Since 1955 Sudan has experienced just eight years of real peace. In the face conflict spanning over 50 years there are times when I ask myself just what it is that I think I'm doing here. Sometimes there is a temptation to get lost in details and figures, the information is overwhelmingly difficult to swallow as a whole and I can feel doubt and hopelessness creeping in on the edges of my thoughts. This is where I am glad that I work for an organization that is about the individual even in the midst of so much suffering. I meet people that would weigh the success of their career on how many boreholes were drilled or how many people were vaccinated against meningitis.
To me the most important thing is not the quantifiable number of things that were done but that they were done at all. Lives are being saved here in South Sudan and lots of people are doing good work that they believe in, this is all that matters to me. It doesn't matter that whether is 1 or 1,000, when I've served someone in a small way I'm afforded the opportunity to be a part of the work that God is doing here on earth. It's a privilege and an adventure that I am glad to be on.
12 comments:
Aaron,
Keep the peace about you brotha, know that you words impact those thousands of miles away - and your message is broadcast to millions.
Keep the faith, you will find peace.
cameron
got caught up again. The sun pics are awesome. Your absolutely right, its about the individual. Absolutely right, I have to remind myself of that as well, in a different way. There are a lot of youth groups out there with hundreds of kids, and I just have comparatively few, but to me its just the few that matter.
Well said, Aaron.
Wow - I'm so impressed by what you are doing. Quantity should not be the weighing factor.
Enjoying your blog. Love the pictures.
Ciao
volevo farti i complimenti hai un sito bellissimo un abbraccio dall'Italia
Elisa
Bonjour,
Bravo! Ton site est excellent
Perdon, je n'ecrire pas bien le français, votre web est tres belle. Merci et salutations
Amitiés
Elisa
and i wished more people thought like you.
thanks again for your thoughts. you are like a good jimmy cricket, reminding people of hope.
thanks for your dose of optimism in the face of what could be a lot of cynicism (or at least that is how i have been letting myself get bogged down in way too much lately). thanks for the work.
bethany
Aaron,
where in s.sudan are you primarily working. i ask because in 5 short weeks, myself and 3 brothers will be arriving in s.sudan to shoot a documentary on the current and future needs of sudan. we will be spending a big portion of our time in juba and yei, as we have some contacts there. maybe we can get together and possibly use you in our film. check out our site www.nadusfilms.com for more info about us. keep the faith and press on towards the goal brother.
love & grace,
eric b
Aaron Hi, you may remember us we delivered some training to you in Nairobi in order to keep you guys safe.
We are in Malakal next week and will try and meet up, I hope you will be around we are going to be based with FHI, we'll try and get to see you and the team, anything you want bringing up from NBO or Loki??
Best Regards
Rob & Michelle
The security dudes
What happened to your blogging? I check all the time and no new news....hmf. Sad days. :-(
Yeah...ditto..where's the blogger? p.s. don't go too close to those tanks dude....landmines!!
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