Well here it is almost the end of 2009. December 13Th was my two year anniversary in Sudan and I am humbled and in AWE of my heavenly Father and all that He has enabled me to do. I share with you some of the last two months.
God's amazing beauty. When you are living in the bush, with very little to distract you, you have time to stop and stare, as you walk, as you sit, or as you just stand and gaze upon what God has created.
Their lives are so much more then we could ever imagine. They are never to young to start learning how to cook, get water, take care of their brothers and sisters, do wash, and so much more.
God has provided bore hole wells around this area and that is how we are able to get water to the compound where we live. There is a man (they call him donkey man), who owns a donkey and water tanks and he comes in 3 or 4 times a week and fills up all the water drums. This is how he supports his family.
What a privilege and blessing from the Lord to be able to spend time with the women in the Nutrition Village (these are women or grandma's who have brought there children for help
because they are so malnourished. I sit twice a week with them, praying, sharing the love of Jesus, and using a translator teaching them about HIV/AIDS.
Their lives are hard, and they have suffered through many, many years of war. The land is flat and very dry. Rainy season is over with, so there is very little green left, food is short, and I continue to pray to my Father for provisions. Death is a way of life for many of them, but through it all you see smiles on their faces, and the joy of the Lord in their hearts. They know that God will provide and protect them. And God has given me the privilege and the honor to be used as His Vessel.
Pray for the ones who do not know Jesus, when you look in those eyes you see despair, no joy, no hope and such a darkness. Pray that they will have ears to hear the Good News and will except the gift that God has given us all JESUS.
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Debbie - are the children fed while they are at the Nutrition Village? How long do they get to stay? Does the village move to them or must they get to the village? Thank you for the photos of the beautiful land and even more beautiful people of your home. I love you, sister. Anita, the Cyber-Dinosaur
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