Tambura Southern Sudan. Our Sudan Campaigns have opened our eyes to what God can do and to just how powerful the Gospel is. Salvation sweeping whole communities, the Holy Spirit falling, filling and transforming people. The mighty healing power of God sweeping across the town. No other message can do for the people what the Gospel is able to do.

Tambura was different to any other Sudanese town we have been this year. It all goes back to colonial rule when the geographical areas were divided out by the British Government to different religious groups. Tambura was given to the Catholics so 99.9% of Tambura was Catholic. The people were bound by a mixture of religion and witchcraft and lulled into a false sense of security that all was okay between them and God. We can only think of the scripture, I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. We planted the seed of the gospel and prayed like never before. Our whole team was so disturbed by the darkness, we organized a 24 hour prayer watch and called out to God for Tambura to be saved and the church to be established.

Well when we pray and when the Gospel is proclaimed the light comes on! People began to see and people began to turn from darkness to light. Many exclaiming, “We have been cheated, we have not been told the truth, but now we know.” Over 1500 people turned to the Lord! The small Pentecostal church with only 20 members is now bursting at the seams! There is still much work to be done but the “Tough Nut” has cracked! The people have gained victorious liberty.

One young man testified as the Word of God was going forth he realized he was in darkness and needed to turn to the Lord. He was in such terrible darkness that he had a small vegetable garden specially prepared and dedicated to demons! He and his family were struggling with nothing to eat and were plagued with terrible sickness! After he turned to the Lord, he trampled the garden and uprooted the herbs used for witchcraft practices and burned them. His mother who was very sick instantly rose up and recovered from a sickness that has killed several other family members. Liberty and healing had come to this family. They are now new members of the Pentecostal church.

The journey to Tambura was more than a challenge. Our technical team spent 2 days constructing a bridge so our truck and all the equipment could pass over! The journey of just 154 miles took them 3 days! The truck was now starting to show wear and tear. The engine had developed a serious oil leak pouring out almost 20 liters of oil during the 3 days. It was obvious that the engine had to be repaired. To analyze what was wrong we opened the engine to know what spares to order. To our surprise a local mechanic produced original spares and all seals! Before the SPLA took Tambura in the early nineties a German road company had a huge workshop in the town. Over the years almost everything was sold off, all except for the exact spares we needed. God had kept them just for us. Our engine is now completely fixed! We have several other repairs but I am sure nothing will stop the Gospel being proclaimed.

Our Next Mission. On 23rd September our team leaves by road for Mambia a camp of 22,000 displaced people mostly woman and children on the borders with Central African Republic deep in the rain forest. When the Khartoum Government invaded Raja 8 months ago the people walked 180 miles south to escape the war. The camp is in desperate need of spiritual and practical help. We plan to plant and build a church there with the Sudan Pentecostal Church. A pastor from Yambio County is sending some of his key people to establish and pastor this work.

Primary health care is a major concern so we are planning to build several pit-latrines to combat any potential outbreaks of disease. Also we will teach on primary health care. We will flood the area with Literature and Bibles. Although the literacy rate is estimated to be about 18 to 27% books and bibles are treasured and always read.