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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-US>Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></FONT></FONT>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-US>Since the beginning of the operation known as ‘’KIMYA I and KIMYA II’’, the political situation in eastern D.R. Congo is worse and critical.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-US>KIMYA 1 is an operation by Congolese and Rwandese militaries sent by Congo and Rwanda governments together trying to track the FDLR (Interahamwe) who live as refugees in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces since 1994. </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB></SPAN></FONT></FONT>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-US>KIMYA II consists to do the same operation by the Congolese army and Rwandese army in South Kivu province.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></FONT></FONT>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-US>These two operations aim to force by guns the FDLR (Interahamwe) to go back to their country Rwanda , where they have committed genocide in 1994. Now six months since KIMYA I and KIMYAII started but without success. </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>Being angry</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB> </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US>with Congo and Rwanda governments fighting against them, the Interahamwe militias are now to revenge against the civilian people. From the forest, they <SPAN> </SPAN>attack the villages by making ambuscades over roads; looting of properties, sexual abuse, killing and other kind of violence. </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB></SPAN></FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-US>The following are some cases: </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB></SPAN></FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">1. On October 24th 2009, we have been victims of fighting between the Interahamwe against Congolese army at NYAMIRIMA RUTSHURU in North Kivu , where we visited the parishes for confirmation. Till now, there is no peace in many villages around Goma town.</FONT></FONT></SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-US>2. The night of November 21, 2009 the Vicar of the Anglican Parish of KAUNDJU / BUNYAKIRI, Revd KULOLA MULUME has been taken out to forest as hostage with other people by the Interahamwe, there they are tortured and nobody knows what will be their final sort.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></FONT></FONT>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">3. A great number of our Pastors and believers of RUTSHURU, KATANA, KALEHE, BUNYAKIRI, MWENGA, SHABUNDA and ITOMBWE are victims and displaced. They have leaved their Churches, their houses, their fields and have gone in displacement some where else to look for safety areas. </FONT></FONT></SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-US>4. We have a SOMA/UK conference at Bukavu town from 22 to 29 November 2009. All the Pastors are invited but some did not reached because of insecurity. </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB></SPAN></FONT></FONT>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-US>The political situation in North Kivu and South Kivu Provinces still be instable. </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB></SPAN></FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-US>One can see a confusion among the militaries. Different groups in the same army. FARDC (Congolese army), FDLR (Rwandese army), MAIMAI (people militias) and NGUMINO (Banyamulenge). </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB></SPAN></FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-US>These groups are fighting one against another for unknown reasons, thus the civilian people are victims. </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB></SPAN></FONT></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-US>Now Congolese are wondering what is MONUC’s role in D.R. Congo while such situation is happening and they can't react? When will end their mandate? </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB></SPAN></FONT></FONT>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>Brothers </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US>and sisters in Christ, we request your prayers for our Revd MULUME KULOLWA brought by the Interahamwe in the forest. Also, pray for peace in our diocese in particular and the eastern D.R. Congo in general.</SPAN></FONT></FONT>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">We thank so much <SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN>His Grace ROWAM WILLIAM Archbishop of Canterbury , His grace Henry ISINGOMA KAHWA Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Congo and<SPAN> </SPAN>Rt Revd Michael Scott Joynt Bishop of Winchester Diocese for their support in denouncing the bad political<SPAN> </SPAN>situation<SPAN> </SPAN>met daily in the Country D.R. Congo.</FONT></FONT></SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Rt Revd BAHATI BALI-BUSANE Sylvestre</FONT></FONT></SPAN>
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