The Heart of Africa by Dan Lucero

 
There is not another swarth of geography where I minister where I see more potential and more challenges (the Sudan - Darfur region blends into Central Africa!) for growth and change. The area of Central Africa is Huge - nestled in the heart of the Continent and comprised principally of The two Congos - Brazzaville and Kinshasa (the ex Belgium Congo which is alone the size of all Western Europe!), Chad (at the northern end) The Central African Republic, Gabon and Cameroon. With in these nations there are numerous peoples and tribes still to reach! to serve ! to help! 

From the north to south of this area ethic division and conflict, war, poverty, civil instability, areas of un-matched beauty and natural wealth, as well as radical religious manifestations reign.

So what to do when the only airline that flies between Bangui (capital of The Central Africa Republic) and N'Djamena (capital of Chad) disappears overnight? I had set up very very key and strategic meetings to try to work through major problems in both places... The Chadian National Airline did have only one plane! so kinda a precarious adventure and plan from the get go... ultimately you improvise - and the 1700 Km trip I had to plan at the last second on the ground allowed me to travel overland where after many nights in the open (and only 6 blown tires!) I felt to intimately touch in some small way and be touched by this place where millions of often forgotten people live ... The over-land trip was longer b/c we had to avoid rebel areas as well as cross a few borders (which takes hours and hours). Long-story short the results were I believe significant - as I could help process some major hurdles/issues with indigenous and missionary people that were blocking the advancement of works in both these two countries and connect with Cameroon....

Please, please pray for Chad - it is a young pioneer work that we have in the capital of N'Djamena - vast potential  and needs -  tremendous help/potential in a key orphanage there... Chad also strategically borders and gateways into a vast area of great need! I didn't take many pics... it just wasn't that kind of trip... and people don't like cameras here... but still, here are a few: