Mwema Nshimiye Bertin is a pastor in Goma, Congo. He and some local people have been providing materials to construct a church building outside the village of Goma, but they don’t have funds for a roof. “Please pray for us and for God to provide,” he says. “We are in period of rain here, so any help is welcome. . . . I appreciate your prayers.”

Regarding the Ebola crisis in his area, he says, “The number is going down day by day and things are improving.”