What PCC Has Accomplished
Water wells
Because clean water is so critical a problem, PCC has installed a new well and hand pump
on the hospital site. Sudanese women walk for miles to obtain water for drinking, cooking,
and bathing, and they wait for hours at the Werkok well for their turn to fill a container.
Medical clinics
With the help of trained Sudanese medical workers, PCC volunteers have conducted medical clinics.
Even so, the medical care was limited; the only supplies and medications available were those that
we brought along, and there was no lab or x-ray facilities. Among other things, we observed a lack
of sanitation and hygiene basics, the absence of latrines and potable water sources, poor nutrition
and vitamin deficiencies, endemic malaria, and exceptionally high rates of sexually transmitted disease,
infant mortality, and maternal mortality.
Electrifying the church compound
At the request of the Sudanese church leaders, a diesel generator has been installed in the church compound
at Werkok. The local people enthusiastically supported the project, celebrated its success, and learned not
only how electricity works and what it could accomplish but also gained experience to help them avoid mistakes
on future projects./
Pastor education
The people expressed a strong interest in church leadership training, and PCC answered by sending a teaching
team. In response came 126 pastors, some of whom walked 175 miles to attend the training. In spite of so much
suffering, the Christian church has flourished in Southern Sudan, where 90-95 percent of the people profess
belief in Jesus Christ.
Women's studies
As dictated by custom and environment, Sudanese women walk miles carrying heavy water containers. They are
responsible for most of the family agricultural activities, and their heavy burden of household duties includes
collecting fuel, pounding grain, and childcare. Their children are poorly nourished and often die young, and
during wartime soldiers terrorize the women with rape, slavery, and HIV infection. Life has been neither kind
nor easy for these women, but they are friendly, considerate, and grateful for teachers and opportunities to
learn about the Bible and the English language.
Establishing a teaching hospital
Hospital building has begun at Werkok, with a well drilled, the metal framework and roof in place, and
adjacent huts thatched. A memorial to the “Lost Boys and Girls,” the hospital is planned as a
multi-phase project, with construction to be completed within four years. Cutting Edge Foundation has
partnered with PCC to provide staffing
and management at the hospital, and Christian Mission Aid continues to provide on-ground support and guidance.
Meanwhile, efforts are under way to locate and recruit North America's Sudanese doctors to return to their homeland
for six months at a time to supply the expertise so desperately needed in Southern Sudan. For details on the
hospital and updated information , see
Updates.
