Kadugli via Photo Essay
Seeing as I have taken well over 700 pictures in the last two days, I think it is about time I shared a couple of them. Please join me on our excursion to Kadugli… (By the way, you can click on these pictures to see a larger version, and if you would like some more detailed trip background, read today’s Weekly Reminder.)
Travel
Travel to Kadugli is excruciating, and worse on the second time around. Last time I went to Kadugli, the misery was lessened by the experience of it all, but the second time through, with the newness worn off, there is nothing but a camera and an MP3 player to take the mind off of the pain.
But the views are gorgeous, and the villages and people unforgettable.
And we can always haul food off of the roof of the Land Cruiser.
Our motel in Kadugli. This one had a roof, which I took for granted until the next hotel. Take it from me, though–Orion is beautiful.
Ministry
The excruciating travel was not without reason, of course. Remember is partnering with two other organizations to serve the people of the South Kordofan state. As always, Remember seeks to serve the persecuted church, with a focus on the widows and orphans of martyrs, so our specific goal is to build a safehouse, storage facility, base of operations, clinic, and potentially even a school to serve the Christians in this area.
We were able to see the land that has been given to start the project, and to dedicate it to the Lord’s work.
And no building plan would be complete without some measuring and searching for supplies!
Church
The highlight of this short trip to Kadugli was stopping in at the local church. They sang for us, and showed us great welcome, and though we could not understand each other, the fellowship was sweet.
They had 5 Bibles for the church.
People
When you drive for 13 hours across a significant chunk of Africa’s largest country, you see lots of people. And in the final analysis, that is what really matters; people are, by necessity, the heart of ministry. They are the heart of ministry because they are God’s heart. For God so loved the world…for all their familiarity, those are profound words.
From the rising of the sun…
…unto the going down of the same…
…the LORD’s name is to be praised.
Psalm 113:3