1. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO D.R.CONGO
PRESENTED BY
PASTOR MUTABESHA BAHIZIRE

2. WHERE IS D.R. CONGO ?
Kinshasa

3. National Flag & Capital City

4. How Big is D.R.Congo?
D.R.Congo
2,345,910 Square kilometers VS
South Korea
98,480 square kilometers
23 times bigger

5. D.R. CONGO BRIEF HISTORY 1908-1960: CONGO WAS COLONIZED BY BELGIUM
TH, JUNE: INDEPENDENCE
National hero: Lumumba
: REPUBLIC OF ZAIRE
1997: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
(D.R.C.)

6. Population
68,692,542

7. What Religions? ROMAN CATHOLIC : 50% PROTESTANT CHRISTIANITY: 23.5%
1st Missionaries Baptists (<1900)
INDIGENOUS CHRISTIANITY: 13.5%
ISLAM: %
TRADITIONAL BELIEFS: %

8. What languages are spoken in D.R.Congo?
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: FRENCH
NATIONAL LANGUAGES:
LINGALA
KIKONGO
KILUBA
KISWAHILI
ENGLISH IS SPOKEN BY FEW PEOPLE IN THE EAST.

9. CHALLENGES FOR MISSION
IN D.R.CONGO?
BIG COUNTRY IN AFRICA WITH MANY ETHNIC GROUPS
MANY NON-BELIEVERS
RICHNESS (GOLD, DIAMOND, COBALT, FOREST, ETC.)
POVERTY : 80%

10. JESUS LOVES YOU ALL WELCOME TO D.R.CONGO (Jésus vous aime ! )
GOD BLESS YOU !!!