahili word for prayer. We believe that prayer is the front line of change for the things happening to the people of DR Congo, so we will be hosting the first ever Maombi Mission week of prayer for DR Congo beginning at 12AM on December 2nd through 11PM December 8th
To learn more, please click here
Again, thanks to all of you for tuning in, sharing this story with your family and friends and for being willing to help. If you have any questions about what we’re doing or how you can get involved, you can – email us by clicking here.
date: 10.31.07 / posted by CongoCast Team
In our newest episode (No. 6) Robin and Wendy find that they have a lot to learn about how to live in the DR Congo. Yet of all of the transitioning they must do - they are reminded that many of the people in the DRC have far less than they are able to have while they are there. This is even more present as they begin working at a feeding center for children in the Panzi district of Bukavu. Check out these organizations below for more information about how you can get involved in helping the children and those who are hungry in the DRC
Answering the Call - answeringthecall.org
Food for the Hungry International - fhi.net
Food for the Hungry (US Branch) - fh.org
date: 10.12.07 / posted by CongoCast Team
Episode 5 is now online! In this podcast Wendy and Robin finally get to Congo and begin to settle in to their new surroundings. You can check it out above or on our episodes page. Keep your eyes on the site over the coming weeks - we will be adding many new features and giving you more ways to get involved with helping the people of the DRC!
date: 9.19.07 / posted by CongoCast Team
It has been a while in coming - but Episode 4 is finally online. Leaving family and saying your goodbyes can be really difficult - but the anticipation of what lies ahead for Wendy and Robin propel them toward the first leg of their journey. It seems like it has taken forever to get them over to the Congo - but they finally depart for the DRC in our latest video podcast!
date: 8.28.07 / posted by CongoCast Team
Check out our new episode (EP. 3) online today! Robin and Wendy’s journey takes another turn as they begin the home stretch of their preparations for their year long trip to the DRC. Check back soon for more information about Congo as we begin to add new features to the site in the coming weeks!
date: 8.09.07 / posted by CongoCast Team
The second episode of the podcast is up! We are really excited to get Episode 2 live - and we hope that you begin to become more enveloped in the story of the Congo through the journey of these two women and their families as they start to see what giving up the security of an American life might be like.
ALSO - The Cucalorus film festival has been hosting viewings of the film “The Devil Came on Horseback” this week in Wilmington. The documentary sheds light on the atrocities happening in Darfur right now through the eyes of a photographer who worked there for a year. This film will be showing at various venues around town this week - at two of which they will be allowing us to introduce the Congocast to their audience by showing the preview for our podcast! If you are interested in attending one of these showings (our preview will show at the Thursday and Friday viewings) click here to find out more about this intense film and where it is playing (warning this film is very graphic in nature given the violence in Sudan - viewer discretion is advised).
If you are new to the site - check out our past episodes and the preview for the podcast on our episodes page.
date: 7.23.07 / posted by CongoCast Team
Whew… The first episode of the podcast is finally online! Thank you for tuning in to this story - we hope that you are as excited as we are to watch how Robin and Wendy’s life will unfold in the Congo! You can watch the video above or visit the episodes page to check out the preview from last week.
date: 7.12.07 / posted by CongoCast Team
Congocast.org will be featured during the 9am hour this morning (Thursday 7.12.07) on 980 AM the WAAV in Wilmington, NC. Check it out and hear how you can be a part of helping the Congo. Tune in / Change the World!
date: 7.08.07 / posted by CongoCast Team
Welcome to the first update to the congocast.org website. We are so excited that after one year of production the video podcast has finally been launched. Take a look around at the information we have available. Episodes will appear here and on MySpace every two to three weeks - so check back often as we continue to update you with information about DR Congo and ways that you can get involved and make a difference!