A Note from Jonah B.

Hello! My name is Jonah. I'm a missionary in South Sudan. We left Melbourne, Australia, on January 30th 2025. I’m 12 years old and turning 13 this year. I have four siblings: two brothers and two sisters who are still in Australia. I’m the youngest child. It’s disappointing to be away from family for so long but my friends here in South Sudan feel like family to me. I like travelling and I get to do a lot of that. We go to Uganda every three or four months and I've made some friends who also feel like family there.

I do school in the mornings, usually until twelve o’clock. It’s been raining recently, which is really good, but no rain is enough. On Sundays we go to the local church, which is not in English, so we have team church on our compound with our fellow missionaries, the Smiths. Saturday is usually the busiest day because so many people come to work and say hello. I play a lot of soccer with friends and every Friday I go to the Cush Christian school to play soccer with them.

I take pleasure in playing with and looking after the Smith kids. Isaiah is nine, Alexander is five, and Eva is three. When it rains we can get pretty dirty. My hobbies are listening to music, reading books, playing soccer, playing games, calling my friends in Australia and driving in the Land Cruiser with Dad.

• Please pray for more people to come and visit us.

• Please pray for my family in Australia.

• Please pray for new friends for me.

Feel more than welcome to come and visit. We would all appreciate it very much.