Directors and members of the Ayual Community Development Association
and the Ayual Community at large wish to thank the following
individuals, school and church institutions, businesses, and donors
for their generous donations and kindly support.

Faith Community of Saint Sabina

In January 2007, a youth from the Faith Community of Saint Sabina, a church which its congregation, has been an active activists for Sudanese crisis, raised over $700 for Pongborong Primary School. ACDA members, on behalf of the Sudanese, extended appreciation for their support of peace in Sudan and around the world.

ACDA Bike-ride Fund-raisers, Craig Sternagel, Sharon Beals & Rod Sternagel

Craig, Sharon, and Rod, friends of Thuch Malual from Washington State, rode from Yorktown, VA to Washington State from on May 16 to July 15 2007, raising $10,000 for ACDA's Pongborong Health Care Center project. We greatly appreciate this support! You can learn more about this Bike-ride fundraising by clicking this link.

Elgin Community College (Elgin, IL)

With the help and coordination of Barbara Rose, a long time friend of the Chicago Sudanese Lost Boys, four ACDA members had a chance to present their story of struggle to more than 400 attendees in two sessions in April of 2006. ACDA wishes to thank the ECC staff for the donation of $1,000 and to thank the students for their warm welcome and their interest in global crisis.

Peace Cafe at Apostolic Church of God (Chicago, IL)

Peace Café Preteen Students from the Apostolic church of God are dedicated to serve as Peace-makers and pray for peace around the world. ACDA would like to thank them for their support of over 500 children in Pongborong Primary School in Southern Sudan. The Peace Café students, with the help of Julie Stratton, invited ACDA Lost Boys to two events in December of 2006. They collected and donated $790 for school supplies and wrote 100 letters to the students. Maketh Bul, who returned to Pongborong village in Southern Sudan after 19 years away, purchased and delivered these supplies and handed out the letters. Their continued support and prayer for their "adopted" school will never be forgotten by our young brothers and sisters who have had little opportunity for education during Sudan's long civil war.

Illinois Wesleyan University Students (Bloomington, IL)

We would like to thank the hard working students from IWU, who raised over $1000 during their Mini-Golf-a-Thon in March 2007. Their event, which was attended by several ACDA Lost Boys in Chicago, was so much fun and very inspiring. You can click on this link to read more about this past event.

Global Alliance for Africa (Chicago, IL)

Shipping school supplies to Africa has been one of the most challenging tasks for the ACDA. We wish to thank representatives of Global Alliance for Africa for their willingness to assist with shipping. In June 2007, GAA donated books that were transported to Pongoborong Primary School in Southern Sudan. GAA, which has been active in Tanzania, Kenya, and Liberia, among other African countries, will partner with ACDA in coming years to extend its work to South Sudan.

Fernwood United Methodist Church (Chicago, IL)

Fernwood UMC has invited ACDA Lost Boys of Sudan to their pre-Christmas Dinner, an event sponsored by the Family & Friends Ministry directed by Mildred Willis and Alison Holman. Their African traditional-style-serving dinner and their donation of $400 for Maketh Bul's trip to Southern Sudan was an inspiring and well received honor.

Chicago Sinai Congregation (Chicago, IL)

After a very warm welcome and engaging dialogue with both Chicago Sinai Congregation's members and students, ACDA received a donation of $5,000. This is the largest donation ACDA has received at one time from any single donor. ACDA would like thank all of Chicago Sinai Congregation's staff for such generosity on behalf of their congregation members.

St. Mark United Methodist Church (Chicago, IL)

In September of 2007, St. Mark invited about seven ACDA Lost Boys for a presentation that ended with a most wonderful reception for both Sudanese Lost Boys and attendees. ACDA wish to thanks St. Mark United Methodist Church members and friends who attended the event for their contribution of $850.

Trinity Christian College (Chicago, IL)

Trinity Christian College hosted both a reception and movie night that brought students and parents together to watch the award-winning documentary God Grew Tired of Us. ACDA Lost Boys were in attendance to share thier story as well as discuss the current Darfur genocide. We wish to thanks Trinity Christian College for donating $400.

Christ Church United Methodist (Lousiville, KY)

In August 2007, Christ Church United Methodist invited more than 20 ACDA Lost Boys and Lost Girls for worship. This took place during our 5th Annual ACDA National Conference & Reunion. At two worship services, the Dinka Church Choir provided an excellent dance for the congregations of Christ Church United Methodist. ACDA also wishes to thank the Christ United Methodist Church of Louisville, Kentucky for the donation of more than $400 toward the clinic.

Trinity of United Church of Christ-Gary (Gary, Indiana)

In October 2007, four ACDA Lost Boys had a chance to share their story with Rev. John Jackson's class of Trinity UCC-Gary. While the students knew little about the Lost Boys, who have been in America for about 6 years, the evening of fellowship and education provided mutual connections, relationships, and understanding between the Sudanese Lost Boys and the students. ACDA members, who are eager to share their experience with others, thanked the Indiana-Kentucky Conference, Trinity UCC, for the donation of more than $500.

Please come back to read about how kind-hearted individuals and institutions
continue to support our programs.