Finally Finding Home and Rest From Riots

Thank God for Finally Finding Home.
After weeks of planning, praying and help from very kind friends with logistics, the Marol family finally found their way to their homes just in time for Christmas. Two teachers' were delayed by an extra two weeks, Gordon had to travel to the distant airstrip of Aweil on his own and endless prayers were said in hope that they would find their way from Marol to Juba, Nairobi and on to the UK (for Gordon and Joyce). Sometimes the journey takes just 24 hours, yet the last month was a vast collection of delays and complications. However, now, they are all safely home to their families with the promise of rest and Christmas celebrations. Please pray that God provides graciously for their hearts and for the next steps of their journeys as they return to more familiar life. Also, pray that God will start to build the next Marol family for 2013.
Thank you too for all your prayers for these journeys.
Ask God For Rest From Riots in Wau
Along its dust covered streets, between the horse-drawn loads and the shining Land Crusiers, women and men of many languages scurry to bring their crafts and cooking to Wau's markets. Traders from northern Sudan quietly sip sweet tea in the entrances of their boxed shaped shops, peacefully dwelling in this ethnically eclectic city. Since the North-South peace agreement in 2005, Wau has defied predictable patterns of violence across South Sudan to remain a calm combination of cultures and peoples. Yet, a couple of weeks ago, protests became violent in Wau. Soldiers poured in to the city to offer protection and a display of power. Protests have again erupted in the city with more people being killed. With stories starting to be spread that the violence is one tribe against another, the fear is that the conflict will quickly escalate. Pray for a peaceful Christmas for Wau. Pray for the church leaders there to have wisdom and humble hearts as they lead their flock through these tricky times. Pray for friends from Luonyaker who are trying to study in Wau.

http://dailynewsegypt.com/2012/12/19/rioters-rampage-through-south-sudan-town/