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

Saving Grace in Sudan

Saving Grace World Missions is working in nine countries around the world. The following is a bit pulled from their webpage describing the work they are doing in Sudan.

It was through the teaching of the Word that James approached the staff of Saving Grace Refugee Services and said; "God called you Americans to preach the Word in this refugee camp... these people are my people, I speak their language, I know their culture. I can function among them better than you. God is calling me to reach my people with the Gospel... I am ready to go home and preach the Gospel to the peoples of The Sudan."

This was the start of something great. God was fulfilling the vision He gave SGWM to raise up national leaders and send them into their own countries to reach their own people. God has united the hearts of three men: James Nyika, David Ogwang and Charles Mark, who were all trained and raised up through Saving Grace Refugee Services and lead by James Nyika and who are now preparing to travel into Southern Sudan to preach the Gospel to the unreached tribes.