We prayed that God would meet the needs of the students and multiply the fish and loaves all over again. Our desire was to get enough food to provide for the children until their next shipment arrived… and God provided.
Every week there seems to be a new story about a violent attack somewhere in the Upper Nile Region of Southern Sudan. So far this year, more than 2,000 people have been killed and 250,000 displaced because of the violence.
At PPF, we try not to be a “gloom and doom” ministry that communicates urgency and tragedy in every correspondence. We like to report good news — and there is much of it in Africa, despite the mostly negative reports we hear in the news.
One of the most expensive parts of PPF’s work in Africa is transportation. Traditionally, the most frequent mode of transport in places like Southern Sudan has been by air. But chartering airplanes is expensive — VERY expensive. Road transportation is much cheaper. It’s also slower and has traditionally been challenged by poor roads and security concerns.
Rob Smith was born and raised in South Africa, but immigrated to the United States in 1977. He was an early advocate and activist in the Christian School and Home School movement in Georgia, where he lived for many years with his wife, Merle, and their four children.
Has Darfur’s war ended? Has the genocidal counter-insurgency launched by the Khartoum regime in 2003 against Darfuri rebels and the non-Arab civilian population of Darfur been halted? Two departing leaders of the current UN/African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) claim that the war is indeed over, and has devolved into a “low-intensity” security problem.
Recently, I travelled to the growing town of Torit in Southern Sudan to participate in a training session. The training session was on how to operate our new brick machine that was purchased earlier this year with the help of our supporters. We all know that the Church of Jesus Christ is not a building, but buildings are important. They communicate a message… that we’re “here to stay.”
Persecution Project Foundation is not a “one-man show” like some organizations. We’re a team – a team of Christians from all kinds of different backgrounds with one uniting purpose: to engage in active compassion for the persecuted.
We wanted to introduce you to one of these special people who operate behind the scenes to keep PPF going… and growing.
It’s with great sadness that we recently learned of the deaths of two friends of PPF. Africa Inland Mission (AIM) pilot Frank Toews and air mechanic Ryan Williams died in Nairobi after their plane went down near Wilson Airport.
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