Ministry News
Hope for the Children of Southern Sudan
Hodges' Mission Update
March 29, 2012
South Sudan Hodges' Mission Update: March 2012One Day in South Sudan with Diantha and Steve Hodges Steve: It's March 21, 2012. After breakfast I start our Toyota Hilux Surf we just bought from another missionary ... more
Thanksgiving Newsletter November 2011
November 28, 2011
Hello Friends: It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving has now passed and Christmas season is here. Although we are in South Sudan, we celebrated Thanksgiving Day with many people around the table. And not all ... more
News from Southern Sudan - October 2011
November 2, 2011
Hello Friends: It has been a while since we sent the last newsletter but, as usual, it has been busy around here. So, we just wanted to send a short note to let everyone know ... more
News from Southern Sudan - September 25, 2011
September 25, 2011
(Photos referred to in this newsletter can be found on the Hope for the Children of Sudan Facebook page.) Greetings from South Sudan in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ: A very ... more
News from Southern Sudan - August 19, 2011
August 19, 2011
Hello Family and Friends: We hope as you read this you are happy, healthy, and staying cool in what we hear is one of the hottest summers yet. Since this is the rainy season, we ... more
News from Southern Sudan - July 14, 2011
August 19, 2011
Hello Friends: This is just a quick note to let you all know we are well and things are going well in our ministry here. We stay very busy and are actually learning our way ... more
News from Southern Sudan - July 11, 2011
August 19, 2011
Hello All, What a wonderful time to be in South Sudan!!! We were privileged to be a witness to the birth of a new nation yesterday. Through Elias, a friend and UMCOR employee, we received ... more
January 2011 News from Fred & Libby
February 25, 2011
Hello Friends: As we sit here composing this newsletter (at CTC for the Sudan alum), the employees are practicing singing their new national anthem. What a beautiful sound! On this 4th of July when we ... more
South Sudan Referendum
January 20, 2011
Dear Family and Friends, We wanted to send our newsletter, featuring the South Sudan Referendum. From November, the folks at our Yei church were getting up the excitement, especially a young adult named (appropriately) Christian. ... more
Christmas Greetings
December 24, 2010
Dear Family and Friends, We remember all the hustle and bustle of this time of year—if you don’t get this before the 25th it’s ok. However, we just wanted to remember all of you at ... more
December 2010 News from Boo and Phyllis in Sudan
December 7, 2010
Dear Family and Friends, Wow, it’s been a long time since our last newsletter! We’ve been busier than usual with teams, visits-- and a broken leg. In July we had a visit from Jason Byassee, ... more
September 2010
September 27, 2010
Dear Family and Friends, We apologize for taking so long to send this. We returned to Yei the first week in July, after a week in Kampala shopping and scoping out places to furnish the ... more
Newsletter Post Script April 2010
April 30, 2010
Dear Family and Friends, Even though we just sent a newsletter, we just had to share some really good happenings from this week. On Tuesday, April 20th, we took a trip to Libogo and Gwiria. ... more
April 2010
April 16, 2010
Dear Family and Friends, Once again please accept our thanks and praise for all you do for Sudan. We’re overwhelmed by the response to the bore hole (well) project! We’re so happy to report that ... more
March 2010
March 21, 2010
Dear Family and Friends, First of all, as of today—our first bore hole money has reached our bank account!!! That means the first of next week, we can begin! We’ll start with the one on ... more
