Samuel Akeri Back in Sudan
We've shared before the exciting story of the conversion of Sudanese native Samuel Akeri, whose family was relocated to Nashville from a refugee camp in Kenya. After becoming a Christian,Samuel had a burning desire to return to Sudan to tell...
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Samuel's Home in Nashville Damaged by Flood Waters
Just a couple of months after Samuel left Nashville to return to Sudan, the flood waters that devastated so many homes and businesses in Nashville also damaged the Akeri home where his family still resides. Nearly two feet of water...
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Construction Trip Postponed
A much-needed June trip to Sudan to start construction on the school of preaching, tentatively being called the Sudan School of Evangelism, regrettably had to be postponed. The price of the airline tickets was $1,000 per person higher at this...
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Respect for Christian Pioneers
I wrote the following while in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, spending several days waiting on a travel permit to enter South Sudan. On the wall of the guest house on the church compound where I was staying were pictures of the...
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June 2010
Healing Hands International Survey Trip
Healing Hands International, based in Nashville, Tenn., has received a grant to purchase equipment and furnish a crew to repair water pumps in the area of South Sudan where we have churches. They will also drill new wells where needed....
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Important Addition to U.S. Portion of Sudan Team
The Lord continues to open doors and raise up great people to assist in spreading the Gospel in Sudan. Mike Roman, an elder in the Norfolk,Virginia church of Christ, has generously agreed to oversee the construction of the campus for...
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April 2010
Travel With Us Into Sudan...
Having just returned from three busy weeks in South Sudan, the task of catching all of you up on the exciting developments there is nearly overwhelming. So we will just take you along on a whirlwind tour, hitting only the...
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March 2010
The Church in South Sudan is Growing!
Even with obstacles that would keep most congregations in our country fromgrowing,the church in South Sudan is growing in a very encouraging way. The church in the village of Opari is a good example. One year ago, this congregation did...
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January 2010
A New Year and New Decade
This month marks the beginning of a new year and the beginning of a new decade. I hope that as you look back over the last year and the last 10 years, you can rejoice over much of what is...
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September 2009
Their Greatest Wish Came True!
Imagine having never heard of God and then being told about Him for the very first time. You are excited by what you've heard and want to learn more! You are told that the complete story of God is written...
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