Living an 'ACTS' Life in South Sudan

Last year, I met some people whose lives fit into the ‘radical’ lifestyle that was the norm for those living in the church we see in the book of Acts.  He is a doctor working with refugees here in Australia.  She, an Occupational Therapist, is one of those people you automatically feel at home with, as if you’ve been sisters for life.

They have an incredible dream.  Heading toward the world’s youngest country, South Sudan, they plan to work amongst the broken and downtrodden.  In their own family mission statement they say:

“We believe God wants us to be His hands and feet amongst the people of South Sudan.  He has given us a clear mission as a family – to join with others in re-building South Sudan…

• By providing health care to women and children
• By promoting the value and values of God-honouring families
• By proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ, in words and deeds
• By praying that God’s Name and His Ways would be honoured”

This second point might sound strange, but in a country where families are torn apart, kids are orphaned, fathers killed by war, to model a family that honours God is huge.  And this family, in their beautiful vulnerability, will do it well.  Sharing their skills, their lives, their resources, their faith… they would fit well into the church we find in Acts.

Check out their website:  www.servantsofsouthsudan.net

LIKE their Facebook page: The Poole Family in South Sudan https://www.facebook.com/#!/PooleFamilyInSouthSudan

For more information visit: www.pioneers.org.au
or see Pioneers of Australia Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/#!/pioneersau

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