I had a lovely birthday breakfast surprise!! Followed by a beautiful family picnic. Not much else to do in the bush of Africa! A pilot friend stopped in 2 days later on his return to Kenya and brought me my mail, so I had birthday cards that were only 2 days late!! Not bad for a place with no postal service.
Tension in Sudan!
All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name. Psalms 86:9
Please pray for future peace of Sudan.
Today a ruling by the Hague court over an oil rich area called Abyei and it’s disputed border will be determined and could potentially put Sudan back into a civil war. The North and South claim ownership of the Abyei region and it’s oil but both have pledged to abide by the court ruling today.
We are under curfew during the day and at night, therefore our medical clinic and school for the pastors are closed until civilians are given the freedom to move around again. We are not in any immediate danger, if the situation escalates we will evacuate. Abyei is approximately 160 miles from Tonj.
The ruling was just announced that the boundaries need to be redrawn for the Abyei region. It’s not clear at this moment how this decision will effect the peace agreement, please pray.
Our School is Open!
Since 2005 we have been praying for over 100 pastors ministering within 100 miles of Tonj. Our desire to have them and equipped in God’s Word finally became a reality today as we officially opened our Discipleship Training Center for Pastors. We have 33 pastors currently attending the school. Please keep us in your prayers.
Aiglon Students
This year, Aiglon college in Switzerland gave both Sabet and I a chance to share with the students about our work and ministry in Sudan. It led to three students coming out last week to help us and learn more about what we do. Maiga (18) and Mischa (17) loved working alongside our medical staff in the clinic. They actually witnessed many things, from the joys to the tragedies. Their first day here they helped deliver a healthy baby and just days later they witnessed a still birth. Alex (16) helped out in the pharmacy and really connected with Donato (13 yr old boy we helped last year). Donato was quite sad after Alex left. Every afternoon we took them out to different villages where they played kids games with the local children.
Big Fish!
