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Wreckage & Destruction - October 2002:

In her own words Maud says: 'In September 2002 Nyankunde was invaded by ethnic rebels and many, many people were massacred.'

That huge mission/church/complex has been completely destroyed and the whole community devastated. Similarly at Mulita, my old mission station / church /hospital /Bible school where the Mayi-Mayi rebels have invaded, looted, burned down houses, taken church leaders hostage and created much fear and despair to the local people, thus causing them to flee into hiding in the surrounding forest. The people have returned to rebuild their burned down houses and classrooms, and the nurses have courageously carried on the medical work, despite practically no medical supplies of any kind.

For this reason I need to return to Mulita again, bringing aid and medicines, as soon as it is safe and advisable to do so, following my arrival back in Africa. I hope to fly to Entebbbe, Uganda on 21st October '03, purchase the medicines and supplies in Kampala, then fly on into Isiro, with MAF. There the church President, Pastor Kibuka, will be able to advise me about returning to Mulita.'

So, there was much work to do and, In October 2003, Maud did indeed set out once more on another six month period of voluntary 'duty'. She spoke to John Gregg on 91福利社 Radio Ulster's 'Your Place and Mine' programme shortly before she went.

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Maud Kells also lent us her photo albums from previous visits to the Congo which contain powerful and compelling images of a lifestyle we can barely comprehend.

Below is a very small selection of the pictures from her most recent visits.

Click on any of the pictures below to open a large version in a new window.

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