Back in Sudan

Last year I was really bad about posting to my blog. This time around I plan to be more responsible and communicate better with the few people that still read this. I hoping to post at least once per month.

Let me start this post by saying something about my time back in the US. I came back to the US from Sudan at the beginning of August and stayed until the end of October. I spend the first month at home in California with my family and my now girlfriend Ester. I lived it up by going to Yosemite, Skydiving and getting to spend a few days with my brother Justin. It was a blast! The last couple of months at home were spent in Ft. Worth Texas at the Radler Foundation office. We got a lot done during my time there. My time was spent planning for this next year as well as speaking to churches, schools, and groups about my experiences in Sudan this last year. I also got to spend a lot of time with my co-workers and I believe we grew closer as a team.

I am so excited about this next year! Last year we drilled a total of 14 water wells. This year we plan on drilling over 50! It is a pretty ambitious schedule, but God willing, I believe we can do it. We've hired on five additional staff including a installation crew, a Ministry Coordinator, and a Sanitation Coordinator. With these additional employees, we will not only be able to drill two wells per week, but we will be able to do so without sacrificing quality or our core mission of sharing Jesus Christ with the communities we serve.

This season will be different because I am taking a step back and handing over the rig to Asiki. Asiki has shown such amazing leadership and wisdom this past year that I have full confidence that he is ready for such a responsibility.

We are starting our drilling season tomorrow so please be praying for God's blessing to be over us. Also, please pray for the crew for strength and for God's protection over our equipment. As always, keep the leaders of WHI in your prayers asking God to give us wisdom and that we will always seek His will first. Also on my prayer list is for my brother Justin left for Afganistan about the same time I left and will be there for about nine months. My family and I would love the extra prayer support for him.

We will be drilling three boreholes in S. Sudan before going down to Gulu, Uganda to drill six wells for an organization called Villages of Hope Africa (VOHA). These guys are awesome Christians and I'm excited to be partnered with them.

Make sure to check out MY new website at: www.whiwater.org/stephen

Also, our official website is: www.whiwater.org

Thanks all! Will post again soon.