Last Update from South Sudan before returning to U.S. though we don't want to leave!

 Greetings from Equatorial South Sudan!

The early rains have started here and along with everything beginning to turn green, we are noticing cooler temperatures and an increase in the mosquito population.

Uncle Josh & Patience talk about riding a crocodile at the airport

A Visit to the Nile with the Cousins
(but no crocodiles!)

 

We've made a lot of relational connects with family and old friends and made new friends. We are very happy of to have Joyce's parents finally join us. They have come to stay with us from the refugee camps, a couple of weeks ago, here at our rental house.  We've had opportunity to have visits from many of Joyce's family. Many of her Uncles came a couple weeks ago & her sister Grace stayed to help for 4 weeks! Another one of Joyce's sisters & an older nephew (who is alot of help) has come to stay with us for a short time. And a number of other nieces and nephews have come to visit and stay awhile. The current number of cousins at our house comes to 12 girls and 3 boys (Including Patience & Benaiah). They are constantly playing from sunrise to sunset so that by 8pm most have dropped off to sleep from sheer exhaustion. 

Coloring!

Patience helps build our "local stove".

"1..2..3..Iri! I'm a teacher, Follow me!"

It's such a blessing to be able to stay with Joyce's parents and many other family members, since I've never had the opportunity to spend extensive time with all of them before.

Visiting with the Uncles

Da'da Africa (Joyce's mom) and Benaiah

 
Benaiah is repeating in his own way every word he hears, both in Madi and English. Patience is starting to pick up words & phrases as well. 

We've had a couple of bouts of sickness since we got here. A few weeks ago, Patience had cold symptoms & cough that was getting better, but then she spiked a high fever that caused us to carry her on foot to hospital at 3am. We stayed there for two days. The first day malaria test came back negative & the next day Covid was ruled out. 

A welcome distraction in pediatric ward

Benaiah plays while Baba gets some needed fluids and rest.

Both Joyce, Benaiah & I had major stomach issues & I was especially laid pretty low. I spent an afternoon at the local clinic, they ruled out malaria and typhoid & other things, so we are pretty sure it was some type of food poisoning. This past week Patience has dealt with frequent diarrheas' and had a high fever. A doctor put her on malaria medication and she has completely improved since she began taking it. There is a lot of new bacteria and germs we are being exposed to as we adjust, but God has been helping us to fight these illnesses and recover.

Not too long ago, we were able to go & survey Joyce's family's compound (cluster of huts) in Loa (about 1/2 hour north of where we are in Nimule). We found that all the houses have to be rebuilt from the ground up and all the mango trees have been destroyed by elephants and fire. We will be working together to build a  larger house that Joyce's parents can stay in along with one of her brothers and his family. My in-laws will have family close by and more coming as the rest of Joyce's siblings gradually return.

   We have started transporting loads of sand, brick, and aggregate (large gravel) to the homesite in Ongorro village, a small community within the village of Loa. We are encouraged to see others begin to come back to Loa and start rebuilding. There are other villages in our area that are full of people and more returning all the time. It is exciting and a true answer to prayer.

Surveying the old houses in Joyce's home compound

Cleaning up the compound in Loa

In front of Joyce's parent tukkel(hut) (L to R: Jonathan, Agala(brother), Albert(Father) Grace(Sister), Patience, Moriku Rozana(Mother) Joyce, and Benaiah 

One disappointing realization we have come to is that are two month stay here is not going to be enough for Joyce to get the midwifery practical we had been hoping for. The personal connections Joyce made with local midwives were unsuccessful as the village midwives she contacted were all retired and some had lost their papers in the civil war, excluding them from being able to enter and work in the hospital if there was an emergency. Joyce has some connections in the maternity ward but the process to begin working there would take one to two months, so we would be gone by the time she was authorized to help in the ward. We are trusting God has a plan and Joyce will continue her independent midwifery studies when we return to the states. Our hope is that our next trip will be longer and give Joyce the time she needs to get hands-on practical here in South Sudan.

Morning Breakfast preparations are always a production

Cousin's Taking Tea

Sadly, our time here is coming to an end and we have one week in South Sudan until we enter Uganda to visit Family. We will be flying for the USA on the 15th of April.

Another big thanks to "Let's Dress the Girls"!

Sisters cooking together.

A big thank you to my friend who blessed many households with quality kitchen knives.

Since we arrived here in the middle of February, my burden for the people of South Sudan to know the true Gospel has grown. On a daily basis, I am faced with utter poverty, broken families, and desperation as people struggle to survive. The physical needs are great, but the underlying spiritual sickness has me crying out to Jesus. My plea to the Lord is that in my own human brokenness, I can point to Christ's wholeness and ability to redeem any life.

Please Pray for:

-Our daily relational connections with Family, friends, and the community here, that Christ might live the Gospel through us.

-That God would direct and guide the process of rebuilding a home in Loa, South Sudan for Joyce's family.

-God's hand on our physical health and that we would be fully recovered and healthy as we prepare to fly to the US.

-As families begin to return from the camps, that their hearts would be changed by the Gospel so that instead of seeking prosperity, the people of South Sudan would desire to build the kingdom of God.

-God's direction as Joyce and I hope to apply to join Serge (https://serge.org/), A cross-denominational Grace based, mission sending organization this  summer. We are asking God to lead us as we hope to come under the direction and accountability of experienced and mature servants of God. Joyce and I both hunger for a deep discipleship in the Gospel and are very thankful for the Sonship discipleship program that we are going through right now.

-Thank you for your continued prayers and willingness to follow us in the great adventure the Lord Jesus has set before us. 

Benaiah saying: "The excitement never ends!"

Rubanga Kolu Nyito (God be with you)

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

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Mail checks PAYABLE to Jonathan Lueken   PO Box 1611 Stockbridge, MA, 01262

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First 2 weeks in South Sudan

 Greetings from sunny, HOT, South Sudan

We arrived Sun. Feb 14 to Juba, the capitol of South Sudan and had the blessing of staying with some of Joyce's relatives. Patience really enjoyed playing with alot of cousins around her age. And with the help of our friend Isaac & Joyce's uncle, we were able to make the 2 1/2 hour trek (3 1/2 hours b/c of road conditions) from Juba to Nimule (Nim-u-lay) the sprawling border town that borders Uganda.

Benaiah loving playing with his sister!

The only loss of luggage was Jon's binoculars that were confiscated as the airport. In South Sudan binoculars are seen as a weapon of war and they don't understand at all "bird watching".

We arrived at our rental home as it was getting dark & were welcomed by some of Joyce's family who had worked hard to prepare the house for our arrival. Since then, we have had lots of friends and family come to visit us, so Patience and Benaiah have had lots of playmates.

Cousins who are blessed by Let's Dress the Girls dresses

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Joyce's sister, Grace, staying to help 

We are settling into daily life here... getting water from the Bor Hole; walking 3 miles to the market almost daily to get food to cook from home (no refrigeration); cooking with charcoal outside; and a little solar for lights and charging phones (anything more blows the system). 

We live on a hillside on the outskirts of Nimule. It's a beautiful, quiet place to pray and live & work with others from Joyce's family. We are excitedly anticipating the soon arrival of Joyce's parents to come from the refuge camp to stay with us. And it's been wonderful reconnecting with old friends that we have not seen in a long time. 

Wonderful reunion with close friends & partners in the Gospel

Now that we are developing a home routine, we are looking to connect with a local hospital so Joyce can set up and internship or get some practical experience in either the hospital or with a local village midwife. 

While enjoying time with Joyce's parents here, our hope is to return with them to their cluster of Tukels (huts) in Loa, South Sudan to work together to rebuild their homes that have been stripped & burned. There is much to do, so we ask God to lead us/them step by step.

I, Jonathan, already had opportunity to share on the RMC Christian radio (a local Nimule station with translation by the pastor/co-host) He has asked me to preach at his church on Sunday Feb. 28th. I will be preaching the Gospel to myself first and sharing with others our great need of His mercy and grace. By the time you wake up Sunday morning our service in South Sudan will be over as we are 7 hours ahead of those in EST.  I will be returning to share on the radio the next Friday March 5th.

Please pray for:

~ Our health as both kids are currently fighting cold symptoms & they have also received several mosquito bites since we've arrived, but no signs of malaria yet. And for the children as they acclimate to a totally different culture, language and climate.

~ Contacts with friends and family and, as the Lord leads, that we give grace and love to all we meet as we need it from Jesus ourselves.

~ God to bless sharing and preaching on radio & Sunday, that His Word would go forward and not my own.

~ My computer that won't start up,  for help to restore my computer so I would be able to do my own blog posts and keep up with emails and share photos more readily.

~ God to open the door so that Joyce can get some needed experience in midwifery & being a doula.

~ that God would guide and provide for Joyce's family in the desire to rebuild their homes in Loa.

~ that God would work in heart after heart giving each one of us a greater hunger for His Word and the Good News of the Gospel for us, sinners.

Pics enroute at the Kenyan Airport

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

PayPal jonlueken@gmail.com  

Mail checks PAYABLE to Jonathan Lueken   PO Box 1611 Stockbridge, MA, 01262

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Preparing and Trusting: Quick Update from Jon and Joyce

     We have good news to share and quite a lot to pray about. 

Benaiah the Brave being Benaiah the Cool!

On January 28th our visas arrived in the mail! This opens the door for us to shop for flights and we are now looking to buy our airfare. We have enough funds for three tickets and asking God to provide for the fourth. We hope to leave by the 11th or 12th of February, as the time on our three month visas are already running. Please pray as we desire to book the airfare in the next couple of days.

    There are still several things we need to purchase to bring along with us. We also need provision for travel and living in Africa expenses. It is quite overwhelming to think of all that needs to fall into place. We are asking the Lord to give us the Grace to do the next thing in front of us and Trust He will bring this trip to fruition. If I am learning anything in this time it is that no matter how much I try to do to prepare my family for our travels, God is the only one who can bring it to pass. The Lord Jesus is in total control of the timing for this trip.

Our rental home, where we will be hosting Joyce's parent's
so they can come out of the refugee camp.

Please pray for:

-Provision for a 4th airfare ticket so we can book our flights. Hoping to leave before Valentines Day.

-We still have some important items we need to purchase, to use on our trip and will need to do some local shopping in the next week.

-The provision to travel and the living expenses we will accrue while we are in Nimule for two months.

-We still strongly desire to begin the restoration of Joyce's family's home in Loa, South Sudan. Pray that God will give us all we need to be a blessing to Joyce's family and to work alongside them in reestablishing their home in South Sudan. 

-Above all, that God would be glorified in our lives to others and that the Gospel of Jesus Christ would be seen in all we do.

After a foot of snow, Joyce is ready for the Equator!

Thank you for your prayers and we look forward to sharing the praise report of what God does in this time!

Rubanga kolu nyito (God be with you)!

~Jonathan and Joyce Lueken 

Phone #: 774-203-8308

 

PayPal jonlueken@gmail.com  

 

Mail checks PAYABLE to Jonathan Lueken   

PO Box 1611 Stockbridge, MA, 01262

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Returning to Our Home; Traveling to South Sudan

 

Anjo Kinya Udi Si(Happy New Year)!

I hope you are well in this new year! For us, 2020 was full and challenging, yet went by so quickly. Joyce has a homemade sign on the refrigerator that says: “We are where God wants us to be at this exact moment, every experience is part of His Divine Plan”. Many times, this past year as I looked at what was happening around me in our country, the world, and my own inward struggles, I admit that I doubted. Was this where God really wanted me? And is this something that the Lord was redeeming?     

Then I remembered what the Disciples must have felt after the Lord Jesus’ Crucifixion. There king had died, they were still under Roman occupation, and now their own religious leaders persecuted them. It would be three dark days later that the Light of their Hope would appear before them! Despite the darkness that may loom ahead, let us hold onto the hope that God indeed has a good plan and will redeem all things for good. Romans 8:28.

Decorating the Christmas Tree

Making ginger bread cookies with Da'da(Grandma).

The Whole Lueken Clan together.

         Where to start? Winter has set in here in the Berkshires, for which my children are thrilled and my wife, not so much. Snow storms are always a reason for the kids to suit up and go outside. I(Jonathan) split wood, Patience loves to shovel snow and make snowmen, while Benaiah is incredibly fond of eating the snow. Joyce stays inside.

Enjoying a snack outside.

 

A'bi and Patience with a new friend!

Good news for Joyce (and the rest of us) is that God is opening the way for our family to be snowbirds this winter! As I write this, the remaining Passports have arrived, needed vaccines are given, and we are waiting for the approval/arrival of Visas, before we purchase airfare. Our travels to South Sudan are taking shape and we are very excited for the opportunity to spend time with family and friends, whom we have not seen for 4 years. Our hope is to stay for a couple months and get some quality time with Joyce’s Parents, who will be meeting their grandchildren for the first time!  

We hope to do visiting of different churches in the area and reconnect with old friends. The added blessing is the opportunity to travel with dear friends who are also visiting S. Sudan to visit family at the same time. Though the preparations are coming together, there are several outstanding needs of provision for supplies and funds while on the ground that we are praying for. Thank you for praying with us that God will make a way for this desire of our heart to be back in our beloved South Sudan!

 

Bird's-eye view of the town of Nimule

The Nile River

                One goal that we are asking God to bless is the desire to begin rebuilding Joyce’s family's home in Loa, about 25 minutes north of the border town of Nimule. Her parents and Joyce’s siblings had to flee with their families in 2016 because of the civil war. Since then, thieves and bush fires have left charred walls, where there use to be rustic and beautiful tukkels(Huts). My in-laws worked hard and risked their lives to bring their family back in 2008 from a previous civil war, but now as they are getting older and fighting recent bouts of sickness, they do not have the energy to pioneer as they once did.

As God provides the funds, we hope to spend some weeks in cleaning and rebuilding so that Joyce’s family can come out of the refugee camps and permanently settle in their home of Loa, South Sudan. South Sudan has become a lot more stable politically in the last year. Thank you for praying as we join hands with Joyce’s family to see the Lord re-establish them in their own country.

Loa, South Sudan

Another exciting opportunity is for Joyce to work toward getting her doula certificate and some midwifery practical experience in the town of Nimule. She hopes to connect with a local village midwife and attend several births while we are there. She is looking forward to the experience and to be able to help mothers in her own country.

So much greater than the physical goals for this trip, we ask God to prepare our hearts so we can show the Love and Grace of Jesus to our family and everyone we come in contact with. We want them to know the Father’s love so that they might no longer look to their own righteousness, cultural Christianity, or good works, but take on the perfect record of the Savior and rely on the power of the Holy Spirit to live in obedience to His Will!

 

Please Pray for:

-God to prepare our hearts to show His love to our family and friends in South Sudan and to preach the gospel with our lives.

- God’s timing for the return of our approved visa applications, which we sent in on Wednesday, Jan. 13^th.

-The rest of the provision needed for airfare, supplies for the trip, and daily living costs while we are on the ground for two months or more. Believing and hoping to leave by the beginning of February.

- The provision of extra bibles that we can freely give to those who have the desire for God’s word.

-Protection in our travels and as we stay in South Sudan. We know Jesus will be with us every step of the way, through the potential exposure to disease and other dangers.  

-Our desire to rebuild Joyce’s family's home in Loa and the needed provision for building supplies, tools, and skilled labor to restore their homes in South Sudan.

-Open doors for Joyce to get experience in midwifery, through assisting a local village midwife in Nimule, South Sudan.

-That the greed, corruption, and sin in men’s hearts (which is being clearly observed in the USA, East Africa, and all over the globe) would point all of us to Jesus, the Healer and Restorer of this broken and battered world.

      We are so blessed by your prayers for us and certainly covet them in the months ahead. We can’t thank you enough for your support and look forward to walking God’s trail in this new year, together with you!

Benaiah says Thank You!... while resting.

Rubanga kolu nyito (God be with you)!

~Jonathan and Joyce Lueken 

Phone #: 774-203-8308

 

PayPal jonlueken@gmail.com  

 

Mail checks PAYABLE to Jonathan Lueken   

PO Box 1611 Stockbridge, MA, 01262

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For my Dear Joyce...

 

   

 Today, October 26th, happens to be a  very special day for myself and my family. Twenty Eight years ago on this day, My wife, Gune(GOO-NAY) Joyce Kenyi, was born in an refuge camp in Uganda. Little did a South Sudanese girl or a young New Hampshire boy growing up in New England know, that they would one day find their spouse from half way across the world. 

Working in a clinic during our courtship

First Christmas together

    My first observations of Joyce were of her quietly serving and helping others as she cooked, cleaned, and treated others medically in South Sudan. My admiration for the quiet strength that God has given her has only grown. She is such a blessing to me and our children, diligently cleaning, cooking for us and loving us on a daily basis. I have seen how many are drawn to her humble and considerate character. Joyce is a woman of few words, but when she speaks people listen to her thoughtful perspective.  I have learned so much from her, including:

Working Together

`-How to hammer a nail into a cement wall.

-How to carve a hoe handle with a machete.

-How to carry things on my head.

- Taking care of patients at a clinic and not accidently killing them...

-Getting the rest I need..

-Selflessly loving others..

-Patiently waiting on the Lord...

-Having a sense of humor in the midst of challenges.

Adventures together!

Hiking with an excited Patience!

    God's Grace has been poured out on Joyce and she is the best wife and mother a man could ask for. I thank God for Joyce every day and she is tirelessly serving our family daily. The two beautiful children God has given us definitely have Mama to thank for their good looks. They got their hyperactive energy from me. As the Lord leads us into serving and hopefully living in Africa, I couldn't ask for a better friend and help mate. I consider being her husband the greatest job in the world and look forward to the lifetime of adventures God has in store for us. 

"We love Mama"

Joyce, you bless many and are dearly loved. Jesus loves you more than I ever could, so I am praying that He gives me more of His love for you. I fall so short, but desperately desire to love and serve you as Christ loved the church. (Ephesians 5:25) I also pray that you experience more of the Lord's love and grace this year than ever before. (2 Corinthians 13:14) Ma'le Nyi Ndo!

Happy Birthday!

Following God together around the next bend in His Trail.

Your Husband,

Jona

 

He Brought Us Through! An Immigration Miracle!

    Heartfelt Greetings to you!

 I am very excited as I write this with very good reason. Many of you may have heard the wonderful report of God's Faithfulness on Facebook via our travelling press person (AKA my mother). For those who haven't heard or would like to read a first-person account of our immigration miracle, please read on!

Patience and Benaiah say: "Ingoni(Hello)!"

    Joyce and I want to begin by thanking those who have been apart of our immigration journey since 2016 and have supported us through prayer, letters, and words of encouragement. We cannot thank you enough for how you have walked alongside us in this! 

    It has been a long road of paper trails, last minute travels, late nights on the computer, and anxiety in wondering if we brought the right documentation. There have been depths of deep frustration and heights of awe at God’s providential intervention. The past four years often seemed to crawl by and yet the process was speedily expedited by the Lord, so that we got paperwork though much quicker than usual. Praise the Lord! 

    The culmination of this journey was Joyce’s naturalization/citizenship test that took place on October 6th, 2020. We had applied in May of this year and were scheduled for an interview by the end of August. Many 2019 applicants are still waiting for an interview so this was uncharacteristically quick. In preparation for our trip, we misplaced important identification for Joyce, but found it the next day. Our car started driving rough as we got to the hotel, but we prayed and asked the Lord to get us to the interview the next day.

Playing in the leaves outside the hotel

    Finally D-Day came. Joyce and I were both anxious, but Joyce had studied hard and we put the rest in God’s hands. I was denied access at the door and Joyce went into the immigration office alone. I rejoined my mother and the children outside and waited. Patience made a grandfatherly friend who was showing her how to jump up and down and do a “tight rope” walk. He turned out to be a fellow believer and a pastor of a church near the Berkshires! Thirty minutes after Joyce entered, we received a text from Joyce: She had passed with flying colors and was waiting for her swearing in ceremony. Due to Covid-19, they did not allow families to come inside for the swearing in ceremony, but we were waiting outside to welcome her with open arms. Our van had no problems that day and our drive back home was uneventful.

Joyce, the new USA Citizen

Yay for God and Mama!

    Joyce is a United States citizen! This is a huge milestone for us and we thank God for the stability that Joyce now has, as we will be travelling back and forth from South Sudan to the USA. We now are planning for a trip to Africa in winter 2020/2021. The hope is to stay for two to three months and get some quality time with Joyce’s family. We are also praying for an opportunity to assist getting her parents, brothers, and sisters back to their homes in South Sudan. Passports and Yellow fever vaccines for Joyce and the children need to fall into place before we can book flights, so we are trusting in the Lord’s timing. We will keep you updated on the progress of travel preparations and when we have set a date for our travels.

 

Enjoying the leaves on a family walk

Running with Baba!

    October 12th was Benaiah’s birthday and we celebrated the anniversary of his first year with a healthy sweet potato corn bread cake. He just took his first steps as I was writing the post! Happy Birthday Benaiah! 

First Cake... Benaiah is thinking about it,

 Prayer needs:

 -Continued prayer for Lozi, who went for a check up on October 14th. Unfortunately, the outcome was that the Doctors said there was nothing more they could do at this point, but hope for improvement of the infection and the leg, and are continuing to monitor. Lozi is back home with family. Pray for his physical healing and a spiritual renewal in his heart to experience the grace and mercy of Jesus on his behalf.

 -Joyce’s father was diagnosed with an ulcer and malaria and her Mother has been experiencing chronic back pain from a degenerating lower back. They were seen at a clinic and have both received treatment. There is some improvement, but keep praying for their continued healing. 

 -Preparations for a winter trip to South Sudan and God’s timing for our travels. 

 -Time needed for our Sonship studies and for the Lord to prepare our hearts spiritually to reach others with His Grace, both here in the states and in Africa.

Fall in the Berkshires

 That’s all for now. God bless you and keep you! 

Jonathan, Joyce, Patience, and Benaiah