PinnedBeth Duff-BrowninIt Took a Village: A Congo JourneyIt Took a VillageVillagers in the Congo believe they brought me my daughter 21 years ago. Now I am returning, to give thanks for the prayers and magic that…Aug 31, 20192Aug 31, 20192
Beth Duff-BrownBorn a Sin: Congo’s Lost ChildrenA biracial woman in an English seaside town searches for the family she lost amid the upheaval of her country’s independenceDec 30, 2023Dec 30, 2023
Beth Duff-BrownA Holiday Tale: Nuns Get It DoneWhen Christmas rolled around last week, perhaps some thought of Jesus or maybe the Pope, various elders and priests. All those men…Jan 3, 2020Jan 3, 2020
Beth Duff-BrowninIt Took a Village: A Congo JourneyWhy She Couldn’t GoI hadn’t been in Kamponde more than 10 minutes when one of my students from long ago approached, welcomed me with back with a…Nov 24, 2019Nov 24, 2019
Beth Duff-BrowninIt Took a Village: A Congo JourneyThe Sun Also Accelerates: Solar Power Dominates One Corner of CongoI was among the hundreds of thousands of Northern California residents who were without power last week. I got off easy; power went out on…Oct 14, 2019Oct 14, 2019
Beth Duff-BrowninIt Took a Village: A Congo JourneyA Life of ReconnectingWithin minutes of arriving in Kamponde, there were a handful of people I immediately asked after. Among those were two of my former…Oct 6, 2019Oct 6, 2019
Beth Duff-BrowninIt Took a Village: A Congo JourneyThe Road to KampondeWe did it. We made it to Kamponde — and it only took three years!Oct 6, 2019Oct 6, 2019
Beth Duff-BrowninIt Took a Village: A Congo JourneyChapter Excerpt: Morning SicknessDay Four in Kinshasa. We have confirmation of our Congo Airways flight to Kananga on Friday. That is the city about 60 miles north of…Sep 11, 2019Sep 11, 2019
Beth Duff-BrowninIt Took a Village: A Congo JourneyHurry Up and Happily WaitDay Two in Kinshasa and though we’re stuck here until Friday — we got bumped from the flight to Kananga in central Congo today — I’m…Sep 9, 2019Sep 9, 2019
Beth Duff-BrownShe Gets ItI met Veronique at a Presbyterian Church Congo Mission meeting a few Sundays ago. She is researcher at university about two hours away…Sep 6, 2019Sep 6, 2019
