AllAfrica.com writes about a USAID project in south Sudan to increase the number of toilets in communities. Bill Gates wants to reinvent the toilet. Toilets prevent fecal contamination (just writing those words can give you a shiver) which can lead to all sorts of diseases. Remember: lengthening lifespans can lead to the stability of the [...]

The BBC has a great history of the trials and travails through which South Sudan passed to get where it is today. It’s worth a read and consideration of the dangers that await the South. It will be interesting to see how the church is a blessing …

We can all celebrate the new freedom for South Sudan. It’s a great thing–for them. The way forward will be difficult and perhaps tense at times, but at least they will have a chance. However, the downside of this is: the majority of those opposed to the policies of the north have now left. This [...]

This is a breaking news event which will affect the long-term future of Sudan and could ignite a new regional trend of warfare. North Sudan has taken control of the oil-rich border town of Abyei, according to the United Nations. Abyei Situation Report No. 2 (ReliefWeb) Armed looters are burning parts of the town. The [...]

Mama Shekinah is a phenomenal true story filmed in Sudan, about a missionary couple attacked by child soldiers from the Lord’s Resistance Army.  The husband is killed, and the wife who is pregnant at the time of the ambush, eventually returns with her two year old daughter Shekinah, to work with child soldiers in Uganda [...]

Thanks for your faithfulness. I believe very seldom would I send you prayer on 2 such serious matter. Here is 2 MAJOR prayer requests: 1. The first democratic elections in about 24 years in Sudan is taking place on 11 April. 2. For the nation of South Africa. I’m qouting Floyd McClung: “The nation of [...]

The book, Healing the Wounds of Trauma: How the Church Can Help was developed in Africa. It has already been translated and taught in local workshops in over 40 languages across this continent. At this workshop, participants will learn how to use the material from the book to train local church leaders so that they [...]