NEWSLETTERS

Touching Sudan

The Wheels team left Cape Town, via Johannesburg to Nairobi. Wheels’ team left Wilson airport outside Nairobi, Kenya, on the morning of 22 April, with a small King Air (Samaritan’s Purse) aircraft. Our first stop was Lokichocchi, northern Kenya, from where we flew to Kurmuk. On our arrival in Kurmuk temperatures were in the 40s! Our first obstacle was to get fuel into the King Air aircraft. We physically had to roll the drums of 44 gallon fuel from the bush to the airstrip where the plane stood. Then we had to physically pump – with a hand pump – the jet fuel into the aircraft. Once we had refuelled, we flew to Kauda in the Nuba Mountains. On arrival in Kauda we got in our vehicle and left for Abri in Kwalib area. That night we stayed in Abri and left the next morning for our conference in Nyakoma, located in the northern belt of the Nuba Mountains. In total, 17 evangelists were trained with the Heart of Man chart during the three day conference in Nyakoma. We also ministered at the church in Nyakoma on the Sunday morning, where more than 400 women attended the service. Many came out for prayer at the end of the service.

We then travelled to Heiban in the middle belt of the Nuba Mountains, where 17 men were trained with the Heart of Man chart. Our third conference took place in Tangal in the Moro area in the southern belt. Pastors from Tabanja and Korarak also attended this conference. In total, 31 pastors and evangelists attended this third conference. On the Saturday morning these men were sent out to the market in Tangal to present the gospel message to the people in the market place. Fourteen teams presented the gospel that day and more than 850 people heard the gospel via the use of the Heart of Man chart. It was a great day in Tangal for so many people to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ. Pastors were extremely happy and thankful for the opportunity to share the gospel in the way they did.

By the grace of God a total of 52 bicycles has been bought for the northern, middle, and southern belt in the Nuba Mountains. A total of 65 pastors and evangelists were trained. Wheels for God’s Word’s deepest appreciation and thanks goes out to Arrie Preller of SSNet who was our guide in the Nuba Mountains. Without his previous experience of the Nuba Mountains, we would have had an impossible task to deal P.O. Box 6, Parow, South Africa, 7499 22nd Edition with. Many thanks also to Samaritan’ Purse who made three seats available on their plane for our team between Nairobi and the Nuba Mountains. God bless the work of Samaritan’s Purse and SSNet. Here to follow are a few of the most incredible stories and testimonies of what the men of God have endured during the last few years in Sudan.

Three Stunning Testimonies from Sudan

Musatitus (Evangelist / Church Leader)
Musatitus is from the MORO area in the Nuba Mountains. After his Bible school training he also became a teacher. One day he and some friends travelled to GIDEL to go fetch some sorgum. In the process he and three friends were forced to join the SPLA. They were taken to ERITREA, from where they launched attacks on the Sudanese government. During the first battle they established a stronghold in Sudan and waged war for 4 years from there. During the battle two of the four friends died.

Musatitus never gave up his faith in the Lord Jesus, but, despite what happened to him, never stopped preaching the gospel to the SPLA soldiers. He also harbours no bitterness against the people who mistreated him. During this time he was appointed as “chaplain,” in addition to his other duties as soldier.

Throughout this whole ordeal that covers a period of four years, Musatitus never saw his wife or family or home village! IMAGINE GOING TO A MARKET TO BUY FOOD AND COMING BACK TO YOUR WIFE AND KIDS FOUR YEARS LATER!

Today he is back in the MORO area, where he proclaims the gospel with new evangelical fervour.