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“Cush wi l l s tretch out her hands to God” (Psalm 68:31)

SIM South Sudan Newsletter

January 2016

I must preach. I must go and tell.

“When you are walking on the path and people ask you about the Bible you

are carrying, don’t be ashamed to tell them.”—Musa’s advice p. 5

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Mirriam Webster

defines peace as

“a state in which there

is no war or fighting.”

Ever since December

of 2013 when fighting

in South Sudan began I

have prayed for this

kind of peace. I have

prayed continuously

for this new nation, for

a cessation of violence

and war. This prayer is

reflected in the name

of our son; Josiah

means God heals. As a

family we pray God

would heal South

Sudan.

Recently my pastor

preached that true

peace isn’t the absence

of war, rather it is the

presence of God.

God’s presence came

to earth in the form of

a small baby, Jesus.

God’s presence is with

believers now in the

form of the Holy

Spirit. God’s presence

is peace. While I

continue to pray for

the fighting to end, I

believe more than ever

that South Sudan can

only be healed by the

presence of God,

Jehovah Rapha, the

Ultimate Healer. This

is our message to

South Sudan.

In the midst of war

and chaos God’s

presence is found in

the refugee camps. His

presence is found in

new believers, in

baptisms, in church

growth, in discipleship.

His presence is found

in the clinic and the

compassionate care

being ministered there.

For South Sudan to

know peace we must

preach Christ. We

must tell of His

goodness, of His

grace and of His

love. The stories that

follow give a glimpse

of how God’s presence

is being made knownin Doro, South Sudan.

M. Klay

Communications

Manager & Editor

Nairobi, Kenya

From the Editor: True, Lasting Peace

First Christmas

celebration for

the Ingessena

tribe in Doro,

South Sudan

Picture Credit:

Khamboi Ngaihte

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The first time I

met Maha*, a

new believer among

the Ingassana tribe, joy

shown all over her

face. Our friendship

continues to deepen as

I watch her encourage

her people to follow

Jesus. From our first

Bible study Maha was

hungry to learn about

Jesus and God’s Word.

Two months after

starting a Bible study inher camp, Gendrassa

camp, Maha is active in

teaching other women.

Initially I felt totally ill-

equipped to lead the

Bible study with theIngassana women.

New to Doro, I just

started learning about

life in the refugee

camps and my Arabic

wasn’t good enough to

teach! Yet, it wasevident God was

asking me to do this,

so He sent me Maha.

Though most women

only get to go to

school for a year or

two, she studied Arabic

for 10 years. She reads

the Scripture passage

beautifully after whichI follow up with basic

questions to help the

women summarize and

get the main point of

the verses. Then at the

end Maha re-tells the

entire lesson in Gaam,their mother tongue, to

make sure the group

understands.

Through a seminar

taught by my husband,

Maha is learning how

to study the Bible forherself and how to

teach it to those who

can’t read. When I go

on Christmas break she

w i l l h a v e t h e

opportunity to lead the

Bible study by herself.

It is encouraging to see

Maha take the lead. Ibelieve that as we

disciple and pour into

her during her time in

the refugee camp she

will be able to lead the

women believers and

share her faith. Then when peace comes to

her region of Blue Nile

State she will carry the

Gospel back to her

home land.

Bethany Fader

Discipleship &EvangelismDoro, South Sudan

Equipped

to Tell

Maha, 2nd from le, Bethany, center, and

ladies from the Bible study

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Riyad*, a Muslim from the

Mayak tribe lives in a refugeecamp near Doro. He developed

back pain two years ago and was

unable to walk. His family took him

to the local witchdoctor several

times but nothing changed.

Ultimately he was neglected because

his family could not afford tocontinue caring for him.

When our clinic chaplains heard

about him they went to visit. They

shared God’s Word with him. He

embraced the Gospel as he felt

God’s compassion from our two

chaplains. They visited him regularly

and provided food, a bed and a

Bible. They also encouraged hisfamily who are taking a more active

role in Riyad’s care.

Riyad found the hope he lost. Now

he walks with support! We pray the

Lord will continue to strengthen his

faith and his body.

Ahmad* and his wife, Sameea*,

both Muslims from the Mayak

tribe, heard about Riyad’s story and

how our chaplains showed

compassion to a man shunned by

his family and community. The

story about this bedridden man who

was now walking with support

intrigued them. They were also

curious about the book he was

given and the message on the audio

story teller that he listens to

regularly.

Sameea was unwell and so they

came to the clinic to get treatment

and hear about the god mentioned

in the storyteller. She had been to

other clinics as well as the

witchdoctor but was not improving.

She told her husband she was

certain the SIM clinic was the right

place and she would be made well.

While receiving treatment they met

our chaplains who shared God’s

Word and they believed in Jesus. It

was a joyous occasion to have both

a husband and wife come together

to follow Jesus. We pray that the

compassion we show to those inneed as the hands and feet of Jesus

will minister to others who hear

about it.

Healing Power of

God’s Word:

Chaplain Yasir sharing the Gospel.

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Madiha* came to

the SIM clinic

with her sick child. Her

son had already been

treated at other clinics

a n d e v e n t h e witchdoctor without

improving. She had

lost hope and wanted

to give up. We

encouraged her that

apart from medicine

there was the healingpower of prayer. She

did not understand.

She was neither

Muslim nor Christian

and had never been to

church. We asked if

she wanted to knowabout this God and

His son, Jesus. She

hesitated but agreed to

sit and talk with our

chaplain, Pastor Bulus.

After their session he

gave her an audio Bible

in her language.

After three daysMadiha returned a

completely changed

person. She was

radiant and beaming.

H e r s o n w a s

recovering and she was

excited about what she

had heard. Her brother

had also listened to the

audio Bible and was

willing to come to hear

about Jesus. Pastor

Bulus continues to

encourage and minister

to her. We pray that

she will know the

Truth about Jesus and

are glad for the

opportunity to share

with her the everlasting

hope in salvation.

Clinic storiessubmitted by:Dickson KaburuClinic ManagerDoro, South Sudan

W

orge, a leprosy patient,

recently moved to Liang tostay with family. His brothers would

not sit or eat with him for fear of

catching leprosy. Our team went to

Liang to conduct awareness

seminars with the church and

community leaders. They received

the teaching well and decided lepersshould no longer be stigmatized or

outcasts.

Unfortunately fighting reached the

village of Liang and Worge’s house was burned down. Now he lives in

Bunj just a few miles from the

clinic. Pastor Bulus, our chaplain,

invited him to church. Worge

decided to follow Jesus. Pray for

him as he starts his journey of faith.

Vicki BeattieLeprosy ProgramDoro, South Sudan

Pastor Bulus with a box of

amulets from patients who

now follow Jesus Christ.

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It is hard to describe

the humility I felt

when I heard Musa, aman who has only

been a believer for a

few months, give

advice to believers

from his tribe who are

only a few weeks old in

Christ. “Be ready forpeople to jeer at you

and ask you if it is

really true that you

became a Christian.

Some people will come

to fight you but don’t

fight them back. When you are walking

on the path and people

ask you about the Bible

you are carrying, don’t

be ashamed to tell

them. There will be

many people who wantto come to church but

they will be afraid.

They will even be

afraid of walking in the

direction of the

church. Encourage

them and be patient with them.” It

sounded like the Holy

Spirit was speaking the

e x a c t words that

He gave to Paul and

Peter for the earlychurch.

But what do I know of

these words? No one

has ever picked a fight

with me because of my

faith. My family has

never chased me away

because I am a

Christian. My friends

have never been afraid

to associate with me

because I follow Jesus.

What words of

encouragement could I

possibly give to these

new believers? I have

never felt so ill-

equipped for the task

as I have in the past

few months. And yet,

at the same time, I

have realized more and

more how awesome

God’s Word is.

Instead of trying to

come up with some

great advice or trying

to identify with these

new believers, my gut

reaction has become:

“What does God’s

Word say about this?”

We are slowly movingthrough scripture

together. Their hunger

f o r t r u t h a n d

connection with stories

thousands of years old

is testimony both to

the timelessness ofGod’s Word and to its

relevance to every

culture and every tribe

on earth. Wow, we

serve an Awesome

God!

After concluding a

week of teaching some

of these new believers

how to study, apply,

and teach God’s word

and one of them pulled

me aside yesterday to

excitedly tell me that

he can’t wait to go

back and teach the new

believers in his church.

We must teach this

good news!

Eli FaderDiscipleship &EvangelismDoro, South Sudan

We must Teach This Good News!

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From the editor: Names in stories have been changed to protect privacy, especially in

the case of Muslim background believers who are oen persecuted for their faith.

M. Klay, Communicaons Manager, SIM South Sudan

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