Christmas Eve is a time of expectation, hope and fulfillment, not only for the millions of children that are looking for presents under the tree, but also for millions of people who await the return of Christ.
This is how the Nuba people celebrate Christmas, and those among them that have survived years of persecution, war, and the threat of widespread famine, their only real hope. As we are here to represent Christ on earth and do His work, it is only fitting that the End Nuba Genocide project's second phase is moving steadily toward these desperate people with a message of hope in the form of several tons of nutritive foods.
We hope they will arrive by Christmas Day, but whenever the shipment arrives, it will mark the unfailing hand of God and the triumph of His people over many obstacles, snares and trials, to get it there.
Two of the team left in mid-December to time their arrival with that of the food shipment near the border. From there, with temperatures of well over 100 degrees, they will take the now dry and dusty roads into the war zone. Bombs are still dropping every day on civilian targets throughout South Kordofan, and the world has found other things to be concerned about. Tens of thousands are at risk of starvation and many find a much quicker route to eternity through raids on villages and indiscriminate bombing raids. Christian villages are especially targeted, but none are escaping the wrath of the Fundamentalist Northern government.
In the midst of this, as we celebrate the Soon and Coming King together with our brothers and sisters in Sudan, let's pray all the more earnestly that this Christmas will see the fulfillment of the hope and the reward for the perseverance of those that need it most. I look forward to updating you once the team has fulfilled its mission and is safely back, but know the work is still continuing.
Merry Christmas!
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