Prayers Needed: Outbreaks of Violence

Prayers Needed: Outbreaks of Violence

Outbreaks of tribal violence have been erupting in villages around Hope For South Sudan (HFSS) over the past month. Just recently another conflict between the two largest tribes in the area has been growing in the Nuba Mountains, near Our Fathers Cleft (OFC), where we...
A Father to the Fatherless

A Father to the Fatherless

John and Gini Floyd are long-time partners that have dedicated their lives and inspired their family to lift up the most vulnerable—the fatherless and widows at-risk to human trafficking.   This Father’s Day Weekend, we’re celebrating all those around...
Lual Followed the Birds

Lual Followed the Birds

The hunger pangs woke Lual earlier than normal.  It had been at least three days since he had eaten a real meal.   Soon his mother would begin boiling the leaves she had picked the night before from the tree near their mud hut. The small pot would feed Lual, his...
You’re Helping Girls Innovate & Thrive

You’re Helping Girls Innovate & Thrive

Last week, Jane (LUV’s Thrive Coordinator) and Stella (HFSS Child Welfare Coordinator) led the teenage girls at Hope For South Sudan (HFSS) through our innovative new approach toward addressing menstruation related challenges for girls and women.   In Sudan...
Have you heard about Yousif?

Have you heard about Yousif?

When “Yousif” was six he began working in the gold mining camps of Sudan. His father had died during the war and his mother’s new husband would not care for Yousif. His mother was forced to wish her son well as she pointed him in the direction of the...