Conclusion
By: John Jefferson
In summary, after arriving in Melut on Tuesday the 4th at
3:30 PM, by Thursday morning I was on the cusp of boarding a boat loaded with
150 100kg bags of Sorghum after spending all of Wednesday in meetings, changing
money, and praying for one miracle after another. By Thursday afternoon, we had
watched the tax man fight with the boat man for almost two hours, unloaders
carry scores of bags onto the boat, thousands of S. Sudan Pounds pass through
my nervous hands, and the sun move across the horizon burning relentlessly as
the day sped along. By 3PM that same day, we were gliding along the Nile. The
last 24 hours (from Thursday to Friday evening) in Kodok were a mix of
intolerable waiting periods, informative meetings and interviews, and grateful
moments with the brave and resilient people of Nuba Mountains.
The efforts of not a few organizations mentioned in the body
of this email all contributed to the success of the mission, which was indeed
successful. The churches, nonprofits, NGOs, and GOs represented all played a
part either directly or indirectly, both knowingly and sometimes unknowingly.
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