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The last two months in Doro has been a time of settling in, getting to know my way around the bush, and the villages, learning the language, spending time with the people, and seeking the Lord and how to proceed with the HIV/AIDS ministry He has called me to.

As I prepare to return to Sudan after spending sometime in Nairobi, I would like to share with you what I will be doing.

VISION Hope for Sudan HIV/AIDS

God has impressed upon my heart this ministry and last year made it clear to me and to leadership that it was time to start walking forward through the doors He was opening. He showed us that Doro is where the ministry needed to began, and opened the door for me to move to Doro.

The focus as we get started is to spend time with the people in Mabaan, as we look to the Lord to provide those who He wants trained. I will be training 6 to 8 women and men leaders in HIV/AIDS, as well as the Gospel Wordless Book, along with disciplining and mentoring them. We will spend two weeks in a classroom setting, and then 1 week in the rural villages, schools and churchs presenting a Christ-centered HIV/AIDS prevention message, all the time sharing the Love of Jesus, and giving the reason for the hope we have. (Jesus) We will continue on with additional training during the times we are not out in the bush teaching.

The wider vision for this Ministry is: to provide home based care for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and their families, as well as children affected by AIDS. This project will help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, while identifying those who are HIV+ in order to provide care and treatment. Both of these avenues will allow for opportunities to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.

SIM Sudan

Project #098020

If you would like to support this ministry, click on this link: http://sim.org/index.php/content/donate and follow the prompts. Please put the Project #.

John 3:16-17 For God so loved that world that He gave His one and only son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

Blessed to be in Doro

From the air and on my way into the landing strip. Have you ever seen a tree of this size? They are called Baobob's and they are massive. The beginnings of putting my tent up. My tent is now up and I am moved in.

It is rainy season right now, so everything is so green, there are many trees in Doro, something that I did not have in Thiangrial.

I have been able to spend time with the people and am so blessed with the relationships that God has started to form.

Please Continue to Pray

Ryan has gone home to be with the Lord.

Friday was the toughest day of the year as the news that Ryan had succumbed to the injuries he suffered in last Saturday's aircraft accident and has gone home to be with Jesus. Ryan had been medevac-ed to South Africa on Wednesday for placement into an intensive burn unit, near Johannesburg. However, the extent of his burns and injuries were more than his body could withstand.

The family at AIMAIR are all grieving deeply as they consider the future for these two families.
"We believe in God's sovereignty and plans of good to come out of all of this."

Thank you for your continued prayers for the Toews and Williams families as they struggle through these heavy days. Please check for additional updates on the AIM AIR website at: http://www.aimair.org/page21/page21.html

"Therefore we do not loose heart although outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweights them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal" II Cor 4:16-18

UPDATE AND ASKING FOR CONTINUED PRAYER

We continue to ask for prayer for Frank's wife and children, as they deal with the loss of a husband and father. Among those who survived the crash, , Ryan sustained the most serious injuries. He underwent surgery at the Hospital on Sunday, and is currently being stabilized and prepared for a possible move out of Kenya where he will continue treatment and begin his long recovery. The other two passengers had much less severe physical injuries and are stable.

There has already been a large show of support for those involved in this tragedy. Many have asked how they can help. As a result of this accident, there will be innumerable financial burdens for both the Toews and Williams. If you have a desire to help in this way, Africa Inland Mission can receive gifts on their behalf through their offices in New. York.

There has been two projects set up one Memorial Fund for Frank Toews Project 099096 and one for Ryan Williams Relief Fund Project 099097. If you desire to help you can go to http://www.aimint.org/usa and give.

Specific Prayer requests:
Tiffany and Toews kids. Pray for God's comfort.
Ryan as he remains in critical condition - for his stability and the possible medical transport flight.
Family members of Frank and Tiffany as they attempt to get travel documents and tickets on short notice.
AIM AIR as they follow up on a myriad of logistics
The investigation team - for safe travel to Kenya
Pray for God to be honored in their words and actions. For God to be glorified through this tragedy.

Please join us in Prayer

An accident occurred on August 1st, with an AIM Cessna 206. It occurred near the Nairobi Wilson Airport. There were four people on board, AIM AIR pilot Frank Toews, AIM AIR mechanic Ryan Williams and two Americans.

Frank Toews, the pilot did not survive the accident and has gone to be with the Lord and Savior whom he loved dearly and served well.

Please pray with us, specifically for the timely return for health of those who are injured, their families, and particularly for Frank's wife and 4 children as they trust God for strength and comfort during this difficult time.

AIM and SIM partner together in spreading the Gospel to those who have never heard.

Returning to Sudan

After being State side for a few months, God has prepared my body to return to Sudan and my second family. Praise His Holy Name. I will be returning to a different village and looking to the Lord for the relationships that He will build.

Knit one pearl two: Many women from my church knitted while I was home and along with me came 40 knitted sweaters to be given to the children. With every knit one and pearl two they were also praying, so these sweaters come with Jesus love for whoever receives them.

As I return I will be following God's leading on the start of a HIV/AIDS ministry.

Vision of the Project:

SIM-SUDAN will educate Sudanese on HIV/AIDS as well as train and equip women and national church leaders to go into the rural areas and present a Christ-centered HIV/AIDS prevention message and to provide home based care for people living with HIV/AIDS, and their families, as well as children affected with AIDS.

This project will help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, while identifying those who are HIV+ in order to provide care and treatment. Both of these avenues will allow for opportunities to share about the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Sharing State Side and God's Creation

The first day there was light.

The second day there was sky.

The third day water and ground was seperated.

The fourth day there were lights in the sky.

The fifth day the water and the land teemed with living creatures.

The sixth day God created man in His own image.

God saw all that He had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning the sixth day. Genesis 1:31

Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.

Genesis 2:1