Life on the Streets of South Sudan
The Street children Ministry is concern of ‘Children of the street,’ which refers to children who are homeless. Streets in urban areas are their source of livelihood. It is where they sleep and live. The causes of there being street children in South Sudan include neglect by parents, death of parents, poverty, polygamy, family divorce and abuse. Children flee to the streets for many reasons. They typically end up leading a treacherous life.
Most of the children we serve have left home as a result of the political war that took place in South Sudan between 2013 and 2018. They may have lost their parents through death or war-related displacements, or they may be victims of domestic violence. When parents die, some children face hostility within their extended family and fail to receive basic support and care, so they retreat to the streets.
Almost 10% of the children in South Sudan have fled home due to poverty with the hope that they will obtain economic opportunities in the streets. Some children are also rejected by their families for reasons such as disability or disease. They may then they become exploited and abused in order to obtain food.
Most of the children we serve have left home as a result of the political war that took place in South Sudan between 2013 and 2018. They may have lost their parents through death or war-related displacements, or they may be victims of domestic violence. When parents die, some children face hostility within their extended family and fail to receive basic support and care, so they retreat to the streets.
Almost 10% of the children in South Sudan have fled home due to poverty with the hope that they will obtain economic opportunities in the streets. Some children are also rejected by their families for reasons such as disability or disease. They may then they become exploited and abused in order to obtain food.
Real LIFE stories from the Streets
Ngor Abiem
Ngor Abiem has been on the street for 5 years. He has a mother but no father. He recently suffered a serious accident, but we have been praying and taking care of him until he becomes well. We began prayer meetings with street children in February of 2018. Ngor came to know Jesus within that fellowship. He was seeking God to help him through the trauma of his accident. Photos are included below. He is standing between Deng and I.
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EZIBEN WANI
Eziben Wani is a 9 year old boy whose parents are no longer living. He became a street child in 2015 when he was 5 years old. He said that his relatives were not taking of him. We have been praying for him and spoke to him about Jesus. He accepted Christ and now attends our prayer meetings with other street children. We’ve also started teaching him the English alphabet.
DenG Abuor
Deng Abuor came from a poor family. His parents neglected him, so he chose to live on the street. He has been a street child for 3 years. Currently he sells petroleum in bottles to earn money for food. He came to know Jesus during one of our prayer meetings.
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UPDATE
One of the ways God recently helped us to show his love to street children was through a donor who helped us provide a wheelchair for Deng Abuor. In the picture Deng is sitting on his NEW wheelchair with Arkangelo Sabastian, our Board member, standing beside him.
We have identified 13 children with different disabilities like deafness, paralysis and blindness. Our desire is to offer consistent and compassionate care to the street children by providing them with necessities like feeding, medicines and other needs.
Your kind support to help the vulnerable street children in South Sudan is needed.
We have identified 13 children with different disabilities like deafness, paralysis and blindness. Our desire is to offer consistent and compassionate care to the street children by providing them with necessities like feeding, medicines and other needs.
Your kind support to help the vulnerable street children in South Sudan is needed.