Africa Missionary Partner, K.B., Retires
Posted by Terry White on June 26, 2009
Those who have spent time around the Grace Brethren missionary compound in the capital city of Bangui, Central African Republic, have probably met an Evangelical Covenant Church missionary, Karen Benson (K.B.) who was living on the property. Here is an article about her retirement from missionary service–to read the entire piece, click here.
PORTLAND, OR (June 26, 2009) – Retiring Evangelical Covenant Church missionary Karen Benson, whose service included working in two countries plagued by violence and extreme poverty, received a prolonged standing ovation today from delegates to the 124th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church.
Benson walked to the lectern arm-in-arm with Curt Peterson, executive minister of the Department of World Mission.
Peterson described Benson as, among other things, “an uplifting teacher who sees the potential in others and releases and elevates others, andthen hands over work to them, one who cares deeply about Christ being formed in the lives of others.” . . .
. . . After evacuating from Congo in 1997, Karen moved to the Central African Republic (CAR) to minister to the Fulani, a nomadic tribe that practices Islam. The main inroad for reaching the Fulani has been through a community health and nutrition program.
Due to political instability and an attempt to overthrow the government of CAR, missionaries evacuated the country in 2002, relocating to other parts of Africa. Benson returned to the country’s capital, Bangui, to continue ministry among the Fulani people.
Most recently she has collaborated with the missiology department of the Bangui Theological Seminary and Grace Brethren Church of CAR. She assisted with conference planning with other organizations, focusing on strategies for reaching the Fulani.
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