Thursday update

Here is an email I received from Amy today:

Thursday update from Sudan:

The weather was between 100 and 105 today. The team is doing well, drinking lots of water & in good spirits. The first full day of ministry is now coming to a close. Some of the details from the day:

There were 75 people that came today for the seminars. More than half of them being women. The team really experienced today the incredible hunger the community has for Bible teaching. All of the various seminars were very well received.

Samuel Teimuge did great job teaching and sharing about community development.

Diana worked at the school all day today. There were 220 children at the school. After 2 1/2 years of studying on the ground and having stones as their benches and the ground as their desks the children received wooden benches and desks today for the very first time. Imagine the excitement!

The team heard several of the heartbreaking testimonies today from some of the children at the school. They also visited a local cattle camp where people had just arrived from a refugee camp and where attempting to settle for the first time in the area.

Continue to pray for the team as they share in their various seminars tomorrow and as they prepare for ministry over the weekend. We praise God for His faithfulness and for the opportunity to bring God's love and hope to the people of Southern Sudan.