Round Two

Wow, I caught a little air on that last bump. As I returned to my sub base, I reflected on what I was doing. The wind was rushing through my hair and blowing on my face. I was zipping over a uneven and pothole filled road on a four wheeler or ATV. I had been stuck away from my base for a few days so the stubble of a new beard was on its way in. "I kind of fit the tough dude missionary look right now," I thought. Admittedly, it was kind of fun to make the two and a half hour ride over that broken down road.
Work is back in full swing here in Sudan. The churches in my area are hard at work gathering resources and clearing roads for those resources to be brought to the church sites. The trouble in Kenya has affected us out here in Sudan. Kenya supplies resources including oil to a host of countries around it and that oil makes its way to Sudan. Because of the trouble in Kenya, oil has had trouble making its way to Uganda and consequently, to Sudan. Availability of Petrol and Diesel fuels disappeared and I was worried that our operations might have to halt. Happily, that has not happened yet and my team was able to get some fuel.
Over the next several months our hope is to finish preparing the twelve churches we are currently working on, not to mention the seven or so that are ready to be built at the moment. We also are starting to look at where our next group of churches will be located. My partner, will be with me for another two and half months before he heads back to the US; at which point I should be getting a new partner.
As it is a new year, almost all the workers contracts will have to be renewed. As our work locations change, so will the needs of our workforce. These last few days have been filled with decisions on how many people we need as workers and in what capacity they can be most effective.
Every morning, we have a devotional lead by either myself or one of my Sudanese or Ugandan workers in leadership roles. These devotionals seem to be going well and are a good time for our workers to pray for each other.
Thank you all for your prayer support of the ministry out here. It is going well. As this ministry continues to grow in its scope, prayer, I think is one of the most important foundations we can build upon.

May the Lord bless you this day,



Adam



Prayer requests

Pray that our project will continue to get all the materials it needs to continue functioning. Fuel is still a concern here.
Pray for wisdom in our decisions on our workforce. There are still some positions we have to decide if we are going to fill or not.
Continue to pray for peace in Sudan so that the work can continue.
Continue to pray for safety as we work and travel.
Pray that the influence of the US staff, myself and Billy, will be a positive one spiritually to the Sudanese. Pray that we can build up our workers and make them stronger believers.