October 2024 Newsletter
Leader’s Conference!
In South Sudan, a nation rich in culture and history but also scarred by conflict and division, the role of effective leadership cannot be overstated. This last month our national team of leaders gathered together in Wau, the second largest city in South Sudan. The purpose was to welcome Nathan into the team, revisit the vision of In Deed and Truth Ministries and to equip them with the mindset and faith necessary to lead with integrity, unity, and purpose.
Every sector of our ministry was represented by our Field Director, Medical Director, CHE manager, Bible School Director, CC Tonj Senior Pastor, Finance Director, Church Plant coordinator, Missionary Support Specialist, and Infrastructure coordinator. We also invited our missionaries, and new Executive Director as we focused on nurturing and empowering this next generation of South Sudanese leaders for our ministry.
They are the future and it is our heart to equip them with biblical principles that foster humility, resilience, and servant leadership, all essential for navigating the pressures and responsibilities, with the continuance and growth of IDAT long-term.
Ongoing Food Distribution!
Our ministry, by God’s grace and with the support of faithful partners, has been actively involved in providing food to both the internally displaced people (IDP’s) within our region and the muslim refugees from Khartoum. We believe this is a critical moment to live out our calling to be the hands and feet of Jesus to those in desperate need.
Our maternal waiting homes are full of IDP’s that ran away from the tribal fighting in Tonj East. One woman had seven children killed and her 8-year-old daughter came with her who was also shot but survived. Another mother we are caring for was running with her 2-month-old twins. Her 10-year-old daughter was carrying one twin and she was carrying the other. As they fled gunshots, the daughter and twin were both killed. These women came to Tonj town but have no shelter or food.
360 bags of food (18 tons) were distributed to the refugee community that fled fighting in Khartoum.