Our Goals

Last year I recieved an email from our friends in Yei, with an urgent call for someone to help with technical things on the ACROSS base. They need to re establish the printing department, which requires the refurbishment of the two old Risograph printing machines (which have been in storage for years since they were last used in Nairobi) to enable local printing.Currently, mission staff are having to personaly take any print jobs all the way back down to Kampala in Uganda (4 day 1400 km bus trip on very bad roads) to get the job done correctly.

The machines will be used by ACROSS (Association of Christian Resource Organisations Southern Sudan) to publish educational and church materials essential in the work of strengthening the Christian church and in reaching out to the people of this poor country. A whole generation has been devestated by a long and brutal war, their once meager facilities have largely been destroyed and the church along with the people, suffers from poor literacy and teaching. Currently there is peace, and so a door has been opened for us to help them.

Now just why was it that all those years ago I was trained in repairing this exact model printer?? Could it be that God had a hand in it?!

Nathanael is hoping to be able to do some CAD drawings (that is his trade) for their proposed new radio building, and anything else he finds to do.

I'm assured that there is no shortage of work to do... generators are broken down, there is faulty wiring to be repaired, plumbing issues, motorcycles need help etc!

If you would like to help in Sudan: We are collecting some money to go towards spare parts for the repair of two old printing machines (not for our own needs... we have already paid for our airfares etc.) You can contact us on colalimills@gmail.com

Picture: A same model Riso printer, looking brand new!

We are leaving on 20^th March and expect to be home 4^th May.

Your prayers are of great value!

The time is short, (we wish to achieve something useful, not just to be tourists)

The trip is potentially dangerous (security, illness, travel)

Things may not go smoothly (spare parts availability? etc, etc)

Thanks for being part of this with us,