Three Puzzle Pieces Come Together

Ever since Truth has published in the latter part of 2014, we’ve longed to see it move off the storage shelves and into the hands of Christians who would use it in schools. However, we sadly witnessed it sitting still except for occasional trainings. The only "movement" was when our friend and co-worker, Beth, was traveling to South Sudan and arranged to take a box or two with her. But the cost of purchasing the curriculum and then transporting it to South Sudan limited her. You may remember that a Vacation Bible School in New Hampshire raised enough money for her to take 52 sets of Truth during the summer of 2015. Recently, we’ve witnessed God putting together what’s needed for South Sudan students to hear God’s Word through the teaching of Biblical Values—as only God can do it.

First, as you may remember, the Ministry of Education in Juba, the capital city, has given Scripture Union permission to teach values in all Primary and Secondary schools! An amazing opportunity…but how to take advantage of it. The money to purchase the curriculum is very limited…and even if Beth was able to get curriculum, the cost of transporting it to South Sudan was formidable.

The next piece God put together was the provision of a foundation gift during the latter part of last year. Part of the gift allows for 750 sets each (divided between the three age levels—Lower Primary, Upper Primary, and Secondary) of Truth, Honesty, Forgiveness, and Purity to be given to South Sudan. Praise God…but…how to get it there?

Within the last month or so, God brought the third puzzle piece together. A mission who specializes in aviation and provides travel from Uganda to several places in South Sudan made a very generous offer—as there is room on the planes, they will transport the curriculum free of charge from an aviation center in Northern Uganda into the various places in South Sudan to which they fly! Beth will use the bus lines to transport it to northern Uganda. Praise God!

So…this week the three pieces of the puzzle connect! Beth returns to South Sudan the last full week of February and wants all of the Truth modules available through the foundation gift to be there when she arrives! She’d also like some of the Honesty modules that were recently printed. These past days, Laura and Chris, our VOICE worker, have been wildly trying to find enough boxes, among other things! And the Scripture Union office is frantically trying to assemble the sets and pack them into boxes. Only God could bring together these three needs for a nation that is suffering with a growing conflict. He is at work! Praise His Name!

As a P.S. – Scripture Union staff members are beginning to actively promote and sell the curriculum…it is no longer just sitting there on the storage shelves!