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Category Archives: Safe Water
A Story of Service
By Ed Lyons Editions of Africa Messenger typically report on the situation in Sudan and on the various ministry activities in which PPF is engaged. But the really beautiful thing about the ministry work is not always the work itself, but how it came to pass. PPF is 100 percent supported by the prayers and [...]
Twelve More Wells!
As the rains began to fall in South Sudan on the Darfur border, the sounds of heavy machinery and large, pounding hammers could be heard all day and into the night. It was PPF’s drilling team frantically digging to beat the rains. By mid-May, twelve brand new wells were complete. Twelve new communities now had [...]
Giving with Wisdom
Poverty is Africa’s biggest industry. Every year, $ billions flood into Africa in the form of government and privately funded charity. Hundreds of thousands of short-term missionaries, doctors, educators, and aid workers fly in to do what they can for some of the poorest people in the world. The Bible says much about the poor, [...]
Wells Update
In our January newsletter, we reported that a number of wells in Jaac were broken from overuse by the swelling refugee population. We are pleased to report that with the exception of six, all broken wells have been repaired as of press time for our February newsletter. The remaining wells will soon be fixed. Thank [...]
Into the Void: Part I
Void: An empty space. What I just witnessed never happened. You won’t read about it anywhere in the news. No one is talking about it. Yet I just returned from seeing the biggest humanitarian crisis going on in Africa today… and most of the world is doing nothing about it. Several weeks ago, I wrote [...]
Southern Sudan Bombing Update!
By Brad Phillips Last week, PPF sent out a press release reporting on the recent bombing of Darfur refugees in Southern Sudan. Although these incidents were far from the worst behavior we have witnessed from the National Congress Party in Khartoum (formerly known as the National Islamic Front), it especially hit home to us because [...]
Start Where You Are
By Gayle Parlett Gayle with her husband, Don. We laughed until the tears flowed. We danced with joyful abandon. We built deeper relationships, and we learned new skills. And this all happened in a completely unexpected way while serving God. In April, PPF Director of Ministry Advancement, Ed Lyons, spoke at my church, Bay Ridge [...]
Students Take a STAND in North Carolina
There are many clubs that high schoolers can join, and there are some who believe that these clubs exist merely to pad the college resumes of ambitious students. However, for dedicated members of the STAND organization at Mount Tabor High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this is not the case. Students who become an active [...]
What Men Mean for Evil, God Uses for Good
Less than a year after a UN official announced the official “end” of the war in Darfur, Sudan, the UN released a document stating that May, 2010, was the deadliest month in Darfur since 2008. Fighting between rebel groups and government troops cost nearly 600 lives, which is the highest death toll in a single [...]
