Sharing good news on student safety and achievement
We are happy to share some good news about the fruit of our work together. Many of you shared our concern for the safety of students during the presidential elections in March, as schools closed nationwide to prepare for possible protests. Our special appeal for your help in raising $1,700 was successful, and students were safely relocated to Kakuma refugee camp during the election. They are home now and want us to share their gratitude for your concern and generosity. Recent graduate Simon Thuc Mark writes: “The board of Hope with Sudan took the initiative and best displayed concern over...
Read MoreUrgent Security Situation: Funds for Student Safety
Earlier this month, we came to you with an urgent request: could you help us find 60 people to give $30 by Feb. 14? This week, we are happy to report that the needed money has been wired to our student coordinator in Kenya and the students are preparing to travel to Kakuma camp, where a security presence can offer them stability. Thank you to each and every one of you who gave money, posted to Facebook, and shared with your friends. The situation remains of great concern, and we ask you to remember our students as you hear news of the Kenya elections in coming weeks. Anglican Church of Kenya...
Read MoreOpportunity for Kids: Mite Box for Lent Season
Hope With South Sudan is working with churches to create a giving opportunity for Sunday School youth, by continuing the long tradition of mite boxes. In the season of Lent, we are encouraged to remember Jesus’ last days by making sacrifices and taking on disciplines of prayer, study, giving and fasting. Hope With South Sudan invites you this Lent to remember daily the South Sudanese children we are supporting in Kenya and Uganda by creating a mite box. Making the box is easy: simply print a label (download here: Mite Box Labels 2013), cut out and attach to a jar or box. During the Lenten...
Read MoreUrgent need: 60 people to give $30 online to ensure student safety during Kenya elections
It’s the nature of our program — urgent situations arrive and quick help from our friends and supporters is needed. Today, we come to our friends and their friends with an urgent request for a small donation: Can you help us get 60 people to give $30 by Feb. 14? Click here to donate now. Update: Join the 10 donors who committed funds in the first two days! Here’s the situation. The forthcoming national election in Kenya on March 4 poses a great threat to our students there. The Board of Hope With South Sudan has created a special fund to secure if not save the lives of the...
Read MoreGraduates with higher education dreams
In recent meetings, the Hope With South Sudan board has reaffirmed our priority to educate K-12 students. These children have no opportunity of receiving an education unless they are sponsored. The dreams and accomplishments of our graduates also inspire us, and we are looking for new approaches to fund those seeking higher education. Can you join us in a project to find new funding for college students? Program graduate and high-performing student Simon Thuc Mark plans to become a doctor. Inspired by the health difficulties his grandfather endured without access to medical care, Simon has...
Read MoreRecommended reading
Many young people respond to the South Sudanese when we visit at schools and churches, so we are pleased to recommend a book for them (and adults as well). Home of the Brave is a story told in verse, appropriate for young readers, about a South Sudanese boy who immigrates to a cold place, where he finds difficulties in adjusting but also makes kind friends (including a cow). Let us know if you read it! Author Katherine Applegate recently received the Newbery Award, the highest honor in children’s literature, for her book The One and Only Ivan. Click here to find Home of the Brave for...
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