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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 1"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="COLOR: blue; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The present report concerns some activities happened in the diocese of Bukavu since January to April 2009.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="COLOR: blue; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Bishop of Bukavu Diocese Rt Revd bahati Bali-Busane Sylvestre has visited 13 parishes in Bukavu and Lac Kivu Archdeanaries. 316 people have been confirmed there<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="COLOR: blue; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT face="Times New Roman">We have inaugurated the new parishes according the decision of the Diocesan Synod of November 2008. They are Mulambi, Kadutu, Panzi and Mudusa parishes.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="COLOR: blue; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT face="Times New Roman">.The program of visits by the Bishop in parishes will continue until December 2009.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="COLOR: blue; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">1.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="COLOR: blue; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Bishop Bahati has organised an Evangelism by Video Method Training Seminar for Pastors on 16<SUP>th</SUP> –20 March 2009. The facilitator was Revd John Hayford<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>from ADRA-ASI of Pentecostal Church of Canada.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="COLOR: blue; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">2.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="COLOR: blue; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">13 Churches are beeing constructed by burnt bricks in different churches of the diocese.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="COLOR: blue; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT face="Times New Roman">1.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A humanitarian Assistance has been given to 1,417 people victims of war in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">North</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Kivu</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Province</st1:PlaceType> and 100 raped <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>women have been assisted by Microcredit in <st1:place w:st="on">South Kivu</st1:place> province. This is a program of Mothers’Union in the Diocese.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .25in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="COLOR: blue; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">2.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="COLOR: blue; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Mothers’Union Department has offered 25 sewing machines to 25 vulnerable women after a training in dressmaking field school organised by this department<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>in Bukavu town.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .25in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="COLOR: blue; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">3.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="COLOR: blue; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">2 Health Centre are being constructed in Matutira and Abela areas. This wark needs a financial support for that it may be finished with success.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .25in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="COLOR: blue; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">2.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="COLOR: blue; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Elimu</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="COLOR: blue; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Primary School</st1:PlaceType> damaged by the earthquake is being rehabilitated by the <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Church</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Christ</st1:PlaceName> in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Congo</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .25in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="COLOR: blue; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">3.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="COLOR: blue; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">The Saint Peter Cathedral continues to be rehabilitation after a sarious damage of earthquake in February 2008. Also, the Pastoral Centre Ndahura that has take fire in November 2008 is being rehabilitated. We thank the CCA for the grant of GBP1, 000 given us to enable this work.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="COLOR: blue; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Church members in Bukavu diocese are making some efforts collect money to buy a new car for the transportation of the Bishop. The friends of the Diocese are requested to support this innitiative so that it may succeed.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .25in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="COLOR: blue; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">1.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="COLOR: blue; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Mme Jeny Dawson and his fellowship from TRAUMA AID /<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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