Joyful News of Safe Arrival to South Sudan

Christmas Gift for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of South Sudan/Sudan

 

 

 

Wonderful News for Orphan Grain Train—Michigan      The long-awaited container filled with humanitarian and ecclesiastical goods from Orphan Grain Train--Michigan arrived in Yambio, South Sudan on Christmas Eve!        The Lord Jesus’ timing once again is exquisite.  Nothing could have made a more thrilling completion of this effort than arrival on our Savior’s Nativity day.

 

 

The Freight Forwarder Reported in Mid-December      “Our partner advised last night that they are waiting for the container to be discharged from the vessel (at Mombasa).  There are heavy rains now in Kenya which has caused some congestion at the port.  They are keeping us posted daily on this container’s status."  Later a Note from Pastor Peter Anibati Abia      “I have been informed the container will start from Mombasa tomorrow and we are expecting it to arrive at Nimule South Sudan and Uganda boarder by the weekend.  It should arrive in Yambio by next week.  It is finally getting closer to us!  Praise God!

 

 

What a Christmas Blessing!

 

 

Pastor Peter Anibati Abia is bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of South Sudan/Sudan (ELCSS/S)  He wrote ...     "The long awaited container from USA finally made its way to Yambio. What a great Christmas present! Thanks to LHF and OGT for making this possible. It was a lot of effort on their part. We now have many seminary books. My favorite is also here the motorboat. See you soon on Lake Nakpangau!      "I am so excited to inform you that the container has made it safely to Yambio.  It was offloaded today behind our church office building.   This added a special flavor to our Christmas celebration.  Please extend our appreciation to all those who donated the items.  We painted LHF (Lutheran Heritage Foundation) and OGT (Orphan Grain Train) on the container for remembering your effort.  Thank you for working so hard to make this happen."

 

Hundreds of boxes with humanitarian supplies were offloaded for distribution among those in need.  Multiple tools to aid ministry students grow food were included.  Our donor were so wonderfully generous.

 

These boxes all contain theological books for students of the Concordia Lutheran Institute for Holy Ministry.  In the forefront are volumes giving by Concordia Theological Seminary and Lutheran Heritage Foundation to parallel theological courses taught to men preparing for pastoral ministry in South Sudan.