DR Congo official visits Urim Books
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Urim Books CEO Noh Kyung-tae, left, poses with Sebastien Impeto Pengo, deputy governor of Tshuapa Province of DR Congo, holding the recently published an English edition “Speak Forth with the Original Voice.” / Courtesy of Urim Books
A regional leader from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) visited Urim Books, a Christian publishing house in Seoul, to celebrate the release of the English version of the book "Speak Forth with the Original Voice" written by Rev. Lee Jae-rock.
Sebastien Impeto Pengo, acting governor of Tshuapa District and former acting governor of Equateur Province, visited the publisher on Dec. 24, 2015, reviewing the book written by Rev. Lee, a Christian author and senior pastor of Manmin Central Church which is an affiliate of the publishing house.
One of Rev. Lee's books, "Abraham, the Friend of God," had been listed as a bestseller in the religious section of Kyobo Bookstore for 10 consecutive weeks, according to the publishing house.
Pengo and his delegation toured the office of the publisher and read translations of the company's books in French, which is the official language of DR Congo.
Pengo thanked Rev. Lee for his prayers for the African country on Sept. 21, 2014, hoping for the termination of the Ebola disease. Pengo claimed that the prayer "stopped the spread of the Ebola virus and no casualties occurred."
According to the U.N. World Health Organization, the 2014 Ebola outbreak in DR Congo affected 66 patients between Aug. 26 and Nov. 14 and resulted in 49 deaths.
After visiting the publisher, the African delegation celebrated Christmas at Manmin Central Church.
Urim Books owns the overseas company Urim Books USA Inc. located in New York.