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SUDAN
While we are still busy at work in Ethiopia, we feel the Lord has even more work He wants to do through us in other
countries of Africa as well. Recently, the door has opened up in the country of Sudan. This past week we had a meeting
with Jean Wood who is the director of The Colorado Friends of the Lost Boys of Sudan. If you haven’t
heard of the Lost boys you will be BLOWN AWAY by their story below (which is a must read).
Jean just returned from Sudan and told us about a village she stayed at out in the "bush" called Duk Paol. This was
the home to a few of the Lost Boys, who now reside in Denver, before their village and lives were destroyed by the
war over 20 years ago!!! Two of the Lost Boys by the names of Daniel Lual Duol and James Mabior Mayom have
partnered with "Mama Jean", as she is called by the Lost Boys, to build a primary school in their village of Duk Payuel. Daniel resides in Denver, and
Mabior has been working in Sudan for the past year and will be returning to Colorado soon.
The village is in dire need of many things such as access to clean water, food, and
a school for the children. Currently there are approximately 400-500 children; many of them orphans.
Knowing they need to find a way to help the people in Daniel and Mabior's village immediately, they have begun
searching for others who will help in their mission. That is where The Dutton Family Foundation comes in. We are
now in the beginning stages of developing a plan to help rebuild Duk Payuel. This is a big undertaking, but
we are confident that the Lord can do "immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is
at work within us"-Eph 3:20
We are thrilled to feel Him stirring our hearts to help and are excited to see what His plans are for His people who have suffered so greatly, yet still proclaim His Holy Name. He has heard their cry and desires to use both YOU and I to answer their prayers. Prayerfully ask the Lord how you can use the gifts and resources He has blessed you with to join us in this mission. Would you please consider donating a one time gift or becoming a monthly sponsor of our foundation? 100% of your donations go directly to the ministry. We don’t have the funds to accomplish this task and are asking for your help. It has been over 20 years since their village was destroyed and to this day, it still hasn’t been rebuilt. We are Gods hands. Who is going to help them if WE don’t???
Click Here To Donate and God Bless you!!!
Who Are the "Lost Boys" of Sudan?
The Lost Boys of Sudan were among nearly 16,000 boys (ages 5 to 11 at the time) forced to flee from their southern Sudan villages in 1987, when Islamic militants from northern Sudan attacked their villages. Most women and girls were killed or captured; villages burned, and parents shot. In an instant, the young boys were forced to become men in order to survive.
The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State described the conflict as "One of the longest-lasting, bloodiest, most brutal wars on the face of this earth."
The Lost Boys trekked for years up to Ethiopia, back to Sudan, and finally to a refugee camp in Kakuma, Kenya. Many thousands were killed by soldiers or lions and other wild animals. Others drowned or were eaten by crocodiles as they crossed rivers. Still more died of starvation and disease. The Lost Boy's who managed to survive spent 9-10 years of their lives in the Kakuma Refugee Camp.
Given only one bowl of food a day, life in the refugee camp was very hard; and with no parents to protect them, many lost their lives in the camp.
In 2001 the U.S. finally stepped in and resettled approximately 3,600 Lost Boys to the U.S. Today, the "Found" Men, (now ages 18-27), are focused on pursuing a higher education and training for meaningful careers. Some work two jobs and send money back to help brothers or family members STILL in the Refugee Camps or Sudan.
Meanwhile in Sudan, civil war and slavery is still very much a reality in Sudan-- a major concern for all of them. The situation in the Kakuma Refugee Camp where many of their brothers still are is deteriorating with starvation and disease. There is now a fragile peace agreement between the North and South, but the current genocide in the Darfur region of the Sudan continues to be real threat to a permanent peace for all of Sudan.
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