Please take serious notice of the suffering of our brothers and sisters in the Benue State, Central Nigeria. “All Nigerian lives matter. There is no reason to kill in the name of cattle rearing or farming. We therefore call on all men and women of goodwill to stand with Benue State as we pave the way for peace and brotherliness with all Nigerians that wish to live and do business of any kind inside Benue State of Nigeria.” (Press Conference of MAFO, 15 January 2018) Continue reading
ZIMBABWE: Although we all know about the recent political leadership change in Zimbabwe, the circumstances at grassroot level are still very challenging. Rev Charles Juro, the General Secretary of our sister church, the RCZ (Reformed Church in Zimbabwe) sent as the following e-mail:
You are one of our Reformed Family in Africa’s seven million members and, like all the others, you are represented by your church’s General Secretary.
The General Secretaries of our Dutch Reformed Church family in Africa held their first RFF (Reformed Family Forum) meeting in 2015 and, since then, have come together once a year in one of the member-countries. Continue reading
Last year the general secretaries of 14 sister Reformed Churches in Southern Africa met for the first time to establish the DRC Reformed Family Forum. It was held in Lusaka, Zambia and it was indeed a historical meeting!
It was with great gratitude and joy that we rediscovered our family ties as sister churches and celebrated our shared history and Reformed identity. Continue reading
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