heal africa was started 12 years ago by british-born lyn lusi and her congolese husband, dr, jo lusi,out christians who'd served for years before that as medical missionaries >> heal is an acronym, it stands for health, education, action in the community and leadership development and all of those are components of a healthy society. >> reporter: the facilities are spartan, but it is the only such facility serving a population of eight million. heal africa survives on about $13 million a year in grants from abroad, public and private, providing everything from anti- retroviral drugs to hundreds of children with h.i.v. to surgery to repair the bodies of traumatized women. dr. jo lusi is the only orthopedic surgeon in eastern congo, but he says this work is part of a larger idea. >> when you serve humans, i don't see you as a human, i see you like an image of god, so to do that you have to be holistic. you have to be total, you have to know what about the spirit, the flesh and the soul. here the people are lacking everything. they don't have food, absolute poverty. they are exploited. t

. >>> finally, we are sad to report today the death of lyn lusi, co-founder of heal africa, on whom fred de sam lazaro reported last month. she and her doctor husband were christian missionaries who ran a clinic in congo. she spoke to fred about a mandate to care. >> there's so much evil and so much cruelty, so much selfishness. it is like darkness. but if we can bring in some light, the darkness will not overcome the light. that's where faith is. >> mrs. lusi was just 62 years old. >>> that's our program for now. i'm bob abernethy. you can follow us on twitter and facebook, find us on youtube, and watch us anytime, anywhere on smart phones. there's also much more on our website, including more of kim lawton's interviews about the jewishness of jesus. you can comment on all of our stories and share them. audio and video podcasts are also available. join us at pbs.org. as we leave you, the cherry blossoms in washington, d.c. --

and fred de sam lazaro reflected on the work of lyn lusi, co- founder of the nonprofit group heal africa. she died saturday of cancer at age 62 after devoting her life to helping women who were victims of violence and rape during congo's civil war. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll look at education as a national security issue with former secretary of state condoleezza rice, and former new york city schools chancellor joel klein. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by co