“A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing.” I woke up with first 2 lines of this song in my head, and it’s a great reminder that God is our fortress and he will never fail us. Today started with breakfast of bread and eggs cooked by our sweet hostesses, and I think that we all chose the option of taking in a little hot tea so that we could have a little help from the caffeine to get us going. We split into 3 different groups today to worship with the church in South Sudan. Yancy, Eric and Fred attended the services at Christ Cathedral earlier in the morning and made it back in time to also attend the services in Mirikalanga where Fred was teaching and Bethany gave a greeting. James and Daniel attended the services with Fred and Bethany. John and Louanne worshipped with the church at Okarri where John delivered the message and Louanne extended a greeting.

After services this morning, we joined back together at the compound for lunch and the men went out under the mango tree to teach whomever would come. Then later in the afternoon, we got word that the commissioner was on his way. Because of this, we all went out to meet him and spend some time with him. We all met the commissioner and his team. They spoke to us about things that were changing within South Sudan and mentioned several things that simply broke the hearts of some of us. So by saying this, I ask that you please pray for both the leadership and the people in the County of Mundri that they would be infected with the true Gospel of salvation through Christ Jesus alone and for the purpose of glorifying God’s great name among the nations! Pray that they would see in scripture that it’s not about gaining worldly wealth, building taller buildings, and bringing more wealth to South Sudan. Pray that God would open their eyes that there is only 1 way to salvation and that all world religions are not alike. Pray also that they will realize that God will give them a new love for ministering to the poor, not simply taking them out of their circumstances for the sake of giving them more material possessions.

Louanne Green