In December 2004 several of the Sudanese members of Benson Baptist approached Pastor Paul asking if he would go to Nasir in South Sudan. They wanted him to meet with their family and friends and also to begin the process of establishing a church. There had been no missionary work in that region since the start of their civil war. At first, the number of obstacles to such a trip seemed insurmountable. Then on January 9 2005, a peace accord was signed between the government of Sudan in Khartoum and the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement, bringing an end to the 21 years of warfare that ravaged the region.

Throughout the year, all of the barriers that made this trip seem impossible melted away. So on July 3, 2006 Pastor Paul, Jon Mayo, Daniel Gatkuoth and Yat Kueth left Omaha for Nasir.



Here you will find links to the daily journal that Pastor Paul kept of the trip. As time permits we will be adding photographs and other information, so please be sure to check back.