2008 Ministry Trip to Southern Sudan and Uganda

Our third ministry in southern Sudan, with three days of ministry near Kampala, Uganda, is scheduled for June 14-28, 2008. These dates may vary slightly to accomodate the best flights. Once again, this is an intensive ministry trip, rather than a "vision" trip. We need Team members who are seriously Christian, but who don't take themselves too seriously. These gifts are especially needed: teaching (all ages, from children through adults), service (to assist with the medical clinics, etc.), and evangelism (personal and preaching evangelism). We need Christians who have vocational medical skills to conduct clinics. We can provide guidance to prepare for such clinics. Medical care is critically needed in southern Sudan.

Team unity is very important to us, and essential on the mission field. We get to know and pray for one another prior to the trip and are intentional about fostering strong personal and inter-ethnic relationships. Many Team participants return with RMNi--several as many as 8-10 times. Please click here for a photo report of our 2007 ministry trip.

The fee is $3950. The cost of flights takes the great majority of this fee. Please see the information beneath the Sudan Team Information Resources heading below for more details, and feel free to contact us at 423-822-1091.

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2007 Short-term Sudan Trip to Torit, Southern Sudan and Kajjansi, Uganda

This, our second ministry trip to southern Sudan, was more rigorous than our typical trips to (East) Africa. Southern Sudan is recovering from a civil war that lasted for over 20 years. Our Sudanese coordinator is a graduate of two Bible colleges and longtime friend. He heads the Presbyterian Church of Southern Sudan, under which we serve. We were able to serve those who have been under-served, due to war, for a long time.

We found the city and area around Torit (Eastern Equatoria Province) much as we expected, except that it appears to be burgeoning economically. We were able to present seminars to men in Torit and in Kajjansi, Uganda on church leadership, marriage and personal finances and to women on getting to know God, and to many children about salvation, prayer and African geography. RN David Haley treated almost 590 patients at clinics, mostly young children. We also evangelized, seeing about 27 professions of faith. We plan to post a slide presentation of the trip soon, but in the meantime, check David's journal of the trip.

2006 Short-term Missions Trip to Sudan

Two impressions arise from our June visit to Lohutok, Eastern Equatoria Province. First is God's common grace imparted to a culture. It would have taxed our founding fathers (and mothers) to have derived such a system of social checks and balances and orderly government. Second is God's provision. He provided safety, good food and our health was disturbed only briefly by various ailments, except for one serious ankle break. A medical evacuation flight landed within 2.5 hours (it's a 1.5 hour flight from the airport base). Then an anonymous donor in America advanced all the funds needed for the hospitalization and medical evacuation flight. Click here for the photo report of the 2006 Sudan trip:  The needs of the Lopit tribe are significant. How help can be given without damaging what is godly in the culture is challenging, as it is to any "undeveloped" culture.

Sudan’s Southern Peace Settlement

At long last a peace accord for southern Sudan was signed on January 9, 2005 by SPLA leader John Garang (deceased) and a representative of the Khartoum government. This event was witnessed by US Secretary of State Colin Powell, according to an AP story. We're grateful for the US government's pressure upon the Sudanese government, which has encouraged this accord. God has given peace--hopefully a just and lasting peace–to the south. May it come soon to the West, in Darfur, which, as the southern accord was signed, was not in sight. Please pray for protection upon the innocent of Darfur and may the UN and the US not give peace to the Sudanese government until a just accord is also reached in Darfur.

For what are now for more historical purposes, James Yugu Yangkole, a very articulate Sudanese, provided reported (until 2001) on "Sudan Churches," "History of Sudan," and "Sudan's Civil War," as well as war statistics of 1999 (see the navigation bar to the left).

Sudan Team Information Resources

How to get to Sudan - Find out how you can go with us to Sudan--here is your first stop.

Sudan Essentials - The basic information about the trip: costs, needs, etc...

Application - You know you need to go, so the next step is the application.

Waiver of Liability - The waiver must to be notarized, so don't wait.

Quick Gear Listing - The list of things you will want on the trip.

Other Sudan Information Resources

World Fact Book - Sudan Home Page

The war in Darfur is still in progress as of 4/06.  "As the genocide in Darful goes on, chaos and killing spread to Sudan's neighbors," by Anne Penketh of The Independent (April 21, 2006) is an insightful article.

Sudan's Muslim Janjaweed militia are now attacking inside Chad. See "Rebels and robbers rampage in eastern Chad," (April 20, 2006) by Stephanie Hancock, BBC News.

An excellent media presentation of the Darfur genocide and petition for a special UN envoy is presented by Human Rights First.

The BBC has an extensive site devoted to developments in Sudan, particularly in the Darfur region.  See Sudan: A Nation Divided.