Story and photos by Donna Bahler Sudan, a nation nearly four times the size of Texas, offers a microcosm of the African continent. Desert sands of the north contrast with lush plains in the south.
Arabic people live in one region while tribal groups inhabit another.
Ethnic conflict rips apart one village whereas another dwells in peace. Some reports on Sudan tell of atrocities and famine, disease and persecution. Such circumstances, however, have not stopped God from changing lives in amazing numbers. Nearly 50,000 New Life Groups help people grow in their spiritual lives. But that is not the issue.