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CornerStone International, PO Box 192, Wilmore, KY 1.800.859.4578

In Malakal, Upper Nile State,

South Sudan, as I was spending

my last night with family in

Spokane before returning to

South Sudan, the Campbell

family, Keeping Hope Alive,

spent their Christmas Eve lying

on the floor while bullets flew

around their home.

They slept a few

hours and again in

the morning thebattle for Malakal

had them under the

beds for the day.

Their home was

caught between the

SS army and the

rebel forces.

When the fighting

seemed to stop they

ran the 5 kilometers

from their home with their 10

orphans, 3 visiting missionaries

and 2 national staff to the UN

compound for protection. The

missionaries got a flight out the

next day but the Campbells

stayed 10 days vowing not to

leave their kids behind.

Then, the unthinkable. The only

option. Take a flight out.

After I returned to Africa I saw

the family on international news

while I was recovering from

pneumonia. God clearly told me

to give them a place to stay.

I spoke with Kim the first time

by phone when she was prepar-

ing to leave Malakal on January

4th, leaving behind the children

that they had called family for

the last 2 years hoping to

arrange their departure to

follow.

I heard from them again a fewweeks later and we planned for

them to come to Kampala and

then Kajo-Keji to stay and have

a safe place to bring the chil-

dren. On Feb. 2nd I was in KK

waiting for the plane that would

bring the kids while the Camp-

bells were making their way

here. Somehow the gas cap

was missing and the plane was

grounded.

We spent the next weeks trying

to convince an overly cautious

SS Child Welfare system that

we were not human traffickers.

Then again, the unthinkable,

bitter fighting and

atrocities not men-

tionable happened

again in Malakal. TheCampbells lost con-

tact with the kids.

Nine days later we

heard that the kids

had walked 5 days

without food and

water but were safe

in Ethiopia.

I said goodbye to

them on March 3rd as they

headed to Ethiopia to try to

help the kids get situated be-

fore going to the US for their

yearly fundraising trip and to

welcome their 1st grandbaby

into the world.

Please pray that they will hear

clearly what their next step will

be after returning to Africa in

June because Malakal is no

longer a city or an option for

continuing ministry at this time.

The Campbell Family Visits WoH

The Only Hope for South Sudans Future

Tribalism, greed, lust for power,

child soldiers, atrocities against

the innocent how can a nation

celebrating their first 2 1/2

years of freedom from war and

oppression so quickly erupt into

mayhem?

This is what we are all asking.

As we continue ministry in

Kajo-Keji County where we are

experiencing peace, we are

lifting up all those who have

lost loved ones and also the

hundreds of thousands who

have lost their homes and

everything they own.

Truly the only way to win a

victory over this evil onslaught

is the Gospel of Peace!

PRAY:

To open their eyes, and to turn

them from darkness to light,

and from the power of Satan

unto God, that they may re-

ceive forgiveness of sins, and

inheritance among them which

are sanctified by faith that is in

me.Act 26:18

Spring 2014

Volume 4, Issue 1

Wings of Healing

South Sudan

Prayer Points

Peace in South Sudan!

Helpers to come and join theministry

Finances:...to complete the projectsthat have been laid on ourhearts for 2014-2015and

...needed increase ofmonthly supporters

That our students grow in theknowledge of His will for their

lives

Helping Build a New Nation

But for you who fear My name the Sun ofrighteousness arises with healing in His

wings; and you shall spring forth likecalves from the stall.

Malachi 4:2

Donate!

Send checks to:

CornerStone International

PO Box 192

Wilmore, KY 40390

Write:Wings of Healingin

the memo, please.

EFT is available for monthly

donors.

Call Carla at:

1-800-859-4578 with any

donation questions.


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Baby Noel Receives Surgery

law, Wani Moses, was chosen

to accompany her and act as

interpreter during the hospital

stay. He was also a joy to be

around.

On February 21st, Chandiga

and I accompanied Ester, Noel

and Moses to Kampala,

Uganda. The trip started with

three boda bodas (motorcycle

taxis)and me on my Honda.

We traveled the 30 miles to

cross the border into Uganda.

After 30 minutes to get proper

travel papers for the three to

leave South Sudan and again

Ester walked with Baby Noel

the 7 kilometers to the WoH

compound three times before I

was able to meet her. She had

heard that we sent anotherhydrocephalus baby for sur-

gery and was hoping that we

could help her child also.

I was immediately struck by

her joyful spirit and the way

she lovingly cared for her 14-

month-old boy. I told her, yes,

we could help and that I was

leaving for Kampala the next

week. She went home and had

a family meeting to make

arrangements. Her brother-in-

This little 1988 Toyota Hilux Diesel truck is back on the road and hard at work! After the rollover

accident last October, it looked like it was a goner. To my surprise the frame was okay and with

some ingenious mechanics and body work it is once again resurrected. This was all possible due

to several year-end donations. Thanks to all our faithful donors!

It Takes a Lot to Stop this Truck

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The bus was stuck in a ditch as I was returning fromthe refugee camps in Adjumani, Uganda, so I loadedup 18 people and gave them a ride the last 15 milesto Moyo town. At one very steep uphill grade, I hadto ask a dozen people to get out and walk to the top.

Loaded to carry goods from Kampala to SouthSudan. Kim & KassidyCampbell rode alongon the 14 hour drive.

A load of firewood for the kitchen at KinyibaGirls Primary School

The truck was loaded with the solar equipmentfor Kinyiba Girls Primary School when it rolled,

avoiding a motorcycle coming head on. No onewas hurt and the solar equipment will beinstalled the last two weeks of March.Praise God!

admitted to the hospital.

The next day, before heading

back to South Sudan, we

heard that the doctor had

seen baby Noel and he was

scheduled for surgery the

following day. When we

reached the WoH compound,

we got the report that sur-

gery was done and they ex-

pected to stay 2-3 weeks

before heading back.

Much to my surprise and to

Gods glory, they came home

just 5 days l ater. Baby Noel

is doing great and Ester is a

model mother. She learned

all she needed to know about

Noels care and was released

early.

I want to give a special

thanks to the Grand Cou-

lee United Methodist

church for funding this

surgery.

The money that the church

raised to fund Dukus surgery

last November was returned.

You may recall that he went

to be with the Lord after 4

weeks of fighting to gain

enough weight for surgery

and eventually being takenby malaria, one of Africas

biggest health problems.

to get the proper visas to enter

Uganda, we stopped and had a

late lunch and waited for the

night bus to leave for Kampala

at 5:30pm.We took the 10 hour bus ride

over bumpy, dusty roads in the

heat of our dry season. We

arrived in Kampala at 4 am and

rested at the bus station until 8

am when we could exchange

money and send Ester, Noel

and Wani to the next bus for

their 6 hour ride to CURE hos-

pital in Mbale. Chandiga and I

spent the rest of the day

searching for spare parts for

the truck and other items forthe compound. That afternoon

we got a call that they were

Wings of Healing

South SudanI can do no great things, only small things with great love Mother Teresa

At the bus station in Kampala


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We have opened WoH to the

displaced and are assisting

others as we can. We hope to

get shipments of food and

medicines from World

Emergency Relief (WER) but we

need $5000 to purchase each

container and pay the transport

from Uganda to WoH in South

Sudan. These shipments will

help many here and in refugee

camps in Uganda.

Just recently I spent a day in

one of the seven camps across

the border in Adjumani,

Uganda.

My heart, mind and spirit were

broken and challenged as I

heard many stories of escape

and loss.

WoH took bamboo poles, papy-

rus mats, nails, hammer and

tarp to Pastor Daniel Garang

from Bor so he could build a

small home for his family. He

had just returned from spend-

ing a week searching camps to

find his 3 year old daughter

who was with another family for

the day when the attack on Bor

drove thousands into the bush

and to hiding in the Nile to save

their lives. Daniel was in the

Nile for one week. His daughter

is in Kenya. We will help him

reach her before the end of

March.

Help for Refugees and Internally Displaced People

Children: The Future of South Sudan

Meet the students that you are supporting

in school this term. Most are fatherless or

have fathers who will not participate in their

lives. As fatherlessness in our world

becomes a bigger problem each year, we

are teaching our kids that they have a

Father in heaven Who will never leave them

or forsake them. Sarah and Ester not pic-

tured.

Train up a child in

the way he should

go: and when he is

old, he will not

depart from it.

Proverbs 22:6

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Josephine helped us harvest

sweet potatoes to pay her fees atday school

Sisters in Boarding school in UgandaHarriet, Rose & Winnie are boarding at

Kinyiba Girls Primary School

Kenneth Godi with wife Poni and kids

Young Mother Going Blind

Kenneth asked me to help his

wife who had lost the sight in

her right eye and was quickly

losing it in her left.

WoH paid for them to travel to

Kampala for her to give birth to

Solomon and to get an MRI

immediately following.

She has an adenoma (tumor)

that is pressing on her optic

nerve. With surgery they expect

her sight to fully return and for

her to lead a healthy life.

Brain Surgery in Uganda will

cost$2700-can you help?

Pastor Daniel telling his story

This young girl was found alone

when Pastor Daniel was running

with his family. They broughther along, it is not known if her

parents are alive.

Moga is a sweet boy thathas been coming around

the last year to playsoccer. His parents were

not feeding him so he

stayed with a teacher and

now his grandmother. Heloves school so much he

has been going, even

though his fees are not

paid, and being chasedaway. You are giving him a

chance for a better future.


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PO Box 214 Moyo, Uganda

PO Box 272 Wilbur, WA 99185

+211 956 034 611 SS cell

+256 788 815 464 UG cell

+1 509 641 2376 USA cell

Email: [email protected]

Spring 2014

Thoughts from my Heart!

As I head out to start my fundraising at the brink of my

3rd anniversary of being a full-time missionary to South

Sudan I want to share with you some things I am learning

along the way.

1. I cannot do this work I have been called to. I have

repeatedly cried to the Lord to give me His strength

and He faithfully does. I can do all things through

Christ which strengthens me.Philippians 4:13

2. This is not about programs, projects or even the many

needy God brings for the help and hope the Gospel is

giving through WoH. It is about my relationship with

the God of the universe Who saved me, redeemed me,

restored me and now leads my life. All good things I

do come from my pressing into Him. To God be the

glory.

3. I am a spiritual being hampered by the flesh. Some-

times I fail Him and others. My emotions, body and

soul get tired and I do not reflect the Light of Christ as

I should.

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so

great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight,

and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run

with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto

Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy

that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the

shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of

God. Hebrews 12:1-2

August 2014, WoH is offering

training for the women attend-

ing to the birth of children in

rural Kajo-Keji county.

This class will take three days

and we are hoping to accom-

modate 50 in our first class.

We will need to house and feed

them, also send them away

with fetal stethoscopes and

other tools to ensure they are

equipped for safer practice.

While the goal of South Sudan

is to train midwives and place

them in rural clinics, this goal

will not be met for over 10

years. This means that to save

lives, training the TBAs in

practice now is the only way to

decrease mother and newborn

mortality.

Where do over 90% of all births

happen at home, attended by

birth attendants with no medi-

cal training, and one in 10

women die in childbirth? South

Sudan!

It has been my honor and also

one of my biggest concerns to

carry women the 20 kilometers

to the nearest hospital when

they are in crisis during labor.There is still almost no medical

help for rural areas of this

emerging country.

I have not seen much improve-

ment in my almost three years

here as a medical missionary.

The plan?

Train the TBAs to have better

practice and teach them when

they need to refer.

Traditional Birth Attendant (TBA) Training

Helping Build a New Nation

Wings of Healing-South Sudan

Working toward healthier births in Kajo-Keji County

Would you like me tospeak or meet with you?

US Trip March 31 and May 31

Flying into and out of Kansas City

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