General Assembly Mission Council

Across

Gifts will help Across with relief projects in Southern Sudan in areas ravaged by civil wars; also, those displaced by the wars and provide project leadership in the areas of water, agriculture, cattle raising, food, and community health.

Anuak Bible Translation (EECMY)

The Anuak Bible Translation work has pushed forward but still has some of the longer Old Testament books to translate, such as Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. The Anuak church in Ethiopia is growing and the demand for scripture has increased. God has provided a well-qualified translation team. Your gift will help complete the translation of the Bible for a growing group of Christians among a largely unreached people group that extends into neighboring Sudan.

Bible School, Gerief West, Building Program

The development of sound theological education is a high priority. The African Church in the Arab parts of northern Sudan is one of the fastest growing in Africa. The Bible School at Gerief in Khartoum has no buildings of its own but is using buildings belonging to the Conference Center. Plans are to erect a new building to house 25 students, a library, office, kitchen and dining room. This will also upgrade the training, making it a full theological school.

Disaster Relief--Darfur, Sudan

This designated account supplements the One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) offering to enable a significant response for families affected by the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance is participating in the Darfur response as a member of an international alliance of Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox aid organizations from the United States, Europe and Sudan - ACT-Caritas.

Disaster Relief--Sudan

This designated account supplements the One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) offering to enable a significant response for humanitarian relief and disaster response efforts in Sudan. Your faithful giving is deeply appreciated.

FM: Bible Translation For Unreached People Groups

Join a new effort to provide translations of the Bible for people who do not have a viable church presence in their culture. Your gifts can help bring God's word to people who have never had it in their own language at an annual cost of $4,000-$6,000.

(FM = Frontier Mission)

FM: Murle Bible Translation

The New Testament has been completed but the entire Old Testament remains to be translated. Funding is needed for the ongoing salaries and training of indigenous translators. Many of the Murle have fled from Southern Sudan to refugee camps in Kenya, and one of these refugee camps is the current location of the translation effort.

(FM = Frontier Mission)

Giffen Bible School, PCOS

The Giffen Bible School is a training center for pastors and evangelists who serve the Presbyterian Church in Sudan. The Presbyterian Church in Sudan concentrates it evangelism efforts largely in Upper Nile and Jonglei Provinces. The school also has a program of theological education by extension. Funds will help support this school and allow it to educate and prepare more pastors for the church.

Health Work, Presbyterian Church In Sudan

Ravaged by years of war, communities in Southern Sudan lack many of the basic necessities for survival. Church partners are struggling to rebuild the infrastructure of the region and restore health services. Meanwhile people suffer in a vicious cycle of poverty and disease. Flare-ups of violence cause further harm and injury. Gifts to this account will rebuild health facilities, provide supplies and medicines, and train health care workers.

Horn of Africa Regional Liaison

Funds will be used for operating, travel and administrative expenses for the work of the PC(USA) liaison working in the Horn of Africa region (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan). The liaison helps implement agreed-upon programs with partner churches and institutions while supporting PC(USA) congregations and presbyteries in direct mission involvement with partners. The liaisons also give practical, pastoral and culture/language transition support to other PC(USA) mission personnel serving in the region. Particular focus is on Ethiopia and Sudan.