"The key to peace is education.  Let's build a school for children in South Sudan."  Manute Bol, April 2008. 
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Two Sudanese Heroes, Former Slave Francis Bok and Former NBA Player Manute Bol, need your help to build schools in their home villages in Sudan.

In March 2008, former slave Francis Bok traveled with the Sudan Sunrise reconciliation team to South Sudan, and visited his home village of Gourion for the first time since he was abducted into slavery at the age of 7.  Also in late March, Manute Bol again visited his home village of Turalei. Will you help them give hope and the gift of learning to children in Gourion and Turalei in South Sudan? 

Above Left: Francis Bok visits his home village of Gourion in March, 2008.  Above Right: Manute Bol speaks out for Sudan during the Iowa caucus in January, 2008.

Teams are forming to support Francis and Manute build schools in their villages in Sudan. Please send an email to info@sudansunrise.org or call 913-599-0800 to learn more about these projects and to partner with Francis and Manute.    

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Behind the photo at the top of this page is an extraordinary story of a movement that could change the world. The smiles and peace signs are a spontaneous burst of joy from two Sudanese groups who were formerly bitter enemies. "We thought you were infidels," said a leader of a Darfurian refugee camp to the Southern Sudanese Christians, "but now we see that you are our brothers. Please forgive us for what we did to you."

"We always saw the Darfurians as our enemies. Now I see that they are beloved ones. I must do all I can to help them in their hour of need," said Peter Adum Deng, a Sudanese Christian pastor.

Sudan Sunrise is a network of Americans, Sudanese and others devoted to furthering the efforts of Southern Sudanese Christians to aid and stand in solidarity with Darfurian Muslims, and to facilitating reconciliation among all Sudanese.  In addition, Sudan Sunrise facilitates the efforts of Southern Soudanese in South Sudan in education, health, community development and church planting. We invite you to join a movement that could change the world.