We returned from Boma yesterday Sunday after having a good time together with the young brothers and sisters of the city of Boma in Central Kongo.
We departed Kinshasa on Thursday, April 18, 2019 in the afternoon.
We reached Boma safely, even though we had a flat tire 19 miles from Matadi City. The Lord protected us, and we continued our journey to Boma.
On Friday, April 19, we had scheduled a premeeting with all the selected young people for the event, and we informed them of the meeting by text messages. They came in large numbers because we had to share with them the rules of conduct about their clothing, attitudes and behavior during the activity. We also gave them buttons to identify them when they arrived at the site.
Before the meeting with the young people, Brother Bosukola informed us that we would have a great crowd, and it would be a first for pastors in the city to send their youth. We counted 340 total youth attending once they arrived.
On Saturday, April 20, we went to the event site and started by welcoming the young people. All the young people arrived on time, and the activities began as scheduled. Brother Bosukula welcomed the young people on behalf of Joseph Branham and the Voice of God recordings. After the opening prayer, he sang two hymns, and then gave way to Brother Marcel who explained to the young people what Young Foundations is. He then told them about Still Waters, Creations, Cub Corners, and Tape Quizzes. He also told them how to register online and activate an account, and then showed them some of Young Foundations' activities in Jeffersonville, Zimbabwe, and Zambia. It really pleased the youth to know all these things.
For my part, I introduced Quiet Time by reading to them the main lines of the first article of Quiet Time on branham.org, about the importance of giving a time of sincere prayer to God and that it produces obvious results, as they can read on the website. At 1:00 p.m., we started Quiet Time where each young person was alone in his/her area, praying, reading a Message book, or reading his/her Bible. Despite the large number of young people present, there was total silence for an hour, and everyone was in personal communion with God throughout this time.
At 2:00 p.m., we started playing a soft instrumental song to allow everyone to prepare to return to the main hall. Once we were together again, we sang two hymns and prayed together to thank God for having heard each of us during this moment of tranquility.
Afterwards, they were given a meal made up of chikwanges, plantains, chicken, salted fish, and salads, plus a bottle of water and a bottle of juice. Everyone had food and there was even a small leftover.
Before we separated, we received testimonies from young brothers and sisters. One of the sisters testified that the event was unique and unforgettable, because for years there was no contact between believers from different churches, even if they met on the streets or in school. But this time they were able to commune together with other believers, regardless of their membership in a church. They played together, sang together, and prayed together with perfect understanding, as if they had known each other for a long time. The sister's request was that such meetings be held regularly to further strengthen this communion with God among believers in the Message.
Another brother thanked Brother Joseph for promoting this event in Boma. He had wondered why these events were being held in other countries and not in the Congo, and especially in this city (Boma). This event was his answer. All the other testimonies were in line with the same idea of seeing these activities take place as often as possible.
Our conclusion is that it was really God's perfect will for this event to take place in Boma, because we could see the joy and satisfaction on the faces of all the young children and chaperones. In short, the satisfaction was total and all the glory went to our Lord Jesus Christ who made the event possible and real for the youth of this part of the country. It also helped us in planning future events.
May God bless you all.
Brother Mali