
In Marial Bai, the church was destroyed by Arab militia. Villages were routinely raided. Raiders would steal the cattle and take the children for slaves. The women were raped and the men were killed. The Christians in this region continued to praise the Lord, asking only for prayer from the Christians in America and for Bibles. Safe Harbor began a campaign of relief flights with supplies and more important, shipments of the Bible. The Christians of Marial Bai made an airplane that symbolized Safe Harbor’s airplane bringing the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
While in South Sudan in August of 1996, medical personnel were dispatched from the base camp in teams. An old woman approached one of the teams with a baby girl, nine months old, weighing six pounds and showing signs of T.B., malaria, worms and parasites. The baby was rushed back to the base camp and miraculously kept alive throughout the night. This precious child was eventually adopted by the family of Safe Harbor founder, Gary Kusunoki. To read Faith's complete story from our "Fellowship of Suffering" magazine from 1998, please click here.