Sunday, April 20, 2008

Baptized in the Nile

God Pod's arrive after being baptized in the Nile River!
What are God Pod's? They are like an IPod filled with God's word spoken in Dinka. Yes that's right all 40 of them were baptized in the Nile, we rushed to unpack them and put them out in the
hot Sudan sun to try and get them dried out. We prayed, they were filled with water. God answered our prayers, after three days they were dried out; we pressed the green button and jumped for joy shouting our Praises to God as all 4o of them turned on and worked.

The sounds of God's Word in Dinka filled our compound, along with worship songs. HE IS WORTHY OF ALL OUR PRAISE
Smiling faces voices raised in Worship to Our Lord and Savior.
We thank God for the baptism of the God Pods, had they arrived dry they would of stayed in the box until we distributed them, but God said no people are going to hear about them far and wide and they did.


Far and Wide God's Word started to be heard as the students used a bull horn to broadcast. Young and old, man and women, the sweet sound of God's Word in Dinka is heard everywhere. God is drawing many to Him as they listen and worship Him.
Thank You Jesus All for His Glory



Sunday, April 13, 2008

Hippo's singing and sunset on the Nile



Hippo’s anyone. I go to sleep listening to them sing at night, and sometimes they even wake me up.
God's wonderful creature


Sunset on the Nile




Meet Ward and Mona


We were blessed with a short term husband and wife team in March, Ward was only able to stay for a week, but Mona stayed until the end of March. God used them in a mighty way. They jumped in and helped where ever was needed and even took on some of the teaching responsibilities. During this same time Ryan and Andrew (part of the Sudan team) based in Malakal came down and started to access the water system that was put in for the village last December. So we had a full compound but we were all blessed to be together

Life in Thiangrial


The living is hard, but I rest on Philippians 4:13:
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.”
This is a picture of the compound I live on. You can't see the fence, but it is made out of Balsa Wood, the lightest wood I think I have every picked up. I am on a extended camping trip.
Praise God for His Provisions.



I Thank God for the VBS children at EBC, who broke piggy banks, asked parents and others to raise the support needed to buy this tent my home. God Bless

My tent is wonderful, and God has provided a bed, plastic drawers to keep my clothes in, a plastic table and chairs, and oh I don’t want to forget my bucket bathroom, for the nights.



We cook over a charcoal fire open flame in the open, we have a tarp for protection from the Sun and this is where we eat. The days seem to go by and at the end of the day I wonder where the day has gone.







Arrival in Thiangrial Sudan


Thiangrial my home. Arrival on Februay 6th, 2008.
God's provisions for everything to come in. We were meant by a group of students and villagers, and they helped carry all
the things to the compound, which was a 45 minute walk






Dining Room and Living Room









My first sunset looking out the gate of the compound.

In Memory of Dr. David Masters

We received a message on our satellite phone early on April 1,2008 that Dr. David Masters, an English doctor and SIM-Sudan colleague, had passed away in the night.
He and his wife, Irene,have been stationed in Doro, Eastern Sudan, an SIM base. They've been part of a large medical ministry team there. This couple recently joined the SIM-Sudan team in January of this year but they were among our most experienced missionaries. Dr. David and Irene spent 19 years serving in Congo and then 19years serving in England.
They arrived in Doro on February 4, 2008. The day before he died, Dr. Masters rode his bicycle over an hour away to visit a village, taking care of their sicknesses and sharing the love of Christ. Please keep Irene and the Doro team in your prayers as Dr. Masters will be greatly missed.