A Step Closer: The Journey from Exile to Home

 Greetings to you!

     Joyce and I want to thank all of you who have supported us in prayer and in other ways! You are such a blessing and we thank God for you partnering with us!

Exciting progress! Read on...

     I know many of us have been directing our attention and prayers towards Ukraine in this time and I strongly believe we need to continue to do so. As I have been praying for God's will in this warring conflict, my mind also goes to South Sudan and the peace of the gospel that is needed in men's hearts. 

South Sudan(a little different situation from the Ukraine)  went  through fifty plus years of war against a larger and stronger Northern Sudan. Very shortly after they gained independence, the country was split asunder by tribalism and hatred amongst each other. Though things are much more stable in South Sudan now than they have been, there is still that violent anger that breaks out between tribes, as bitterness from years past still seeps to the surface.

 My prayer is that Ukrainians, Russians, and South Sudanese alike will come to know the Love of God and learn to love others in the way Christ intended. I also pray that those who are causing harm and doing wrong would be stopped and convicted for their disregard of the lives of others. 

Ajjugo(little boy) is happy to be in Loa with His Baba (Dad), Mama, and Abi (Grandfather)

   I wanted to give you an update on some of the exciting things happening in Loa. Right now Joyce's Father, Albert Kenyi, and her brother Agalla David, along with his wife and youngest child are staying in Loa. They are sleeping in the Loa health center, currently under renovation, until we can get a roof, windows, and doors on the house that is being constructed for Joyce's parents.

Making the Brick "Oven" with Joyce's Father supervising (2nd to Right).

Agalla, with his son Ajjugo, pumping water

       The purpose of staying there is preparing for and supervising the next stages of construction.  Under their supervision a group of men just made and burned 10,000 bricks! These bricks will be used for finishing touches on the house and other buildings that will be needed, such as a latrine, outdoor kitchen, and housing for other members of Joyce's family. Very thankful for our coordinating team that is working so hard to keep the work going, since we are unable to be there at this time.

    One of the great praise reports was of the help received by a garrison of government soldiers. When the small contingency of Joyce's family arrived in Loa, they were contacted by the commander of a nearby barracks with the offer of some food stuffs to add to the supplies they had brought. Another concern that Joyce and I had was for my brother-in-law with his wife and young son since they had no vehicle in the case of an emergency. That same commander reached out later and said that if they need transport to Nimule for an emergency then he would give them a ride. Truly an unexpected blessing!

1 of 2 dump truck loads of timber for the roof.

Inspecting the finished roof frame. L to R: Albert Kenyi, Agalla 

The roofing work is now underway! Our engineer and his work crew are done building the timber framing of the roof.  Albert Kenyi(my father-in-law), who worked his whole life as a master carpenter, has a lot of knowledge and was able to advise the engineers in setting the height of the roof! They will treat all the boards with motor oil (to protect from termites) and then put on the metal sheets starting next week.

Albert sits on the water holding tank, that will have a cover and a tap at the bottom.

 They are also in the process of building a closed water tank which will be attached to a rain water catchment system off the roof, using gutters. This rain harvesting will be a great blessing to the whole family when they return and save many trips to the borehole.

We are asking God for his provision for the coming phases of work so we can keep the momentum going and the work crew won't run out of work. The next steps are doors, windows, and plumbing, followed by plastering (the fine coating of cement over the brick walls on the exterior and interior).

Back in the Berkshires, Baba (Dad) and Patience go on a winter hike!

Please Pray for:

~God to direct and guide us as we desire to return to serve long term in South Sudan. 

~God's protection on the work crew and those of Joyce's family who are in Loa as part of the coordinating team. Also for Joyce's mother who is in the refugee camp, waiting to join her husband in Loa as soon as the house is inhabitable.

~Comfort for Joyce and her family, who just lost a very dear aunt from a chronic disease. Lucy was a widow and left behind 8 children, most of whom are young . She was buried in Loa at Joyce's family home. Please pray that God would raise up someone to love and raise these children.

~God's provision for the continuation of the work after the roofing: Windows, doors, plumbing, and cement plastering, etc..

 ~For Peace and God's will to be done in the Ukraine and that the mighty hand of God would be seen! 

~That the anger and the tribalism in South Sudan and elsewhere would be conquered by the love of Christ.

Making a tortoise out of Legos for science class. Benaiah has his "angry tortoise" face on.

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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Life in South Sudan: Episode 1; Driving in Juba

 It is now February 2022! Who would have thought time could pass by so quickly? 

Over the next couple months, I will be posting short videos from our most recent trip to South Sudan (February to April 2021). Each video posted will highlight an aspect of life in South Sudan and what we experienced while living there for two months. I will be posting them weekly to biweekly and hope you enjoy these short "snapshots" into life in South Sudan.

 Episode 1: Driving in Juba

Juba is the capital of South Sudan and is a small, but wild city! It has a population of 403, 212 people(as of August 2020) and is 52 square miles. There are no trees for miles surrounding the city because of the populations almost exclusive use of firewood. The lack of trees makes Juba a dry and very hot city, with very little rain.

We landed there February 14th, 2021 in the Juba International Airport. We then had to walk down stairs from the airplane and then a quarter mile on the open airstrip in 108 F degrees to get to the small metal building called "the terminal"! 

One of the more exciting elements of Juba life is driving. Juba is a two and a half hour drive away from the southerly border town of Nimule. The video below was taken at a time when traffic was not bad. However, if you observe some of the driving techniques employed and then translate that to a jammed roadway full of cars and motorcycles, I think you will get the idea!

An update on the work progress of the house in Loa, South Sudan for Joyce's parents will soon be forthcoming!

God bless!

Jonathan and Joyce

Phone #: 774-203-8308

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Walls Rising Up from the Ashes of War

Merry Christmas and Anjo Kinya u'di si(Happy New Year) to you!

 

After a long absence in the blogger world, we are back! It has been a busy year for us! In addition to keeping up with our energetic and growing kids, we took a road trip to Pennsylvania to visit friends. 

After that, a more somber, but also hopeful trip for the funeral of my Grandmother (92 years old) in Minnesota after Thanksgiving. It was blessing to reconnect with family and celebrate the life of Betty Mae Lueken, who was reunited with her Savior and Grandpa on November 5, 2021. She was an amazing Grandmother who loved Jesus with all her heart!  

Visiting Grandma in 2017

                   It has once again been our opportunity to focus on the amazing gift of God's Son this Christmas season! It is so easy for me to be distracted by the daily doings of life and the busyness of this season in particular. However, God has used a couple things that have helped me regain my focus on our Lord Jesus.

Patience while decorating the Christmas tree

One is watching The Chosen Christmas Special: The Messengers, which was such a worshipful and also realistic look at the birth of Jesus. As being a husband who has travelled on a long journey with a very pregnant wife back in 2017, I can really relate to the Joseph depicted in the Chosen episode!

Secondly, while listening to a Christmas album from my children’s favorite musical artist, I heard a scripture song that really captured the meaning of Christmas for me. Galatians 4:4-7 is a scripture that Joyce and I memorized for our Sonship course and is such a great summary of the Gospel and what Christmas is all about!

    “For when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent forth the spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God."                                                       

This past year has been a time of God revealing to me my own sinfulness and weakness in a personal way. It has been hard and downright depressing at times. Until I get my focus back on Christ and what He has done for me, which is everything I need to be able to be received by God as His child through the work of Jesus.

You can listen to the song,” When the Fullness of the Time Had Come” by Slugs and Bugs here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAJoPVyKYnQ

              Now for some very exciting news regarding the construction of Joyce’s parent’s home in Loa, South Sudan! Since June, we have been wanting to mobilize a construction crew to begin building the walls of Joyce’s parent’s new home in their small community of Ongorro in Loa village. Once the four bedroom house is inhabitable, this would enable Joyce’s family to leave the refugee camps in Uganda and come back to resettle their homeland in South Sudan! Joyce and I would love to be there during the construction and be reunited with Joyce's parents and the rest of the family, but we must wait for God's timing.

             After sorting out logistics and many delays, we were planning for the construction to begin in November, but couldn’t get a work crew to commit before Christmas. Then out of the blue, an engineer/contractor contacted Joyce, who was an old friend of her family. He was looking for work and said he could begin the construction of the foundation and walls the following week!

 

Digging the Foundation

Reaching Window Level

Finishing the final course of bricks.

The Crew arrived on November 26^th and commenced work at a rapid rate. Our Coordinating team of three men were at the work site every day to help with the work and sent us photos and updates. Joyce’s father, Albert, came to see the work the final week and he joined in carrying bricks and small buckets of cement for the masons, at age 76! 

The water holding tank for construction.

My father-in-law (in the white) hard at work

    The men faced some challenges with getting water and also with a very LARGE animal that has become a nuisance to South Sudanese rebuilding their homes and is quite dangerous!

                After 2016, when most of the people had fled to Uganda, many villages were uninhabited and the homes were burnt by wildfires. In the last five years, large groups of elephants have moved into the area and destroyed 5 large mango trees that were growing in Joyce’s family's homestead. The elephants are known to attack humans and there have been incidents in the last year as people have been resettling other parts of Loa and neighboring towns. A couple weeks ago, an adult elephant and baby fell into a deep well that people were using to renovate the Loa Health Center. One died and could not be extricated by the South Sudan Wildlife department.

A borehole that had it's metal handle bent 90 degrees.... by an elephant!

God protected the men as they worked, ate and slept in Loa, where they were the only people in that area. One of the final evenings that the crew was there, they observed a large heard of elephants within sight that were playing around there. They did not approach the men, the work site, or even drink out of the water tank!

The construction was started on November 26^th and 1^st phase of the work was completed on December 17^th. As I am writing, the walls are finished!

 Joyce and I are so thankful for Bosco and his crew’s hard work, our coordinating team’s continued dedication to the project, and for our cook, who made sure the men had the energy they needed for the work. Also, a big thanks to Joyce’s Uncle William and the ground team of Operation Nehemiah for the use of their backhoe in preparing the site for construction and digging up maram (soil for construction).

 

Walls complete and ready for a roof!

The Construction Crew and most of our coordinating team, including Joyce's father on the far left.

 We are now looking at the 2nd phase of construction, which is roofing the house. God has already provided almost half of the funds that we need to start and you can join us in prayer that God will supply the rest in His timing! We are hoping to begin the 2^nd phase in January 2022.

 

Winter in the Berkshires(Western MA)

                As Joyce and I enter the winter season, we are hoping to really focus on our Sonship course as we have 7 lessons left. I also will be beginning to homeschool Patience this year and she is very excited about it. As a couple we will be continuing to seek the Lord for His direction as we consider moving forward with Serge and desire to return to South Sudan. At this point it looks like the earliest we could return will be winter 2022/2023 or spring 2023, but God knows and is in total control of our return.

 

Please Pray for:

~The Construction of Joyce’s parent’s home in Loa. For God’s provision to begin the 2^nd phase in January.

~Protection from the elephants! That the Lord will protect the walls of the house from being knocked down, as no one is around there right now. Also, protection for the men when they return to work.

~God’s wisdom and guidance as Joyce and I learn more about the Gospel through Sonship and draw closer to God as we seek Him together as a couple over the winter.

~Wisdom in homeschooling Patience so that she can gain a LOVE for learning!

~For Joyce’s family, that God would give them Grace for life in the refugee camps and bring them back home soon.

 

Patience and Benaiah wishing you a Happy New Year!

Hope you had a blessed Christmas and discover Jesus in a new way this coming year!

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 from South Sudan: A Relational Retreat

 

A Hearty Hello and Ingoni to you!

       I am writing to you from the green and rainy Berkshires (Western Massachusetts)! We have returned, but I wanted to summarize our last couple weeks in South Sudan, before letting you know what is on the horizon for us.

Tea with the cousins!

Breakfast at our house.

Our rental home in Nimule was a quiet refuge for us, but was not without its dangers. We always had to be vigilant at night for scorpions that would try to crawl up into the house and we killed 2-3 every evening.

Benaiah at work,

Making aggregate(Korokoto) with Ego Ego (Uncle Robert)

The location for Joyce’s parent’s home has been chosen in Loa, but because of sickness and difficulty in finding transportation, we were unable to begin the construction. We have an engineer/contractor who will be doing the work and with the materials already on site, we are hoping to begin construction sometime in June and continue through this year.

Loading the dump truck.

Surveying the materials and building location with our friend.

 The final weeks of our trip were FULL of goodbyes, packing up the rental house, and getting quality time with our family and friends. I was blessed to be able to do evening devotions every night with our extended family (9 adults and 12+ children total) while we were there. We were studying the book of Luke, as well as singing hymns in Madi and other worship songs. We were sad to leave the quiet hills of Nimule and all the friends and family in South Sudan. I was able to say farewell to the community there on radio and get some time on-air with one of my good friends and a fellow worker in the Gospel.  

Packing...

and loading up.

     We crossed the border into Uganda early in order to visit family who had not been able to come and see us. However, getting across the border was quite the ordeal and it took us over two hours to be permitted to enter the Ugandan town of Elegu, well after sundown. In the process, Immigration confiscated our passports and wouldn’t release them until we got the Covid tests for our flight, which would be the following week. Without passports, there was no way we could travel to the refugee camps to say goodbye to Joyce’s parents and the rest of the family there (Her parents and siblings had returned to the camps because their house in Loa is not finished and all their old houses in Loa were destroyed during war).

Instead, we stayed in the close-to-border town of Bibia with Joyce’s uncles and had some great fellowship there with many people. We were blessed that Joyce’s Father, Mother, and other family were able to come visit us there, so we could see them one last time.

Visiting while shelling peanuts.

Patience and her best friend/auntie.

Taking a walk and eating mangos.

 I had a lot of quality time with Lozi, my wife’s cousin. Many of you have prayed for him. He is still struggling with his leg, which was recently broken (on top of many infections and resulting surgeries he has had for several years). Though still on crutches and with a lot of metal parts in his leg, Lozi is always cheerful and loves to interact with the children that are around him. He went back to the regional Hospital for a checkup this month.

Lozi and I

 Goodbyes are always difficult and it was not an easy thing to leave on Wednesday, the 14th, for Kampala, knowing the distance that would separate us in a few short days. We thank God for this trip and the relational connections and reconnections that were made.  It was a breath of fresh air to live a simple life in South Sudan for two months.

Goodbyes...

    Our drive down to the airport, near Kampala, commenced with a late start and we had, not one, but TWO rear tires blowout within an hour of each other. These delays hindered us from reaching another one of Joyce’s cousins in Kampala that night and we had to stay in a hotel along the way. We were thankful for making it to our cousin’s house without any further mishaps the following day and were able to freshen up and share a meal before leaving for the airport. The flight was pleasantly uneventful and not fraught with the worrying delays of our February flight. We departed on April 15 at night and arrived in Boston on the afternoon of the 16^th.

First Tire...

Second Tire

Rest stop with family before our flight.

We are thankful to now be home and to have long since completed our quarantine after all receiving negative Covid results. Initially it took some weeks for us to adjust to the time difference and it was easy for us to be ready to sleep by early evening.

 

     Looking ahead, Joyce and I will be beginning the process of applying with Serge (https://serge.org/ ) and also continuing our studies in the Sonship course. Joyce is excited to pursue her study of midwifery and look for hands-on practical here as it presents itself. You can pray for us to find the time to study daily, as we raise two world-changing toddlers. Patience and Benaiah are excited for the warm weather (though not quite as warm as Africa) and the ability to play outside every day, barefoot and carefree!

    We are praying for this time in the States to be orchestrated by the Lord and fruitful in the works He has for us. We are not exactly sure when God will open the door for us to return to Africa, but hope it is soon. I am trusting that God will also assist us in the construction in Loa, so Joyce’s family can return to South Sudan and not have to stay too much longer in the refugee camps.

Benaiah enjoys sitting on a Ugandan Wheel barrow

 

Please continue to pray for:

~God’s Grace to be on Joyce’s family and on us as we are apart and missing each other.

~God’s direction and guidance for the construction of Joyce’s family’s home. Though we desire it to be done efficiently, we are asking the Lord to show us his perfect timing and the wisdom for how the work will go forward, as we are far away.

~Lozi(Joyce's Cousin) and his leg, that he would feel the presence of Jesus at this time. As he has little mobility and cannot go to school or help his mother with chores around the house, I pray that God would meet him in a special way. He went for a check up on his leg this month.  

~Equipping and practical training for Joyce in Midwifery so that the Lord might fulfill her heart’s desire to help the women in South Sudan.

~Our transition into the process of joining Serge ( https://serge.org/ ), a Grace based, international missions organization. That the Lord would disciple us in the Gospel as we learn from others and that we would have needed accountability as we ask God to lead us in our desire to return to service in East Africa.

~For Joyce and I personally, that we would be able to truly know and to show our children the gospel of Grace in Jesus and that all our children would come to love the Lord Jesus with all their heart, as they discover how much He loves them.

 Thank you so much for your prayers and support! I know that this trip would have not been possible if God had not put it on your heart to lift us in prayer.

A branch of the Nile River

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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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

PayPal jonlueken@gmail.com  

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

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