NEWS PROVIDED BY
Christian Aid Mission
Oct. 6, 2026
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Oct. 6, 2026 /Standard Newswire/ — Ebola’s rapid spread through the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has put additional strain on resources at the Rwanda and Burundi borders, where refugees from conflict-riddled regions of the DRC must now wait to be screened for the disease before they can enter either country.
Christian Aid Mission, a Charlottesville-based non-profit, assists ministries in Rwanda and Burundi that are helping DRC refugees at the borders. In addition to this work, missionaries in Rwanda train church workers to effectively minister to street children, the elderly, prostitutes, and those with disabilities and illnesses. In Burundi, missionaries plant churches, care for poor children, rescue and rehabilitate trafficked women, and care for persecuted believers.
For many months, ministries in Rwanda and Burundi have struggled to serve the influx of DRC refugees.
“They [refugees] are coming in large numbers,” a ministry leader in Rwanda said. “But because of the Ebola outbreak in the DRC, the situation is not easy at all. Once they cross the border, they are given a quarantine of 21 days and checked before they are permitted to go to the refugee camps.”
In Burundi, a ministry leader noted the urgent shortage of basic medical supplies, disinfectants, and protective gear. “The outbreak has spread beyond original areas, nearer to the borders where our ministry works,” he said. “Many people, especially in unreached communities, are dying without adequate care. This is both a health and spiritual crisis.”
Christian Aid Mission’s Area Director for Africa is available for interviews upon request.
About Christian Aid Mission
Christian Aid Mission assists indigenous ministries based in areas of poverty, persecution, and that are inaccessible to foreign missionaries. Since 1970, the Charlottesville-based nonprofit has built a network of hundreds of trusted contacts among indigenous ministries around the world. Funding is sent directly to these ministries for immediate use.
SOURCE Christian Aid Mission
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