A little over a year ago, I was in Sudan, fumbling at caring for patients in a small, mud-hut clinic with no running water or electricity.
Now I’m in a very well-appointed office, with a myriad of resources at my fingertips. Tests, specialist referrals, calling on incredibly knowledgeable colleagues with questions - I have every [...]
Recently we were saddened when our TIMO Team working among the Didinga in Sudan, was forced to end early. The Sudan team, working among people with little exposure to the rest of the world, were blamed for the lack of rain and suffered a dramatic threat to their lives. They pulled out after [...]
The greatly anticipated Didinga Team started in October with an Orientation and Language Course that found them among the Didinga people about 4 to 5 hours walk from their homes. The orientation was held in Nagishot which was once a significant little British community of colonizers. It is also the sight of the closest church [...]
I landed in Nairobi airport with my work partner Frank Ruscio on June 23rd, and stepped foot onto African soil for the first time. Frank and I were headed up to Napep, in the Didinga Hills, which is located just above the border in Southern Sudan. Our job for the next two [...]
Stifling heat, dripping sweat, curious stares, Easter morning, this is Sudan. To be more precise, this is South Sudan. Together my parents and I went into Sudan to work with a team of high school students in building houses. It was an unforgettable experience just to work among such a unique people group.
We left Lokichogio, [...]