Sunday: How you can pray for us and our Chadan Team

When you pray, you’re holding the rope for us and our team. When you hold the rope, we’re encouraged to go where and when God leads. Please share these requests with your church and friends: 1.  Guidance for our families in South Sudan:  Lewis, Jeremiadoss, Lanes and JD Hull. 2. Continued healing on Curt.  I …

New Blood II: Dry Creek to Uganda

  Sunset on Banda Island, Lake Victoria Uganda New Blood II: Gotta have it. Yesterday, we shared about the need for new  blood in any organization and ministry. If you missed this blog about our new team member, JD Hull, and a guitar player named Steve Gaines, you can access it at   The second …

New Blood: Always Needed

Prayer need: Our new colleague (who is in this story) J.D. Hull is completing his first week in South Sudan. Pray for him and his language mentor,  Robert Lane.  Also, pray for “new blood” to join our strategic work in South Sudan and its borderlands. To our faithful readers: If you note any corrections needed …

Saturday Shots and Stories

  Saturday,  23 May 2015 Nairobi, Kenya   Currently church groups are wary of venturing into many parts of the world where we work. Due to the ongoing South Sudanese war,  we only recommend that groups consider going to the two SS locations we have field personnel:  Taposa Land and Dinka Rek Country. Kakuma Refugee …

Matt Farmer’s Barn

Matt Farmer smiled. “It shows what people can get done when they work together.” One of my lifelong heroes and friends, Matt Farmer, will be buried tomorrow in Dry Creek, Louisiana. I have many stories about him. This is my favorite.   Matt Farmer’s Barn   Fall 2005 Hurricane Rita + two weeks   In …

New Life: A Guest Blog by Don Goulding

A word from Curt I’m in the Ugandan Bush this week with Charlie Bailey and Shane Wilber.  Pray for the Kakwa People Group that we’re working with. I’m excited to introduce you to my friend Don Goulding. Don is a writing friend who serves on the island of Fiji. He is a wonderful devotional writer. …

Walt Disney and My Mom

  A Word from Curt: The word is Mother. Today’s blog honors my Mom, Mary Iles   Key Prayer Need: Shane Wilber, JD Hull, Charlie Bailey and I are Up Country Uganda among the Kakwa people.  Pray for a week of connecting, teaching/learning and Gospel seed sowing.   Walt Disney and My Mom   Everyone probably …

Holding the Rope

It’s Sunday. With your permission, we’re mentioning several prayer requests for Uganda and our region of Africa. As you worship today, please share these with your friends, families, and fellow church members. 1.  Our Louisiana team (Charlie Bailey, Shane Wilber, and me) are joining Koboko Baptist Church in worship today.  Pray for a Spirit-filled service …

Though dead, he speaketh still . . .

A word from Curt Today is a travel day Up Country. Upcountry is that part of Uganda above the Nile River. It’s Wild. Open. Rustic. Beautiful. Frustrating. Pray for Charlie, Shane, and me as we travel. I can’t wait to show Shane Wilber this spot on the road north.   David Platt is the new …

The Most Popular Birthday and My Reading List

Reading friends, Today is a brief blog. I’ve been sick all week with a viral digestive bug.  Pray for healing.  I leave Saturday for a trip Up Country with my home church in Louisiana. Two things are on my mind and heart: One: Birthdays in South Sudan Two:  Books I’ve been reading.   Birthdays  We’re …