Dear Team, I’ve caught myself saying, “…it was my greatest trip ever.” This statement didn’t come out of my mouth just once, but numerous times. In fact, almost every time someone asks me about it. I have been on a lot of trips in my early life, and even more in the last almost 15 years I have been the Director of In Touch Mission International. Over the years, I have been asked quite a few times this question, “What is your favorite place to go or have been?” My answer usually was… “the last place I visited.” But now I have a new answer.
Dear Team: What I Wouldn’t Have Seen if I Didn’t Go to South Sudan
“Catch a flight out of South Sudan as soon as possible.” I was looking at a few-day-old communique from the US Government containing that warning for any Americans who might find themselves in South Sudan. There was even an offer to US citizens who “are unable to get a flight out, contact us and we will assist.” I was scheduled to be on a flight to South Sudan that very week.
A Letter from Steve in Uganda: How I Shocked My Fellow Taxi Riders
It seems like someone who had “seen absolutely everything” as a daily taxi conductor, absolutely didn’t know what to do. He had probably never seen this done before – especially from a “white” stranger. The other passengers watched the “white guy” anyway, but now they turned their eyes to my exchange with the conductor with intensity and interest.
Facing the Odds: A Cinderella Story in the Making
In December 2014, ITMI’s Jahim Buli felt led of God to have “open air” evangelistic meetings in his community outside Juba, South Sudan. God so richly blessed the harvest of souls, that…
An Open Letter to Government Officials
This article originally appeared in the February 1 edition of ITMI Monthly. The Dear Team letter from ITMI Director, Steve Evers is a regular feature of ITMI Monthly, where supporters get to be encouraged by hearing directly from Steve. Greetings ITMI family, we are so grateful for all your faithful support, encouragement and continuing testimony of helping […]
What to Do When Facing the Red Sea (or Tribal Conflict in South Sudan)
In Moments of Peace in the Wisdom of God, we read the following, “Some things are small, but powerful. An ant, for example, can lift fifty times its own weight. With that kind of power, you cold toss an automobile around like it was a toy!” (Baker Publishing House)
“In the same way, your words may seem unimportant, but they carry tremendous power.”
How I Meet the Challenges of Missionary Travel
After six of the last eight plus weeks being either in southern Africa or in Eastern Europe, my body’s internal clock has pretty much gone haywire. For the whole week that I have been home my body has insisted on transitioning from deep sleep to wide awake at anywhere from 2:15 am to 3:35 am. Driving to the ITMI office at our normal starting time mentally feels like I’m arriving in the mid-afternoon, due to my work day starting 5-6 hours before.
From Tear-stained to Blessed
If you remember, I shared about a little girl that had come to the clothes distribution we staged after the first two water wells dedication. She came with anticipation that she would get some type of clothes that would cover her little body. She saw this long, long line of used clothes laying on the […]
What I Didn’t Mention Last Month About Overheating in Sudan
We touched a little on my “overheating” challenge in the Sudanese SPLA division military compound in our last month’s newsletter. If you will bear with me, I’m pretty sure that I need to share, as Paul Harvey would say, “the rest of the story.”
A Spiritual Battle in South Sudan
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
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