{"id":5021,"date":"2024-04-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/prayers\/pn-march-24-drcongo\/"},"modified":"2024-11-27T21:55:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T21:55:30","slug":"pn-march-24-drcongo","status":"publish","type":"prayers","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/prayer\/pn-march-24-drcongo\/","title":{"rendered":"PN-March-24-DRCongo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For centuries, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been plundered for its wealth and by the greed of those in power, whose sole concern is their own enrichment.<\/p>\n<p>This affects the way people live together and the national cohesion. In the province of Grand Bandundu, where a large number of Mennonites live, there is armed unrest between the Bayaka and Bateke tribes.<\/p>\n<p>In the east of the country, on the Rwanda-Burundi border, where Mennonites are gradually settling in, an armed rebellion is destabilizing the province. 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