By the grace of God and your support, we are going to “The Least of These,” the Bayaka Pigmy in the Gabonese rainforest, a marginalized people, to release healing and a message of forgiveness between the Pigmy and Bantu tribes by public demonstration to a people still unreached by the Gospel.
Three Objectives When We Go
- Visit the Pigmy in the forest of Gabon along with a small team to provide health aid and consultation, some essential items such as cooking oil, sugar, salt, rice, clothing, mosquito nets. We will minister forgiveness and release healing as a witness between the Bantu and Pigmy tribes according to the Gospel.
- We will minister and form strong connections with the Gabonese people.
- Search for a piece of land to invest in where Courage To Rebuild will be established in Gabon.
Who are the Pigmy
The Pigmy Bayaka tribe in Gabon are a dwarf-like people who live mostly in the forest isolated from the rest of society. The Bantu would seek out Pigmy for secret wisdom and knowledge concerning the supernatural, healing and use of nature. Unlike the Bantu, they are not polygamists. The Pigmy have been undervalued by society, yet thought to be the first inhabitants of the African continent. The earliest reference to Pygmies is written on the tomb of Harkuf, an explorer for the young King Pepi II of Ancient Egypt. References are also made to a pygmy brought to Egypt during the reign of King Isesi, approximately 200 years earlier. They are polytheists and consider themselves as “Children of the Forest.” Two of their gods are named Komba (the Creator of all things) and Jengi (the spirit of the forest) which the Jengi influences them most. Pigmy are traced back to ancient Greece and referenced in literature such as Homer, Herodotus and Aristotle.
More information about the Pigmies:
Get involved in the mission trip
We need your help:
- You can travel with us to Gabon
- Make a donation for our trip
- Provide essential living supplies to the Pigmy people:
- Mosquito nets, salt, clothing, sugar, cooking oil, first aide medicine such as anti-diarrheal, anti-inflammatory, anti-malarial, anti-pyretic, anti-acid for the stomach, anti-plasmodia, anti-fungal, anti-biotic,dewormer,anti-haemorrhagic,anti-anaemic.
- In French (anti- diarrheiques, anti- inflammatoire, anti-paludéens, anti-pyretiques, anti- Acide pour l’estomac, anti-plasmodiques, anti-fongiques, anti-biotiques, les vermifuges, anti- hémorragiques, anti-anémiques)are some of the things we are sending to the Pygmies.
- The address where to send your donations in Europe (France): sender name ”Courage to Rebuild, Globnegoce. 1 avenue de Toquetoucau, 33610 Cestas.
- To our partners in the USA and the rest of the world please contact us directly bellow for your donation and more information.
Trip Information:
- Date: August 8, 2024
- Budget: $15,000 USD (includes gifts for Pigmy, dentistry, medical supplies, transportation and living expenses)
We are looking for people with passion
We believe everyone deserves an opportunity to hear, feel and see the love of God. Our work aims to provide sustainable gifts of the Word of God, dentistry, medical supplies and other resources to those in need around the Gabonese communities. We’d love to partner with volunteers who have a heart for missions and the unreached. If that’s you, please fill out the form below.
Our team is looking for people who have skills in these specific areas:
- Photographers
- Videographers
- Doctors
- Dentists
Reminder: Volunteers must be 18 or older and must pass a background check.