In the previous episode, the missionary and his companions flew into Lafon with nerves jangling, hoping to find out what had happened to Father Joseph while trying not to make matters worse. They were met by armed soldiers and Commander William Nyoun, but Bishop Paride calmly softened the tension with warmth, stories and quiet wisdom. […]
In the previous episode, the missionary found himself once again caught between two worlds, trying to explain a simple picture of a medieval knight to Aupai and another elder, only to discover that what seemed plain to him looked quite ridiculous through their eyes. As the men laughed at the warrior hidden away in his […]
In the previous episode, the missionary found himself caught between young Philip’s hopes and the old wisdom of Alexis, the respected teacher who knew the ways of the clan better than anyone. Philip wanted a school posting far from home so he could save money, marry his girlfriend, and start a life of his own […]
In the previous episode, the missionary carried on through the dusty countryside, moving from one small village to the next with little more than a worn bag and steady faith. He spent his days helping where he could, listening to people’s troubles, and sharing words of hope around evening fires. Though the journey was tiring […]
In the previous episode, the missionary had found himself caught between two worlds, carrying Jack’s worries from a quiet Dutch village back into the heat and dust of Sudan. He had listened to fears at home and then sat by Sorro’s fire under the African moon, slowly realising that understanding people was not a matter […]
Previously, he had left Bor with a heavy heart after warnings of coming violence, only to return days later and find the place shattered by massacre, grief and hunger. Among the survivors, he met Margaret Aring, a woman who had lost nearly everything but still found the strength to organise help for others. Her courage […]
Previously, the missionary had found himself travelling through some of the most dangerous parts of Sudan, where even an ordinary journey could turn deadly in moments. After being stopped by armed robbers and narrowly escaping with his life, he was left shaken but strangely cheered by the people who celebrated the simple fact that he […]
Previously, the missionary joined the small Christian community in Makokha’s crowded yard, where the Gospel was shared not through neat lessons but through story, silence, and lived experience. As the group reflected on the parable of the weeds among the wheat, Makokha quietly challenged the missionaries’ usual message, saying a person did not need to […]
Last time, he sat beneath the great fig tree with the sisters, the night warm and still around them, while they spoke quietly about what it really meant to be a missionary in a land worn thin by war. As the moon hung above the tents and the sound of distant singing drifted through the […]
In previous episode, he’d come back to Nairobi worn out but quietly certain they’d done some good, only to be shaken awake at first light with the news that Aswa had been bombed just hours after their visit. Seven people were dead, many more hurt, and the questions came at him hard and fast—whether it […]
He’d just come back from a frustrating meeting in Nairobi, convinced there was nothing he could really do, when the bishop quietly set him right, reminding him these were their own people and not just a problem for outsiders, and so, still unsure but unable to walk away, he found himself flying into the mud […]
Previously, it felt like just another ordinary evening in the bishop’s house—flour on the counter, laughter at the table, and a quiet sort of learning passing between people who’d barely known each other a month—yet it was one of those small moments that stayed with him on the road, a reminder that the mission was […]
