Suzy left with her team for Kulu, Sudan this morning, and they arrived shortly after lunch. Praise the Lord, they were able to land at the nearest air strip (a town called Mvolo) which is about 12 miles away from the ministry location. The team was planning to meet with local officials in Mvolo this afternoon to get permission to go into the Kulu area. Please keep this in your prayers- the local officials are from the Dinka tribe, and they may not allow this team to go to Kulu since they are ministering to the Jur Modo people. There has been some insecurity in the area recently. Our contacts on the ground assure us that the area is safe, but the local officials may use this as an excuse to not let them go on to Kulu. The team has been in prayer over this situation for several weeks and still feels that God is leading them to go to Kulu, so pray that things will go well with the officials and that they will be granted permission to go.

I should give you a little background on Kulu and the Jur Modo people who live there. Aid Sudan's Executive Director, Peter Swann, lived among the Jur Modo for over two years. They are a small tribe with their own unique language who have had some exposure to the Gospel, but have never given over their allegiance to God. They still choose to serve the local witch doctors and spirits in the area. There are currently no missionaries working with the Jur Modo. Peter has returned to Kulu with an Aid Sudan team almost every year since he left. Last year when another Aid Sudan team went to Kulu, they were able to lay the groundwork for what we believe will be an incredible harvest among the Jur Modo people. It is going to be a great spiritual battle over the next week, and this team will be on the front lines. They desperately needs your prayers for strength, perseverance, and protection. We know that Satan does not want to see these people come to accept the Truth. He has already tried in many ways to prevent this team from coming (the air strip issues and now the local officials plus a few other things that have come up), and he will continue to work to make things difficult. But our God is greater and more powerful, so please pray that the hands of the enemy will be bound and that the team will be able to share the power of the Gospel with these people who have lived in spiritual bondage for so long. In particular, there are many among this tribe who are demonized. Please pray that God will move with great power through the five people on this team and that as people are healed and delivered that others in the village will see the power of God at work and transfer their allegiance to Him.

Here are the names of the other four team members- Peter Swann, Beverly Swann, Sarah Thompson, and Bobby Lee. I will post additional updates as I receive them from the team.

Through your prayers you are a essential part of what God is going to do in Kulu among the Jur Modo over the next 9 days. Thanks and many blessings,

Bob