Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Why am I Here?

Andrew Elispana
My Name: Andrew Mahandis Elisapana
My Age: 25 yearsMy major is: Education.

Why did you want to come to school here in the US? I come to school here in the US because I need good education. School materials and books are available. Good teachers and technology. United State is a Peaceful country good for studies.

What do you want to do with your education when you return to Sudan? I want to go back to work in my country, open a Christian schools to teach my people so that they will be able to understand the word of God and be able to take good care of themselves I pray that God will use me to teach for His glory, because many southern Sudanese people do not go to school due to the persecution example no good school was build in southern Sudan, no running water, electricity, good road.

In 1953 Muslim take my father out from school because he is a Christian and my elder brother Alison Gift when he finished his high school he was denied in 1985/86 by Muslin in the north not to go to college because he is a Christian not only my father and my brother but they do to all southern Sudanese people because of our faith in Jesus Christ.

From my family I’m the first person to go to College it’s a miracle. Due to the persecution in Sudan Still today our people diebecause of no medicine, we sleep in Mad Hut house the roof attached grass every 2/3 years we rebuild it, drink dirty water full of disease, study under the tree, stay without electricity, drive on dirty road, and others. Today I thank God so much for choosing me from the Jangle of Sudan to come in U.S to study in order to go back to teach my people.I am so thankful and I appreciate your support in the form of this grant to assist with our school fees and living expenses while here in U.S may God bless you and use you for His glory.

I will conclude that as you educate us here you educate millions of people in Sudan because when we go back the knowledge we get from you they will get from us it’s so great. Thank you Pray for me: knowledge, wisdom and understanding. Pray for my family back home.

Andrews email: zarahmandis@yahoo.com

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Soles4Souls


Three Sudanese students have been eagerly helping Soles4Souls 'change the world one pair at a time' by donating a little time at the Roanoke, AL distribution center.
Stephen Dokolo, Bullen Timo and Andrew Elispana are in United States to further their education at Southern Union State Community College in Wadley, Alabama. Four Corners Ministry put the students through high school in Uganda, where the students earned their diplomas, allowing them to be approved for admission into Southern Union.
Paul Wilson, the President of World Outreach Division at Soles4Souls, first met Bullen, Andrew and Stephen in 2005 when he traveled to Sudan to distribute shoes to the needy.
"I am appreciative of Soles4Souls, it is so hot and the ground burns our feet," stated Stephen. "The closest thing I compare it to for Americans, it is like having a new set of tires for your car."
The three students have just completed their first week of school and are now volunteering some time in the warehouse as a way to give back for the generosity shown to them through Soles4Souls.
"In Sudan we could not get a pair of shoes even if we had money," said Bullen. "These shoes are life changing. They protect our feet from infection and injury."
The students have been helping to sort, pack and ship donated shoes, many that will end up in Sudan. Andrew Elispana hopes that he can help those in his home country.
"I so much want to share my appreciation for how I have been helped with the gift of shoes so it is with great joy I can work with Soles4Souls here," he said.