For more information on the “Not by Bread Alone: Stories of the Saints in Africa” series, go to https://notbybreadalonefilm.com/en/
For more information in French, go to https://notbybreadalonefilm.com/fr/
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When ethnic violence broke out in the south of the DR Congo, Church members in Kolwezi escaped to Luputa, a faraway village in the center of the country. Elder Willy Sabwe Binene suffered a series of personal disappointments until his life took a turn for the better after he met his future wife Lilly, to whom the Lord had directed him in a dream. Through the efforts of the Binenes and a small group of other members, thousands were converted in Luputa and a stake was formed before the arrival of any full-time missionaries Led by stake president Binene, the entire village became united in a mammoth Church-sponsored water project with miles of trenches dug by hand over three years by rotating groups of neighbors.
To read more, go to https://notbybreadalonefilm.com/en/08-from-disappointment-to-a-dream-willy-and-lilly-binene-and-the-saints-of-luputa-episode-08/ (English) or https://notbybreadalonefilm.com/fr/de-la-deception-au-reve-willy-et-lilly-binene-et-les-saints-de-luputa/ (French).
The “Not by Bread Alone: Episodes” series introduces the history and peoples of the people of this vast central African nation. Episodes and other video shorts will be posted as they become available over the next few years. A YouTube playlist for the series is available at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRMn4gyXMWLvVVJ2xA4-zAV9KQeAWLfsO (English) and https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRMn4gyXMWLsaEDHbf2aDrpZum-FyEs0q (French).
This is such a wonderful story! It’s great to have a companion as wonderful and full of faith as Lilly.