Executive Director of Aid Sudan
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For
two years, my wife and I were missionaries in a mud hut in southern
Sudan. Although I had grown up in Africa, it was far removed from this
world virtually void of electricity, running water, or infrastructure.
While there, I led an oral Bible school while my wife taught in the
primary school and used her nursing skills in the local mud clinic. It
was an amazing time there, yet we had so many unanswered questions about
how to best engage in effective ministry in the bush of southern
Sudan.
In 2006, I was privileged to become the Executive
Director of Aid Sudan, a nonprofit missionary organization based in
Houston, TX. Aid Sudan ministers to southern Sudanese in the U.S. and
in southern Sudan, focusing on the spread of the gospel and community
development. Although we now live in Houston, I still travel to
southern Sudan three times a year, overseeing missionaries and projects
there.
After coming to the States, the Lord began to speak to me
about pursuing a doctorate in missions. I hoped this would help address
some of our unanswered questions. After much research I ended where I
began – with Fuller’s Doctor of Missiology program. I was drawn to it
because of the quality of professors, the nonresidential setup, and the cohort format.
Now in my second year, I can testify to the strength of these
components. The professors have strongly challenged me, the cohort
format has allowed us to learn in community, and the nonresidential
setup has enabled us to take what we learn and immediately introduce it
into our ministries. This program has already impacted my ministry and
personal walk with the Lord in powerful ways, far beyond what I had ever
even hoped. I am deeply grateful to see that impact – from Pasadena to
Houston to the bush of southern Sudan!