One Sunday in Mundri

A group of 5 men from the US arrived in Mundri on Thursday. Already their presence has been a blessing to our friends and to our team!


Matt preached on Romans 1:16-17 this Sunday at Okari church.



After church we joined several church leaders in the payat where they had prepared a delicious and very generous meal for us to share. The man pictured above was a soldier in Anyanya 1 (the first Sudanese civil war) and he along with another older church leader told the stories of the history of the church from its beginnings in the 1930's. They told stories about the congregation running to the bush during both wars. They told of how God protected villagers who fled to the bush during the second Sudanese civil war from sicknesses like malaria, typhoid, diarrhea, etc. The second Sudanese civil war was a time of death, looting, torture, and a lot of suffering, and yet they praised God for how he kept the community safe from diseases that are still so devastating in South Sudan. Then we prayed together.

This picture of two of the women from Okari reminds me of how some of the women in my Bible study in Richmond might pose for a picture after church. =)

At 5 pm our team gathered with our visitors to sing worship songs, heard a word of encouragement from Steve, and shared testimonies of our weakness. Scott Will prepared a feast for us to share including three types of lasagna! We shelled some ground nuts and had some great conversation.

I could write a lot more about just this one day in Mundri, but those are the highlights.

I praise God for all the different ways I encountered Jesus this Sunday.