“Yes” said Queen Lucy

“In our world too, a stable once had something inside it that was bigger than our whole world.”

I pray that you have a happy Christmas and that you are reminded afresh of the love that dared to let a king be born in a stable.

Thank you for another year of love and prayers for Marol Academy and South Sudan. After independence in July, this is South Sudan's first Christmas...

Yet, really, the story has only just started.

Graduation, Growing and Safely Home

Thank God For:
1) Safe Arrivals Home
Now, finally, Gordon, Joyce, Loice, Rachel and Emma are all safely back in their homes. Some are now in the Lydney and others in the bustle of Nairobi, but they are still at the heart of what Marol Academy has done this year.

2) Nhial's Graduate from Teacher Training College
A star of the college, Nhial Bona has finally graduated from Yei Teacher Training College. He is the first trained teacher amongst the 90,000 Apuk Dinka and will return to Marol for the 2012 school year. We are so, so proud of him. And we hope to send another teacher for this two-years' training. It seems one of the most lasting legacies that is possible. We have only been able to do it thanks to the funding from teachers in the UK. So, thank you.

3) Growing Support in the UK
Thank God as He gathers His people in the UK to love, be envisioned and serve the children of Marol.