We Made It!

We have been back a month from our trip to South Sudan and many of you know Mama Sabet went to be with the Lord. She was an amazing lady who had battled with cancer for the past year. Our family are so blessed and comforted by many of you sending us encouraging words and messages. God’s timing was so perfect for Suzy, Hannah and Rosa to visit, with Mama passing away the day before they left Africa.

Mama’s new beginning meant a new beginning for our family as we fulfilled our promise to her to love and care for her 14 grandchildren by stepping up our support for them. It is so comforting to be part of God’s family, I feel safe, secure, loved, accepted and provided for. Mama was really asking us to do that for these precious ones.  So our goal is to find sponsors for all of them so we can provide a safe and loving home, send them to school and meet their basic needs for food and clothing. Thank you for standing with us to meet this need.  We have half the kids sponsored already.

Here is Hannah with her 14 cousins (and a few extra’s who couldn’t miss a chance to pose with Hannah). All the children have a very special place in our hearts. For information on sponsorship, email Rosa at info@indeedandtruth.org.

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.” – 1 Peter 1:3-5

CHE!

art of CHE (Community Health Evangelism) is teaching the Word in the villages using a method of bible storying called ‘Simply the Story’ (STS).  An area we outreach to, called Pagol, recently received its third STS training with 28 people, representing five churches, in attendance. Our pastors spent 3 days strengthening and encouraging these church leaders who are using STS in their programs.

Pastor Santino shared a testimony of a lady who attended this workshop. Since her previous training, Sarah Alual memorized the story of Jesus and the storm while being on the boat. Sarah then went from home to home in her neighborhood and told the story to her neighbor and as a crowd gathered to listen to her, five people came forward to receive the Lord as Savior as a result. That’s what you call transformational ministry! This is our heart and so exciting to witness South Sudanese being used by God to minister His love to their own people.

God is Faithful!

We have seen a few IDP’s (internally displaced people) in Tonj and one family got our attention. The seven year old daughter was severely malnourished and her 2 year old sister was refusing to open her eyes, possibly as a result of measles.

We sent out an email prayer request and Dr. Jono shared in devotion about the power of God to heal. Our entire clinic staff laid hands on Abuk and finally, after 1 month she is opening her eyes and seeing. Her family were so excited to show us God answered our prayers and our South Sudanese staff were so blessed to witness the power of our healing God first hand.

We are blessed to be a part of a power and a work that is greater than us, it’s about Jesus only. Please pray as Sabet returns to USA this month. Pray for our family as we transition back into life together after 9 months of separation. Pray for Dr. Tom as he leaves for 2 months to cover our team while they rotate for their break. Pray for the Wilson’s as they travel to Europe to attend a family wedding and for the Macleod family as they hold the fort during this challenging rainy season. We are already experiencing high patient numbers due to malaria.