As I look ahead at the lives of children and adults who we have the opportunity to influence, I see the hopelessness and eternal poverty of their future without God’s intervention. Without power from Him, there is no new life for them.
Since late 2011, Mission to Children has followed, prayed, and supported the relocation and (present) rehabilitation of orphans in the state of Jonglei, South Sudan. The lives of these children were abruptly shattered when a rival tribe launched a violent and devastating attack on their village.
A couple of youth workers thought it would be important to participate in our character formation seminar. They hope to positively affect the youth who look up to them.
Mid-July 2011, members of the Murle tribe, armed by the Khartoum government, attacked the Nuer people in Jonglei state, South Sudan. Although tribal conflict is decades old, this attack was different. Traditionally these conflicts involved the stealing of cattle and the taking of women and children. This time the violence was much more pronounced.
Fatima is a small girl, probably only 9 or 10 years old. She is standing on the street in the center of a bustling city, holding a scrap of paper in her hands. She does not know what she is doing there, because she cannot read what is written on the paper.
On the other hand, as I look up I see lots to lift my heart: Hundreds of street children are ministered to by caring Christ-followers. Hundreds more kids are protected and healthy in children’s homes under Godly supervisors. Lepers see God’s love in action through Mission to Children. Extraordinary ministry doors to dark places are open to us, such as women’s and men’s prisons, and temple prostitutes—along with their children.
