Articles for tag: Congo Massacre

November 23, 2008

Christian Standard

Only One Life

By Charliece Fierbaugh See the Sidebar: “What Was the Congo Massacre?”   “Only one life “˜twill soon be past, Only what”s done for Christ will last.”   These words, engraved on a plaque that hung on the bedroom wall of Phyllis Rine”s Ohio home, guided her life until her death on November 24, 1964. Shot by insurgent rebels during the Congo Crisis, Rine is remembered as the first female martyr from the Restoration Movement heritage.   A COMMITTED LIFE Born August 15, 1939, Phyllis Rine grew up near Martinsburg, Ohio. In 1957 she dedicated her life to full-time mission work

November 23, 2008

Christian Standard

What Was the Congo Massacre?

By Bill Weber See the Main Article: “Only One Life”  In the 1960s the world witnessed the beginning of the end of colonialism in sub-Saharan Africa as one by one countries broke away from European administrative rule. In many of these countries, the transition to a national government was a very painful process. Wars were waged for independence as autonomy was rarely granted freely. The various ethnic groups and political parties of these divided nations vied for control. Conflict with the colonial powers often escalated to violent power struggles within the country. The changing landscape in Africa led to instability

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