Karyn has just put up some more of her personal photos of our trip. Some really great shots!
See them here.

This National Geographic web page has a multi-media presentation that, though dated (it’s from 2002) is a well-done and moving presentation of the suffering caused by the Sudanese goverments war on its own people.

SUNDAY IN YEI: WORSHIP AND A TOWN TOUR
Pictures in this post courtesy of Basic Ministries Sudan Project
It was good to arrive by noon on Saturday, a full half day before any of our scheduled activities. We all got in a good jet lag nap and felt refreshed by dinner. Some of us did have trouble [...]

THE EPC COMPOUND: YEI’S EQUIVALENT OF THE HILTON
Pictures in this post courtesy of Basic Ministries Sudan Project (except room photo by Karyn Traphagen)
As we entered town, we passed the compound of Christ the King Catholic Church, with its church building the largest and most modern edifice we saw in Yei. Just after passing Christ the [...]

YEI FIRST IMPRESSIONS: SWERVING AND FOOTING
Yei airport has no terminal, other than a couple of thatch-roofed shelters constructed by our host’s construction company to provide a place for passengers to get out of the rain or sun. When we arrived, direct host, Bishop Elias Taban, founder of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Sudan (EPC), was [...]

The Traphagens are back from New Sudan.
Before proceeding with my own account, let me invite you to visit my wife’s blog, where she has posted some initial news about our return from southern (New) Sudan, along with the first of many pictures. She’s also just added a post with a sound clip from some field [...]

Our journey to meet with our brothers and sisters in Yei, Sudan, has begun! We have limited Internet time here in London, so I’ll let Karyn’s blog post fill you in on our first leg. We hope to be able to connect through the satellite uplink at the church compound in Yei. If we’re able, [...]

My wife Karyn has written another detailed update on our preparations for our trip to Yei, New Sudan. We leave on the 14th of July.