It was August of 2024 when the first scout team arrived at the request of a local pastor, Elijah. There they proceeded to the city of Malakal, a town in South Sudan’s Upper Nile Region along the Nile River. This city was once South Sudan’s second largest city and a key trading hub, but after gaining independence in 1956, South Sudan plunged into nearly constant war. Today, it lacks electricity, and running water, and has severely damaged infrastructure.

In Malakal, one IDP camp stood out to us. This camp was home to about 7,000 people in about 1,500 households, mostly IDPs who returned from Sudan on April 8, 2024. Many are originally from Malakal and plan to stay, though some are Sudanese who hope to return.

Over the past year, we’ve been regularly purchasing large quantities of emergency food aid and getting it shipped up the Nile to distribute in our target camp. With it, we’ve also been able to provide Bibles and run children’s activities alongside the food and water distributions. Since the beginning of the project, we have distributed 180,902 pounds of food, and reached/aided 7,018 people.

Continue to pray for the people of South Sudan. The time has come for us to move on, having provided them with means to grow crops and work towards supporting themselves. However, the crisis in this land is not over and they need our prayers.

Thank you to all of you who have supported this project and made it possible, whether it was through prayers or finances, We could not have done it without your support.