As you may know I am in Juba, South Sudan. It is very important to these people that you make sure you say “South Sudan” and not just “Sudan”. They fought long and hard, with much loss and sacrifice
Archives for April 2012
The Unwelcome Inhabitant
Building in the Python’s Lair It seems this area was a home of snakes. So far the workers killed four snakes before the Python showed up. That is how it is with our areas and we are used to such things. Before we posses the area, we have to bind the strong snake. God […]
Showing Practical Love at Linda Compound
John Jere shares God’s Word with Aggie Mbao. Aggie Mbao Aggie Mbao is a widow in Linda. She is in her 80s and lost all her children to HIV/AIDS. She lives with her three grand children. ITMI’s John Jere found Aggie under a tree. She looked weak and pale because she and her grand children […]
Cinderella’s Tears
April 2012 As we’ve shared before, in the last couple of years, a UNICEF policy forced most of the Samaritan Children who were then living and thriving at Samaritan Children’s Home to be returned to their relatives – most of the time to distant, distant relatives that had very little connection to the children. In […]
More than Once a Month
Spring 2012 If you follow “The News From 7 Rivers” you’ll be familiar with the story of Entabeni Baptist Church. We started meeting in January of 2011 and we have a monthly service, which is on the last Sunday of the month. There are quite a few people who just aren’t happy with a […]
One Hundred Days
When I was an elementary school teacher, the first grade teachers in our building had an annual tradition of celebrating the 100th day of school with their students. Although I never practiced this tradition as a teacher, I now have reason to observe it for a different reason…. as a new grandpa. Tuesday, April 3, […]
Siya’s Story
“Someone contacted me about a neglected and abused boy this week. She said it was urgent,” Lendiwe began as she walked up and stood next to ITMI’s Kelly’s Smith. Kelly looked over at Lendiwe, the health worker he and Cherise employ to help them minister to the most desperate and forgotten Zulus. She continued, “But its outside our area, so I think I’ll let someone else worry about it.” The next day…
