James

Years ago, a missionary from New Zealand came and lived in Southern Sudan. His name was David Gladstone. That name kinda sounds like a missionary doesn�t it? There�s a connotation in our ears with David Livingston perhaps? Anyway, Gladstone lived amongst the Toposa. He adopted a young Toposa orphan named James. He took care of James, led him to faith in Jesus Christ, paid for James to go to school, fed him. He took care of him. When James was older and went to live in the refugee camps in Kenya, Gladstone made sure to come see him. Often Gladstone braved swollen rivers to make sure James had money and food. He discipled James.

About ten days before our team arrived in Kapoeta, Gladstone died. He hadn�t lived in Sudan for a long while. He taught in a seminary in Uganda. The war had pushed him out. We were fortunate enough to meet his disciple, James. Did Gladstone�s investment pay dividends?

Joe Keil, James, Emily Harrison

You judge. James has been translating the bible into Toposa since 1999. A whole team of translators started then, now only James remains on the project. The others left for better paying jobs. He�s translated and printed Genesis, Jonah, Luke and Acts. 1 and 2 Timothy and 1 and 2 Thessalonians are on their way. He left (on good terms) the English and Arabic church in town and planted a Toposa-speaking church right in the middle of the main town market. He started a nursery school that at one time ran over 75 children. He�s down to about 30 now. He pays a pastor to help him out of his own salary. He built a home and put flush toilets in it. (No small thing in Southern Sudan.)

James worked with one of our teams. God healed three people and drew over 70 Toposa to His Son through that team. You can read about one of the healings right here. We liked him so much, and saw so much potential that we asked him if our two missionaries (Joseph and Alfred) could pitch their tents on his compound. He agreed, and now he�s teaching them the Toposa language and working with them on their strategies to plant churches amongst the Toposa.

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