Relief for Mundri

Many of you have asked what ways you could help the Mundri community in the aftermath of the violence that took place in May. After much thought and conversation with Bishop Bismark we believe the best way to support the local community is through the local church. In light of this, we are raising money to support the local diocese in two ways: monthly operating costs and relief.

Part of the Serge mission in South Sudan is to empower the local church to be the hands and feet of Christ in their own community and the recent fighting has created roadblocks. A major one is finance.

Many people returned to looted homes after the violence in May. Friends had literally everything they owned stolen. Shops were looted leaving local businesses without a means of making money. These things have led to a significant decrease in the amount of money being tithed in local churches, which a portion of goes towards monthly operating costs of the diocese. Due to this, there is a large budget shortfall for the diocese.

 Another portion of the money would be earmarked for relief efforts of the diocese. We believe Bishop Bismark and his team know what the community needs most and we want to empower them to meet those needs. The money for relief would be used at their discretion for the things they see as most pressing in the community.

Serge South Sudan has a “Community Blessing Fund”. We use this fund as a tool to raise money for special projects and opportunities that arise in the community outside of our normal ministry funding categories. The goal is to bless the entire community, not just one person or family.

Would you pray about making a donation to the “Community Blessing Fund”?

We are seeking to raise $6,000. The money would be spent in the following ways:
1. Help operating costs of the diocese for 6 months = $600/month; $3600 total
2. Relief to be used at the discretion of the diocese = $2400 total

Any money raised above our goal will stay in the “Community Blessing Fund” to be used as needed for other projects or issues that arise in the community.

All money given to this account will be used for blessing the Mundri community. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask. Thank you for your continued support of the Serge South Sudan team and the Mundri community.

Blessings, Serge South Sudan Team

To give online, please go to: https://www.serge.org/project/id-19220/

To give by check, please make checks out to “Serge” and include the designation number: 19220. Please mail to:
Serge Donations Processing Center
PO Box 1244
Albert Lea, MN 56007-1244

Let us know if you have any questions.