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Our lady Claire. Claire worked in Ethiopia before coming to Sudan and has
quite the long missions career. Here she stands with an elder of the piam
called Rom (sounds like Rome) at and event held for the opening of a health
clinic run by SIC (Sudan Interior Church).

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Another great photo from Yabus. All the ladies who were attending sat around
this tree a few hundred meters from the men, who were attending the bridge
opening events. Some of the women were also busy making the meal that would
be served after the opening.

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I took this photo in Yabus, South Sudan during the opening of a new bridge.
I’m not a morning person, but pushed myself to get up early to grab some
photos in the morning light. This old building that sat overlooking the
river really caught my attention.

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I was shopping in Malakal one day for a lorry (large commercial truck) to move some supplies around town. They congregate in an ‘alley’ in the main part of town. While walking around I saw the town’s main mosque peeking out over the buildings and found it captivating with the sky.

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Many, many years ago Sudan was the first country that infamously had child
soldiers in it’s wars. The media covered it widely and the ‘western’ public
was outraged. What most people are not aware of is that ‘child’ soldiers can
still be found in Sudan’s armies.

The SPLA has just signed an agreement with the UN for it’s agencies to
verify that they are demobilizing these child soldiers.

Read about the agreement at Sudan Tribune.

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Boys playing on the beach

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Tomorrow morning we’re off to Nairobi. Taylor’s sister, Allison, will be with us a few more days before she heads off to South Africa. We’ll begin our permanent move to Kenya and all that entails. But first, planning for SIM Sudan’s SLC (Spiritual Life Conference).

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