For Starters...

Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 5 about God’s desire to give us newness of life by reconciling people to Himself through Jesus Christ. In verse 20 he writes:

“We are Christ’s ambassadors, and God is using us to speak to you. We urge, as though Christ himself
were here pleading with you, ‘Be reconciled to God!’”

If you keep up with the news at all, you know that Sudan is a place that is in desperate need of the reconciliation that only Christ can bring. It is a land ravaged by civil war, famine, and disease. In southern Sudan as many as 2 million have been killed and millions more displaced over the last few decades. In 2005, a peace agreement was signed with the government in Khartoum, and southern Sudan has since enjoyed a period of relative peace. This provides great opportunities for aid groups to help the southern Sudanese improve the quality of their lives both physically and spiritually.

We have joined with Aid Sudan and their efforts to meet these physical and spiritual needs. Aid Sudan is actively pursuing projects that will provide clean water, schools, and hospitals to the region. But knowing that true and lasting change can only come about through Christ, Sudanese Christians who years ago sought asylum in the United States are being trained to go back to their tribes as missionaries to their own people. Ugandan Christians are also being mobilized by Aid Sudan to plant churches in Sudan. The first of several radio towers was completed in March and beginning this summer it will transmit the Gospel stories in the heart language of southern Sudanese tribes. Solar-powered radios are being distributed to receive these broadcasts and will allow entire tribes to hear the Good News. Aid Sudan believes that God will work powerfully through these efforts and that a church planting movement will sweep across southern Sudan.

Bob will be working in Aid Sudan’s office in Kampala, Uganda. He will coordinate logistics for the projects mentioned above and make arrangements for the many short-term teams from the U.S. that travel with Aid Sudan to help with special projects throughout the year.

We are ready to go and will move to Uganda as soon as we raise our financial support. Please pray for us as we go through this process. And if any of you want to help in any way, let us know! It would be such a blessing.

Bob & Suzy