Embarking on another African Adventure! Brief Update From the African Luekens

 Ingoni? (How are you?)

       In the past week our family has been frantically rushing about, busier than a monkey eating mangoes, while being attacked by mango ants! Shopping, packing, organizing, & keeping Benaiah from climbing on the kitchen table has been keeping our hands full.

Making Sil-wy-wy(African Cookie) for our travel snacks.

In the midst of this chaos, God has opened the door for purchasing our airfare last Thursday & we have a date of departure! We will be flying out of Boston Logan Airport on the 12 of February, which is today. We have two stops along the way & will be 33 hours in the air with layovers. We are scheduled to arrive in Juba, South Sudan on Sunday afternoon. (8 hours ahead of EST) 

We were given a special missionary 10 bag allowance, but because of the abundant donations & needed supplies for our rental home, we have to pay for two extras.

It took us a few days to make sense of the COVID testing requirements for South Sudan (72 hours before landing!!).  We drove 2 hours to get tests yesterday & hope to have the results at least a few hours before our flight. God is leading us as we even got some specific guidance ahead of time through the experience of friends who just travelled to South Sudan.

A'bi entertaining the children while we pack.

We know that as we set out on this adventure and board the plane, there will be many blessings, but also many challenges as we get on the ground. We are asking you to uphold us in your prayers and we are holding onto the promise that Jesus is with us in all these things.

Please pray for:

-The grace for our children and ourselves on the 33-hour flight to the African Continent.

-The remaining provision needed for customs, travel, and daily living expenses on the ground.

-Provision to begin rebuilding the Kenyi homestead (Joyce’s family) in Loa and bring her parents and family out of the refugee camps, back to their homes in South Sudan.

        -God’s assisting our children (and us) to adjust to a different (very hot) climate and for Patience and Benaiah, a different culture.

        -That God would give us heart full of love and grace for our family, friends, and strangers we meet along the way. Our desire is to be a blessing and to live out the Gospel that God has planted and is growing in our hearts.

 

Benaiah & Patience can't wait see there A'bi & Da'da Africa (Joyce's Father & Mother)

Thank you for your prayers and continued support as we set out on an adventurous expedition with the Lord Jesus blazing the trail!

Rubanga kolu nyito (God be with you)!

~Jonathan and Joyce Lueken    Phone #: 774-203-8308

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