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These are exciting times here at His Voice for Sudan. We are making a transition to His Voice Global. Hear from Vernon this week as we do a video series to answer some questions as we make this exciting transition.

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Stay tuned this week for more videos! Thanks for stopping by!

We went to one of the largest train stations in all of India today. It was wild to hear how each of the train platforms are run by a different gang. The violence that happens at this train station by these kids is incredible. We had the chance to meet some of these kids and we were also rocked by some terrible stories. In the video you will see some kids singing. They are singing songs to Jesus. They are also high from glue.
We saw where many of the girls and boys sleep and also some of the places where the girls, as young as ten, are raped on a repeated basis. If no girls are around some of the older boys will then rape the younger boys. It is devastating.

Nabin and his wife Matilda are two people who are doing something about this intense situation. They have opened their home to seven boys. The goal is to get them out of the train station, disciple them in Jesus, and also give them an education. Nabin does this without a consistent budget and prays to God for provision every day. The boys at the end of the video are the ones who live in Nabin and Matilda’s home.

Although the devastation can be so difficult it was a great encouragement to be around such strong people as Nabin and Matilda. One of the things that Nabin told us was that when heavy persecution hit his village last year one of his nieces was raped and then set on fire! She is still alive. In the face of such personal difficulty I pray that you would be encouraged by the sacrificial living of Nabin and Matilda. They offer the worldwide church great hope and reason to rejoice.

Love Truth

Vernon

Here is a brief video update from Vernon on our first day in India.

Also, if you would pray for our meetings tomorrow we would really appreciate it.  We will be spending time with an individual who rescues children who have been injured and forced to beg for food and money at a local railway station that over 1 million commuters a day pass through.  Lastly, please pray for super-natural strength, as we haven’t slept in awhile, and open doors.

Love you all

Justin

We are so pumped to have an incredible friend that will be guest blogging with us!  Her name is Maureen (Moe fo’ short) Lunn.  Moe is a great friend that knows A TON about Sudan.  She will be focused on giving us some great information on the Peace Agreement, different political situations that are going on in Sudan, and other various topics that will help you to be more informed about Sudan.  Here are a few things she wrote about her background.  THIS THURSDAY WILL BE HER FIRST POST!!!  We are pumped!

I started traveling overseas as a teenager, and always found Africa particularly compelling, though I had never been there. In college, I studied abroad in Hong Kong and had the chance to visit South Africa for three weeks, both which greatly sparked my interest in international issues.  After graduating with a degree in religious studies from SBU, I returned to Hong Kong for a year working as a youth ministry intern at an international church there.  Upon returning to Kansas City and settling in, I craved a way to get involved with something of international flavor while I remained stateside–I came upon the ONE Campaign–Bono’s campaign to provide more foreign assistance to Africa.  I began to volunteer regularly, and two years later discovered that I had become extremely passionate about poverty, development and aid in Africa.  So, I turned that passion into a Masters degree at KU in International Studies, with a certificate in East African Studies.

The East part of my African interest came through my husband, Toby, who had lived in Kenya before we met and spent a year in Sudan while I was in graduate school, while we were dating.  His time in Sudan sparked my interest in the area there known as Nuba Mountains, which continues to be my primary area of focus in research and knowledge today.  I had the pleasure of visiting Kenya twice and Sudan once during 2008, while Toby was living there.

Today, I work for a neighborhood revitalization organization in the urban core of Kansas City, Missouri.  Toby and I hope to relocate to Kenya or Sudan sometime in the next few years.

We are thrilled to have launched our new website and blog.  Thanks for stopping by! Please take some time to look around and let us know what you think!

For information regarding Sudan’s upcoming elections check out www.sudanvotes.com. It features the reports of 30 journalists from Northern and Southern Sudan. For more information regarding the site itself check out Sudan Watch.