chuck norris is running across the border

i walked into sudan yesterday...literally.

a lot has happened this past year. we are now an official non profit, praise GOD. i finished my football career, and got myself a little closer to graduation. and in a few days six more group members will join me in africa, to drill a well, and love on some people in wadupe.

it has been an exciting journey for me thus far. i traveled from tuesday till sunday, when i finally crossed the sudan border...on foot. it was a glorious entrance. i was filthy from six days of dirty buses and dirty hotels. my hair was starting to dread, my feet were covered in red dust, and my clothes...well i was wearing the same thing when i left tuesday. after checking in on the uganda side, i grabbed my bag and started the short walk into sudan. my ride was waiting on the other side. i smiled so big as i read the big, welcome to southern sudan, sign. i felt free, relaxed, and excited; like i was home. then i saw lightning. and the bottom fell out. i had two choices. i could run for the car, which was about 300 yds away or run for cover, like all the other people were doing. i decided to run for the car because i didn't want it to leave me stranded. i ran down the road, with no jacket, trying to keep my pants pulled up (my belt was in my other bag), and my laptop dry. everyone was laughing at me as i struggled on the muddy road. i heard them saying, mzungu, kowaja, yesu, chuck norris. which means whiteman(swahili), whiteman(juba arabic), and Jesus...apparently i look like Him and chuck norris to these kids. either way, seeing billy/chuck norris/Jesus running down the muddy road like an idiot was quite a show. i was dripping wet, drenched, and about 100 ft from the car when a soldier grabbed me. he told me to come out of the rain. i pointed to my car and said no, im just going there. but he was adamant about me following him. so i went into an office filled with bewildered soldiers wandering why i was running across the border in the rain. i told them i didn't want my car to leave me. they just laughed and asked to see my paperwork. thankfully the rain stopped and my ride waited. so now i am here in yei. i leave for wadupe tomorrow!! i hear they have built me a house. talk about good hosts. pray for our group as they join me this week. pray for the next two months that GOD will be glorified and the people of sudan will feel loved. much Love

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