Volunteering at Nuba Mountains International

I venture out two evenings a week to volunteer at the Nuba Mountains International association headquarters, where I teach adult Sudanese refugese English. It is about a two hour commute from my high rise apartment in Dokki to the four level cemented building in Hayy el-Asher. The commute alone is a rather humbling experience.

As I peer out of my passenger seat window, wedged tightly, shoulder to shoulder with neighboring seated passengers on an overcrowded microbus, I take notice of the dusty streets littered with trash, debris and young children. A number of the children scamper around with extended arms, in search of a donor to sponsor their next meal.

Here is a brief excerpt of the issues faced by the Nuba Mountain people in Sudan.

"Nuba mountains, which lie towards the southern edge of Sudan's Arabised north. Clashes between government forces and opposition fighters in the region have displaced more than 70,000 people in less than a month.
The conflict caused at least 2 million deaths and the displacement of another 4 million people."
http://m.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/03/nuba-mountains-scars-sudan-war?cat=world&type=article

I am blessed, beyond my understanding and any conceivable reasoning.

I pray that I may be used as a tool to cultivate change within each of my students lives.