Tall Skinny Kiwi (Andrew Jones) draws attention to the organization Kiva today. If you are not yet familiar with Kiva, please check out their website (the “about” tab has lots of information). While I know there are some people who question the micro-finance system as a whole (see the first comment on Andrew’s post), I [...]
Dr. Ellen Davis (Professor of Bible and Practical Theology at Duke Divinity) has been spearheading a partnership with Renk Theological College in Southern Sudan. Listen to her describe what the Sudanese prioritized for their theological training, and why: A FEW YEARS AGO, when I asked the head of Renk Theological College in Southern Sudan to [...]
Daniel and Tonya tagged me in the recent book meme that is making the rounds: Name 5 books or scholars that had the most immediate and lasting influence on how you read the Bible. In no particular order: 1. Mark Smith’s (peer-less) work on the Baal Cycle introduced me to the world of Ugaritic and [...]
This is the long-awaited post about the Teacher Workshop that I was a part of during our trip. I’m sorry it has been so delayed in getting posted. I think the more I thought about our time in Yei, the harder (rather than easier) it became to really put into words all that we have [...]
John Garang, leader of the SPLM and newly inaugurated vice president in Sudan has died in an air crash. For details read these news releases: CNN International Edition BBC News Release The fragile peace in Sudan is being reaffirmed by the Sudanese government, but the South will need a strong leader to step up and [...]
If a picture is really worth a thousand words, then maybe these photos will buy me some time to write the rest of my reports. This is a young (maybe 8 years old) girl who is babysitting for a young infant. The child is tied to her back in the traditional way, with a blanket. [...]
We’re still tracking down luggage, but we seem to be getting back to the normal routine. And that means Mark is blogging (and making up for not blogging for a while to boot!). He’s done a great job of describing our travel, our arrival, our accommodations, the worship service, the town of Yei and the [...]
Here’s an unedited MP3 of some of the young people in Yei singing. It’s a about 3.3 MB in size, but worth it to hear! Listen to it here. We’ll post some more of the music that we recorded after we get it cleaned up.
We are home! Thanks so much for all your prayers. We have been up for about 28 hours now, and are ready to hit the sack (but I wanted to get a few pictures up to hold you until we get a chance to really decompress and write about our time). Actually, the team is [...]
Greetings from London! The team metup at Newarkâs Liberty International Airport yesterday and begin the long trek to Yei, Sudan. We had a relatively uneventful first leg to London. The only hiccup (that we know of) is that half the team was able to check their baggage on through to their final destination (Entebbe, Uganda) [...]
