Grace in Sudan

Bill Paquette is serving with Safe Harbor in Sudan. Below is an excerpt from his recent newsletter. No doubt you've heard the recent story of the British school teacher being jailed and expelled from Sudan for allowing her students to name a teddy bear Mohamed. Islam can be graceless, but Bill's newsletter demonstrates the grace shown by Christians.

Grace is non existent in Sudan. A dear friend of mine whom lived in the compound with me had an issue with taking things that didn’t belong to him. After discovering an item missing that only he could have taken, it was determined that he had to go. My heart agonized over this as in Sudan prison is the punishment for stealing. It seemed like an opportunity to show my brother grace, mercy and forgiveness. After 4 days of prayer, I told him how much I loved him and that I had no choice but to let him go. We prayed with him and provided some benevolence so that he wouldn’t end up on the streets. The result is that the thief was shown grace and mercy (just as we are). The Sudanese staff also learned grace.

Read the whole story here: Safe Harbor Blog