By Nadine Pelham Their faces beamed as they walked into the conference guest house, 10 ladies, leaders in their communities, meeting for 4 days away from their daily tasks of childcare, cooking, cleaning, gathering wood, and carrying water from the well. None had ever stayed in a facility with electricity and plumbing! They were joined…
“I joined the Bible School to learn how to teach and preach the Word of God to others,” beamed Data Samuel as he introduced himself to the other Bible School students. All the students were excited to have the rare opportunity to attend quality training classes offered inside the refugee camp where they are living. Studying to complete this course will not…
Have you ever found yourself wondering just how important the church actually is these days? I know that I have, and maybe even more so since the start of this pandemic? In our human flesh don’t we all want to think we can manage on our own? Is that the plan of the enemy of…
Dear Partners, Do you ever wake up on a Sunday morning and think, “I just don’t feel like making the effort to get to church today?” I know I have (and the COVID situation is making this rationalization even easier). Recently I learned about a situation that really put me to shame.A South Sudanese friend…
Dear Friends and Partners, This past year has been a year of difficulty and change for everyone, but in every moment God has remained sovereign over everything. He holds the whole world in His hands, and He has an appointed time for everything that happens. I am amazed and very grateful when I think about…
“I’ll Be Home for Christmas”, the Bing Crosby hit from 1943, will not be heard in the refugee camps in Uganda. I am sure the South Sudanese living in the camps do dream of going home, but it won’t be happening this Christmas. LWCT is trying to make the best of their displacement period by…
“This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.” 2 Corinthians 9:12. Apostle Paul voiced how proud he was of the believers in Corinth concerning their commitment to giving to other believers in need. (I feel the same about…
How about purchasing something for a person who has nothing, for that person who has everything? Choosing gifts from our Christmas catalog will bless struggling South Sudanese refugees with basic needs. It will also bless your loved one, not to mention the blessing that you yourself will receive. Our selections are gifts that keep on…
I am so glad you asked. Just like every other place in the world the COVID pandemic has far-reaching effects, well beyond the symptoms of the virus. For our brothers and sisters living in refugee camps, the problems are compounded by the recent trauma of having to flee their homeland due to violence. As you…
Many of you have asked how the food distribution has progressed since the appeal went out in July. My one word summary of the whole endeavor is “wow”. It is amazing to me to watch how God works through His people. It makes me wonder, if He creates or allows dire situations to arise just…
