Fields of Sudan

                              Grace and Her Brother

Our 9 months service in Sudan in 2008 has continued to be a blessing to us.  The 10 years laps between our service and now has amazed us at the blooming of many seeds planted by so many those months in the Harvesters Orphanage.

Grace was one of our young ladies in the orphanage.  Recently, she connected with us on FB.  We just love seeing her photos and smile.  She is attending secondary school in Uganda after fleeing Yei, Sudan from the fighting there.  Grace mentioned her younger brother is in a refugee camp and she is housed in a group setting for students.  She has no parents and no support.  We have been praying if we were to help Grace.  The knock on our hearts came a few weeks ago.

Grace

In a conversation over texting, she asked us to pray for her.  She was anxious and fighting depression .  When I probed more, she said she could NOT locate her little brother who is in a refugee camp.  We prayed together for God to locate him and in 5 days, she found him.  We continued to write and we felt the Lord direct us to send Grace only a $100.  Now, here in the U.S., that is not much, but in Sudan, it is a large amount.  Grace was speechless when we got her contact info to wire the money.  She immediately sent money to her brother for food and medical help.  He was very sick and unable to get medicine.  Then, we got this picture of the cooker!

Grace's cooker for meals

When I asked Grace if she only boiled water on it, she said, "No Mom, I learned to cook.  When I get home late from studies and have no charcoal, I can cook on this and it's such a help!"  We received many thank yous from her and her brother.  I stopped, remembering the wood stoves we cooked on in Sudan, and thought of my own new kitchen appliances in our log home.  I was so concerned to get just the right color, size, and convinces.  Here Grace is concerned with no charcoal!  Oh Lord, help us we prayed!  She then added she kept the rest for food money.  Grace has known hunger, abandonment, and separation.

Thank you Lord for sending us to Sudan to see how spoiled we are.  Thank you for letting us live their life and feeling their pains.  Now, we pray Father, we will NOT forget those in the Body of Christ who need us so deeply.  We are reminded that a generous giver, one who waters well others, will be watered in his time of need.  Enjoy Grace, and thank YOU for the reminder that all the world is not like we are.  Thank you Lord for our abundance and show us how to help others.  Thank you for the Fields of Sudan.  May we never forget that field.