Located in the hills of northern Rwanda, Gihembe is home to thousands of Congolese refugees — many displaced for decades.
Gihembe, in Gicumbi District, was established to receive Congolese refugees fleeing successive waves of conflict in the DRC. Many residents have been there fifteen to twenty years.
Overwhelmingly Congolese, speaking Kinyamulenge, French, and Swahili — APF's Kinyamulenge-speaking ministers give it rare cultural and linguistic access.
Crusade-style meetings and door-to-door ministry; distribution of food, medicine, Bibles, and essential goods; and fellowship and trauma-healing sessions for those who have survived events difficult to speak of.