Fuel prices in Southern Sudan are out of control.  Today we paid $37.50 for a gallon of petrol to run our generator, which we were blessed to even find, as many places just don’t have any even to sell us.  With our solar system out for the past 2 weeks due to a storm, we are faced with paying these ridiculous prices.  As the world’s newest nation, rich in oil reserves and only 2 week’s away from celebrating independence and yet we are in crisis.  Food continues to be unavailable or very expensive also. 

Even though we lived here during 6 years of the civil war which equally had no fuel and food during those tough years, I realized today what it must have felt like to the locals when they saw their countries resources slipping away from them and were helpless to stop it.  In church we were reminded of the power of our Living God who is able to overcome these things and has even allowed these trials to test our faith.  Doesn’t God’s Word say, “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus”?  It truly is the peace of God that surpasses our understanding and enables us to perservere through the toughest times here.  As a staff, we would appreciate your prayers for contentment, perserverance and focus.  There are so many things to be thankful for despite the financial hardships surrounding us.

Pray for the Khartoum government to change heart and it’s aggression against the people of the South.
The fuel and food situation still continues…read this article below:

Government of Khartoum of having deliberately blocked commercial routes as part of the political pressure in the bargaining on post referendum arrangements and issues including borders.
“The government in Khartoum has directed its security apparatus and other armed groups to intensify monitoring of commercial activities along the border areas. This has resulted into stoppage of vehicles that are carrying goods including food items to the south. Food items are now very expensive and there is also a problem of fuel. They do not allow fuel to enter the south”, said Dau.
“There is a big problem now with fuel in South Sdan even Juba the capital. Some people have already grounded their vehicles because they cannot afford buy it. Fuel prices have gone beyond double charges. One litre of fuel which used to be two pounds is now sold out at 15 pounds and it is not available in most stations. All small fuel stations in Juba have been closed. Fuel has remained only in strategic places where its sale is also controlled by the government. There is only one petrol station that has fuel in Juba where thousands of vehicles, motorbike and individual are making lines to buy the fuel”, explained Lual.

Pray for the Khartoum government to change heart and it’s aggression against the people of the South.
The fuel and food situation still continues…read this article below:

Government of Khartoum of having deliberately blocked commercial routes as part of the political pressure in the bargaining on post referendum arrangements and issues including borders.
“The government in Khartoum has directed its security apparatus and other armed groups to intensify monitoring of commercial activities along the border areas. This has resulted into stoppage of vehicles that are carrying goods including food items to the south. Food items are now very expensive and there is also a problem of fuel. They do not allow fuel to enter the south”, said Dau.
“There is a big problem now with fuel in South Sdan even Juba the capital. Some people have already grounded their vehicles because they cannot afford buy it. Fuel prices have gone beyond double charges. One litre of fuel which used to be two pounds is now sold out at 15 pounds and it is not available in most stations. All small fuel stations in Juba have been closed. Fuel has remained only in strategic places where its sale is also controlled by the government. There is only one petrol station that has fuel in Juba where thousands of vehicles, motorbike and individual are making lines to buy the fuel”, explained Lual.