I took this photo two months ago in Marialbai, Aweil West. Pastor Paulino Malou is standing on one corner of the land the Chief has provided to us, and he is pointing to the other corner on the northern side. The land will be site of a Church of Christ mission which initially will provide care for children who have lost parents in the war. The Chief and Sub-Chiefs have begun the registration process to enure only the children in genuine need will be admitted to the program. We have discussed various possibilities for future development on the land including a church, school and vocational training.
I had been back in Australia just a few days when I sent money to Malou to mark the boundaries of the land. It is a small start really, but we have a vision of what we can do to support this commuity.
Most of what we have done in Sudan so far has been supporting what others have established. This new misison in Marialbai is the first major project we have started from the beginning.
I feel like we have dug the ground and planted a seed. I wonder what we will see on this site in one year, ten years or fifty years.
