Welcome!

Welcome to the first blog post of Hope 4 Congo’s brand new website.

Family Home-Ndjoko Punda
Graber Family Home at Ndjoko Punda as it appeared in 2007

From 1950-1964 the Graber family members were missionaries in Congo at the Ndjoko Punda Mission Station. Brothers, Stan and Brad Graber together with their wives, returned to their old home in 2007. This ministry, Hope 4 Congo, began as a result of that trip.

Over the past several months we’ve been preparing for this new website to launch. Today is the day. We have some catching up to do. Look for a new blog post to appear every Tuesday for the next several weeks.

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Water-Key Facts

1.8 million children die every year as a result of diseases caused by unclean water and poor sanitation.   This amounts to around 5,000 deaths a day.  (UNDP)

At any one time, half the population of the developing world is suffering from one or more of the main diseases associated with inadequate  provision of water and sanitation.  (UNDP)

While the average North American uses 400 liters a day of water, the average person in the developing world uses 10 liters of water every day.  (WSSCC)

Households in rural Africa spend an average of 26% of their time fetching water, and it is generally women and children who are burdened with the task. (DFID)

Safe Arrival

Received a short text from Stan today.  Hope for Congo team were successful in getting their supplies flown in to Ndjoko Punda.  Today was spent at church and in planning for the work that will begin on Monday.

Life at Ndjoko Punda is 7 hours ahead of central standard time here in the United States.

Stan Graber will be going with two friends, Fred Suter and Les Schlagal, who have also worked and served in the Congo, to Ndjoko Punda DRC leaving Tuesday March 5th.

Stan says, “The main reason for this trip is to install a hydraulic ram pump at a spring near the village of Ndjoko Punda where I grew up. This project includes laying 1500 feet of pipe and installing a storage tank at the mission hospital where there is currently no running water. This project has been in the works for three + years. Because we could not get quality material there we had to ship the pump, pipe, and parts from here even though it was very expensive. We will also be checking on the generator there which some of you helped pay for. It is unclear at this time how it is working. Keep in mind communication and logistics is a huge problem and a matter of concern for anyone praying about these projects.”

Watch for additional post over the next two weeks.