December 2011
December is an exciting month for Sudanese Youth Opportunity!
Peter Nyok arrived safely in Kenya on November 30. After a year of hard physical labor working in a meat packing plant located in Oklahoma, he has saved enough money to travel to Sudan for 3 months. At his job, he used knives and cuts meat all day long, resulting in extremely sore hands and arms. Peter said, “It’s the hardest job, I’ve ever had.”
At the airport in Nairobi, he was reunited with his wife. Now he plans to travel to see our 19 students attending boarding school near Kapanguria. After taking the students shopping, he will go to Southern Sudan where his 3 year old daughter and wife live. During his stay, he will start planning for his future business in Southern Sudan.
In November, we sent a new camera to Rev. Jacob, our student coordinator for our 4 Nairobi day students. We hope he is able to travel to see our students in boarding school. Soon, you will receive new photos of your students.
Every penny you donate through scholarships and African crafts sales, goes directly to these 23 students. Only a small percentage is used to cover our non-profit status under Hope With Sudan (3%) and our wire fees, about $15 three times a year.
In January, school opens a new term, and all of our students advance one grade. Thanks to our generous, committed sponsors, all of the students in our program have their school tuition and supplies fees covered. We will send out the latest grades as soon as they arrive from Dr. Nilsson.
Two of our newly graduated Nairobi day students. In January, they start 1st level in primary school.
A big thank you to Alison van Diggelen a for hosting a neighborhood African craft party. Simon Deng from Hope With Sudan attended the event along with 15 of Alison’s friends. In addition to selling African crafts, Helen van Diggelen’s displayed her Lil Sophia jewelry and donated a large percentage of the proceeds to Sudanese Youth Opportunity. Your crafts sales and donations will help fund a school gift to Dr. Nilsson’s boarding school along with Peter taking the students on a Christmas shopping trip this month.
