Things have been quiet over here for a while, as the story has been developing.
The Lord graciously allowed people from the Hope for Sudan team several opportunities to access this war-torn country. He has allowed our people here in the states to pray, and give, and tell about Sudan.
The last few years have been short window of peace, and we give all the glory to God for spurring us onward into it. We saw His hands on everything. Orchestrating the first trip, the second, the third, and especially the 4th.
As news of more bombings and turmoil in Sudan have come out, our team began to see that window as closing. We praised the Almighty God for His provision and guidance. We thanked Him for allowing men from our group to GO, to LOVE, and to SERVE the Sudanese while there was peace and access to the region.
However, the story did not end there. We were naive to think it would. God was not finished with us and he is most definitely not finished with the Sudanese people just yet.
The Lord did something beautiful, beginning with the stirring of John Jefferson's heart all the way through miraculous visa approvals and travel arrangements. In a matter of weeks, John was en route to what we had believed was a closed door, which was actually swung wide open. God mightily and sovereignly fed, clothed, and healed some of the Sudanese people on this last minute trip.
John will be telling the story of this 4th Phase of the project in 8 parts. We urge you to follow along with the beautiful telling of God's story in Sudan as we post here daily.
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Sunday, April 6, 2014
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
From the Call to the Plane: A Post About the Journey to Sudan
Written by: John Jefferson
Returning from a church planting mission
to Southern Sudan in April of this year, I was shocked to read a New York Times Article by Nick Kristoff that graphically depicted the horrible situation and
plight of the Nuba people of South Kordofan, Sudan. Though I knew about the border wars and
instability that followed the separation of the two Sudans in 2011, I didn’t
quite grasp the impact on the Black African people groups left to fend for
themselves north of the dividing line between the two countries. It was apparent they were being intentionally
starved by their government in a program of what can only be described as
genocide. (In the case targeting a people because of their race, ethnicity
and/or religious preference)
The
credibility of the source led me to contact every missionary involved in Sudan
ministry I knew from the past eight years, only to find out that yes, the
report was true, and worse, no one was familiar with any plan to get food to
the affected people.
Worse still, the
rainy season was fast approaching, and the likelihood of doing so was
diminishing by the day. The initial
emails led to a conference call that included genocide scholars, human rights
and political activists, short- and long-term missionaries and a pastor. Soon, the group that was formed took on a
sense of urgency about delivering both food aid and pressuring DC and the
international community to act.
The End
Nuba Genocide project was born, and within less than three months; a substantial
amount of money was raised to purchase food, significant contacts were made to
ensure safe passage to deliver it, and a tenacious will to overcome the myriad
of obstacles, human and natural, all with the goal of breaking the deadlock in
getting some form of aid to the region.
Sitting on the charter plane en route to the refugee camp closer to the
border, the call that started as a whisper was becoming louder and louder, such
that many were hearing…finally.
Monday, October 1, 2012
Welcome, Be Sure to Subscribe & Update Your Buttons
Hello faithful Hope4Sudan supporters! Thank you for stopping by the new blog. We are so grateful for all of your help in the first phase. So many of you Prayed, Gave, Went (thank you JJ, JP, and DH) and Told.
Now we would like to share with you the stories of what happened!
Just wanted to remind you that we are redirecting Hope4Sudan traffic to this blog from the original Hope4Sudan.HopeSanMateo.org site. (Due to technical issues, we will be taking it down shortly, and needed a more permanent home).
We're hoping this can be a place not only for stories from the team's recent trip to Sudan, but information and resources about what is going on there as well as sharing about the next phase of the project.
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