“God does amazing things in different ways,” says Seth, an evangelist sponsored by the Diocese of Kadugli. “When we preach the Gospel, sometimes we see evil spirits getting out of the life of people, and people see the power in the name of Christ. Others who have been tormented for a very long time — different kinds of sicknesses, those who have lost peace, those who are traumatized — they see God coming in to deliver them. Sometimes we see people getting instant healing on the spot. This miracle that God brings, it allows people to respond to the Gospel and believe that Christ is indeed the savior.”

What does evangelism look like in the Nuba Mountains? According to Seth and David [pseudonyms adopted for security], it all starts with gathering.

“We reach out to those who are still unsaved in the community,” says Seth. “We are currently living in an area that is affected by war, and people are scattered. We don’t actually find them in one place; we have to create something that will bring them together. And then we preach to them at the end.”

Using David’s soccer skills, the gathering event is often a rousing youth soccer game. In other cases, David and Seth show the Jesus Film or host an open-air concert. In each case, they reserve time to share the Gospel.

“Our purpose is to make Jesus known,” says David. With $10,800 in support from Pax Dei for Nuba this year, David and Seth work full-time for the Diocese of Kadugli proclaiming Jesus as the King of Kings and Prince of Peace. In 2023, we plan to increase this support to expand David and Seth's efforts into yet-unreached communities in the Nuba Mountains.

“We need believers in the U.S. to pray for us, that God would make his message known, to reach out. God has to use us to preach and make the message clear, by the Spirit of Christ to convict the hearts of people to respond to the message,” says Seth.

He remarks: “Every meeting we have, God has a story to tell.”