Covenant News

Kisangani – 'Still Holy Ground'

KISANGANI, CONGO (November 29, 2004) - Last Thursday, several of the 11-member delegation, including family members of martyred Covenant medical missionary Dr. Paul Carlson, visited Kisangani where Carlson was imprisoned and eventually killed. The brief visit came just prior to their scheduled return to the United States on Saturday.

Lois Carlson Bridges and Dwight Carlson place flowers at the memorial in Martyrs Square in Kisangani.
	Carlson family members and others walk along the street where, they were told, Dr. Paul Carlson ran as he attempted to escape. The Victoria Hotel can be seen in the background, behind the trees to the right.
With grandson Paul in the copilot seat, Lois and Wayne travel in the Mission Aviation Fellowship airplane from Karawa to Kisangani. The delegation logged many hours in this aircraft as it is a primary means of travel in the dense jungles of Congo.

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