Honda Pilot On The Mission

Dear family and friends,With an outpouring joy and gratitude, I want to share exciting and uplifting news with you. The owner of Pohanka of Salisbury has donated a very nice Honda Pilot to Undying Hope International! Such a blessing! The market value of this donated Honda Pilot is $25,000. We are immeasurably grateful for the…

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Survival Against The Odds

Resilience. As I contemplated on all the positive outcomes and array of challenges in 2021, the word “Resilience” popped up in my mind, if you will. Oxford dictionary defined resilience as “the ability to recover quickly from difficulties.” My imagination went as far as overseas. South-South, to be specific. I wondered about the lack of…

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From Three Cooking Stones To A Catalyst For Transformation

Scholarship for 50 -100 studentsand Train-the-Trainer Program for 2022 Dear family and friends, We are thrilled and looking forward to 2022 with overflowing joy, commitment, and passion to make a difference. Last month, Undying Hope’s Board of Directors passed the 2022 budget within it are scholarships for 50 -100 students and Train-the-Trainer Program. These two…

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Christmas & Bright Moonlight

Dear family and friends, As the world celebrates Christmas (December 25th), my family wishes you and your family a wonderful and joy-filled Christmas Eve and Day! On this day, I am reminded of two wonderful times in a year. Christmas, the most wonderful time of the year, the birth of Jesus Christ. I am also…

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Boots On The Ground

Dear family and friends, This time of the year, we look back to examine and evaluate how we spent our God’s given year, pause and focus at the moment because today is all that we have, and look forward into the future and the following year with hopes, expectations, and plans. Undying Hope is no…

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Thank You!!!!! Giving Hope Campaign For Scholarships

Giving Hope Campaign for Scholarships Dear family and friends, Establishing, leading, or working for a nonprofit organization is undoubtedly challenging. However, the deep joy of imagining someone’s life will be transformed due to tedious work behind the scene is precious and priceless. Similarly, moral support, intercessory prayers, and financial contributions from family and friends of…

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Undying Hope’s Core Values: Endurance

Endurance The people of South Sudan have endured much pain, suffering, and loss of countless precious lives during civil wars coupled with widespread diseases, ongoing famines, and tribal conflicts, among others. Moreover, to this day, many South Sudanese are still enduring hardships, challenges, and difficulties as Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) within South Sudan and refugees…

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South Sudan’s 10th Independence Anniversary & Killarney House Fundraiser & more

Dear family and friends of South Sudan, Happy South Sudan’s 10th Independence Anniversary! On this day, 10-years ago, South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan and became a sovereign nation. Unfortunately, soon after that, South Sudan plunged into two deadly wars, economy plummeted, educational index fell far behind the world, health conditions deteriorated, famine widespread,…

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Theil’s Update: June 2021

Dear family and friends, Before typing this update, I took the time to reflect on many of God’s blessings in my life. I am thankful for my beautiful and most amazing wife and our precious two children. Grateful for family, friends, and communities with whom my family is surrounded. Hopeful for many lives that will…

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The Accelerating Moving Walkway

The Accelerating Moving Walkway My first encounter with the accelerating moving walkway was at the Amsterdam Schiphol airport. My friend Ericson and I were at the airport waiting for our next flight to the states. We enjoyed watching people walk on the airport’s accelerating moving walkway. We were ambivalent about the speed and wondering about…

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