I just finished a fascinating book about Sam Childers and his Children's Village in Southern Sudan called "Another Man's War."
Sam Childers was a rough and tough, drug dealing, sex-crazed, fight-loving teenager who lived only for himself. He eventually learned the construction trade and grew a construction company. Then one day God came into his life through his wife and a South African preacher. The South African preacher talked Sam into coming to Africa and Sam's heart never left.
God called rough and tough Sam Childers to establish an orphanage in the middle of a civil war in Southern Sudan. Using his construction skills, he built the orphanage from the ground up and surrounded it by a fence. Sam and the guards carry AK-47s to protect themselves and the children. Sometimes they rescue children from the site of atrocities committed against the people and the children; sometimes the children come to them. But there are always children. Children without parents. Children who have seen and done horrible things. Children with no hope. For them, Children's Village is an outpost of hope.
Its a story of God's preparation, God's calling and God's protection. Its a story of God sending one man to provide hope for his children. It is a quick read, inspiring and fascinating.
The Children's Village website is http://www.boyerspond.com/
Sam Childers was a rough and tough, drug dealing, sex-crazed, fight-loving teenager who lived only for himself. He eventually learned the construction trade and grew a construction company. Then one day God came into his life through his wife and a South African preacher. The South African preacher talked Sam into coming to Africa and Sam's heart never left.
God called rough and tough Sam Childers to establish an orphanage in the middle of a civil war in Southern Sudan. Using his construction skills, he built the orphanage from the ground up and surrounded it by a fence. Sam and the guards carry AK-47s to protect themselves and the children. Sometimes they rescue children from the site of atrocities committed against the people and the children; sometimes the children come to them. But there are always children. Children without parents. Children who have seen and done horrible things. Children with no hope. For them, Children's Village is an outpost of hope.
Its a story of God's preparation, God's calling and God's protection. Its a story of God sending one man to provide hope for his children. It is a quick read, inspiring and fascinating.
The Children's Village website is http://www.boyerspond.com/
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