To help you understand the situation in Southern Sudan better, we have collected articles about the Aweil area and the struggles and triumphs.

February 2010 - Some photos from a recent visit to the South by Melissa Burton of St. Matthew's Church in Newport Beach, California.

Giving Children Hope
In this online video interview, Southern Sudan Mission talks about the project in Aweli Sudan that GCHope sent pharmaceuticals to help the people in remote villages.

Doctors without Borders - video about health care in Southern Sudan which talks about and shows Aweil.

Journey to Sudan - this is a two part story which chronicles the travels of Susan Lintz. It appeared in the Trinitarian, the Official Gazette of the Anglican Catholic Church.

Bishop Wilson - A First Century Disciple - this story was written by Pastoral Assistant, Lisa Marion as a refection for The Evangelist, the seasonal newsletter of St. Matthew's Church, Newport Beach, California.

Blinding Eye Disease - "...At least one person in nearly every household in a part of southern Sudan had signs of trachoma, one of the highest rates ever recorded for the blinding eye disease..."

Maternal Mortality rate in Southern Sudan - "...Last June, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said Southern Sudan had the highest rate of pregnancy-related deaths in the world, at 2,030 per 100,000 births. That compares to a rate of 509 deaths per 100,000 births in the north..."

The Lost Boys of Sudan - courtesy of Wikipedia