Today Matoch melted my heart. I gave him a scone and he looked at me and said “thank you mummy” in English. Stacie and I were both, oh that’s so cute. He’s doing so well without his mother here and follows my kids around everywhere. It is so precious.
Sabet Asks For Urgent Prayer!
“But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.” 1 Peter 5:10
We are trusting the Lord at this time as we are feeling quite stretched. Sabet called today and asked for prayer. At 4 am this morning he awoke to gunfire, as retaliation from the attack in which Matoch was injured, occurred in a village called Bagdare about seven minutes from our compound. The attack was brutal and there were quite a few deaths and several children killed and injured. Among them, three year old Agan was shot in the face and a woman named Achweel has severe gunshot injuries to the arm and leg shattering the bones and both limbs may need amputation. Our clinic was able to treat most the patients but these two need more care than we are equipped to give. Our vehicle took them 70 miles (3 hours) to the hospital in Wau, only to find it closed due to some gunfire and insecurity there. They came back to Tonj and Sabet contacted me and AIM AIR to arrange a medical evacuation to Nairobi for treatment. The soonest we are able to get them out is Saturday, where they will be taken immediately to Kijabe Missions Hospital. To reassure you, we praise the Lord that our compound is safe and a place of refuge. Sabet and our staff are safe inside the compound.
Please pray for our medical team as they work around the clock in difficult conditions. Pray also for me and Stacie as we receive the victims in Nairobi. We still have Matoch with us who was discharged and is waiting for a check-up next Tuesday to see if a second surgery is necessary. This attack will effect our return. Pray for Sabet, me and the kids as we spend an indefinite amount of time apart from each other. Pray for Agan and Achweel that the Lord would sustain them through this waiting period to get treatment. Pray for favor with immigration, travel, logistics and Albino (one of our Sudanese staff) who will escort them.
We have asked for financial help in the past 2 weeks and are grateful for the many who gave generously to Matoch and the cost to evacuate him. It’s hard to ask you to pray about helping with this financial need also but we must. So please pray and if you are led to help, go to our website to give a gift.
Thank you for allowing us to share this burden. We will keep you updated.
Suzy (on behalf of Sabet and the team)
www.indeedandtruth.org
Awesome Testimony
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A Testimony from Sabet Today!
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March 11, 2010 |
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Matoch’s father came to the compound today so he can talk to his family using my telephone. He came with two other men. I called Stacie, one of our missionaries here for a year, who was at Kijabe Hospital with Matoch and his other. The evidence to see the joy in Matoch’s father’s face was very clear that after 12 days, he was so happy to speak with his son whom he couldn’t believe was still alive.!!
The real blessing came afterward when we started talking about my family and who Stacie was. I explained she is a very good friend which is helping their son at the hospital. I showed him the emails Suzy had sent with the pictures and we started talking about Jed and asked about how many kids I have, so I answered him. He then asked me how many cows I paid for Suzy (typical sudanese disscussion) I said none, not that she is valuless, but it’s the love we have that allows us to to be in a covenant. I began to share about God’s love for everyone, John 3 :16 and Roman 5:8 and the gift of God is free for all. We talking about how Christians show that love but like Suzy and Stacie leaving their homes and coming to Sudan to share this Good News with us. I tell you I could see Matoch’s father looking and God working in his heart.
We continued to talk about how many Dinka people are dying because of cows, as they were listening they were nodding in agreement. I started to tell them how many friends in the US, brothers and sisters in Christ are praying for us and doing more, like helping his son to be treated. All because they believe in the free love of God. I explained it is for that reason people like my wife left her people to come and live with me in Sudan, because of Christ and what He did her for her. The same goes for Stacie, I shared that with them. I shared how these people don’t buy their wives with cows, and I intend to do the same with my daughters. I told them love is the better way. I asked them if they wanted to except the Lord Jesus as Savior and trust Him and to my suprise they agreed and were very sure they wanted to except HIm as their personal Lord and Savior. I immediately prayed and asked them to pray each on on his own words and that’s what they did exactly ! What a joy to see what the ending of this story of Matoch has come to.
I am overjoyed with the Light that has shone down on them, all three of them Matoch’s father and his two uncles. Then Matoch’s father asked me if he could give us Matoch so he can go to school and be far away from the cattle life. He said he wants to sell two cows a year to pay for his school expenses. This is culturally a miracle!! I was delighted to see how he sees and agree with me the cow business is dangerous. Now his son has a new life and he wants him to have nothing to do with cows again.
So please pray for these brothers, that the Spirit of God would be on them and they would trust God and not retaliate this attack. His father is called Malwag and the uncles are Mabior and Machol.
Tomorrow Matoch will be discharged, he does not need a second surgery and after a check up next week, he should be able to return to Sudan. His Dad can’t wait to see him.
Thank you for praying and for these precious people.
Sabet Kuj
Tonj, Sudan
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Nairobi….
I know the Lord has us here for a reason…Matoch! But Nairobi tests every part of my being and dealing with the trafffic, security etc is so hard without my husband here. I miss him!! I had a tough day today wishing I was in Sudan and praying the Lord would give me a content spirit to just be in His will, which is to be in Nairobi right now. Please pray for me and Sabet as we will be apart indefinitely.
Matoch doing well
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A Picture Speaks a Thusand Words
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March 08, 2010 |
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We are truly blessed to be in the position to tell Matoch about you all and how faithfully you are praying for him and helping him. Much love and thanks on his behalf,
Suzy
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