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William Muorter
$25.00 / monthWilliam is a pastor of Calvary Chapel Abilek. His mother gave birth out of wedlock. His grandparents took him to the village and he was raised by his grandfather who was blind. He started going to Catholic church as a small boy and grew up in the Catholic traditions. At age 13 he got really sick and his grandparents took him to the witchdoctor. The witchdoctor told him his biological father, who was unknown to him, sent an evil spirit to kill him. He refused to believe that and decided he needed more prayers and left the Catholic church to join the Episcopal Church. In 2020, IDAT's Community Health Evangelism program reached his village and he listened to the teaching and it moved him to join a Calvary Chapel in a nearby village. After two years IDAT planted a church and asked him to pastor it. He is one of the best village pastors with a heart for the Lord and desire to evangelize.Sponsor Now -
John Tong Aluk
$25.00 / monthSponsor NowJohn is 29 years old, a single pastor, from the Lul village under the Mapel Region. He has been a believer for many years, starting in a different church. However, he was drawn to Calvary Chapel due to its comprehensive teaching, spanning from Genesis to Revelation. Another pastor was coming monthly to teach in his region but it wasn't enough for John. These teachings really resonated with him and he wanted to bring the sermons weekly to his village. These factors inspired John to join the Calvary Chapel community, where his faith grew and he desired to serve God. He is deeply committed, loves the Lord, and follows Him wholeheartedly.
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John Mapuk Machar
$25.00 / monthSponsor NowMajok CC, under the Apukjiwiir region, is proud to share the testimony of John Mapuk Machar. John has been a devoted believer in Calvary Chapel since its arrival in Tonj, South Sudan. At 32 years old and still single, John's passion for the Word of God is unwavering. He is a joyful individual who finds solace in scripture. John is also dedicated to deepening his understanding of the Bible, hosting a weekly Bible study group every Friday. His love for God's word is contagious and an inspiration to all who know him.
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Mark Markuel Dut
$25.00 / monthMark, a 31-year-old single man, was raised in the Catholic Church since 2016. However, in 2019, he received training through CHE (Community Health Evangelism) and was drawn to Calvary Chapel through its teachings. Mark was appointed as an assistant pastor in the Calvary Chapel Chiir region and is deeply devoted to Jesus, his Lord and Savior. He is grateful for the transformation in his life and thanks God for His work in him today.Sponsor Now -
Marko Majak
$25.00 / monthMarko Majak Akuien is from Calvary Chapel Jak, under the Apukjiwiir region. Marko was raised in the Catholic Church from birth and remained a member for several years. However, in July 2022, he was drawn to Calvary Chapel Jak after being impacted by the teaching. Now, at the age of 30, Marko has found a new spiritual home. He is a devoted husband and father of two young daughters, and is committed to his faith and family.Sponsor Now -
David Diir
$25.00 / monthSponsor NowDavid is a pastor of the Tarweng village and has been married for 2.5 years and already has two kids: one boy and one girl.
David grew up in the Catholic Church, observed the Catholic traditions and even became a choir master. However, he noticed that Calvary Chapel church worships God differently and does not perform religious rituals. David attended Tonj Calvary Chapel Church for two years serving in the choir before hearing about the Tonj Bible Institute. David desired to be trained as a pastor so that he could preach the gospel to his family and friends who are lost. Before Christ entered his life, David was very angry and always got into fights with other people. However, Jesus has changed everything and now he does not get angry and remains peaceful, even when people are trying to provoke him.
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Alfred Mayiea
$25.00 / monthAlfred is a single pastor a the village of Thooc. When he was a child, they discovered that every time he was exposed to cow’s milk he would go into convulsions. To fix this, his parents took him to witch doctors but their magic was unsuccessful in curing him. He believed and followed in spiritual things that his ancestors taught him and was involved in demonic works. When he turned 11 years old, he came to the Calvary Chapel Church who prayed for him and he received healing. Alfred gave his heart to Jesus, continued to attend Calvary Chapel Church, got baptised and the peace in his body remained. Alfred wants other people to be transformed by the Word of God just like his life was changed. This has been his motivation for becoming a pastor.Sponsor Now -
Marko Ngor
$25.00 / monthMarko is a single pastor in the Wargiir village. He was not raised in a Christian home. However Marko’s aunty was a Christian and would take him to the Catholic Church every Sunday. Marko lived a good religious life in the Catholic Church and eventually coming across to the ECS church. One day, he heard Calvary Chapel Church preach a message and the depth of the message captured him. Marko was hired by IDAT straight out of school in 2020. Marko desires to be a Christian because he was set free from Satan and he desired the same for all of his family and friends. In 2020, Marko’s mother became a Christian which has made him so happy. However, his father has not yet become a Christian and he asks for prayer on this issue.Sponsor Now -
Samuel Akol
$25.00 / monthSponsor NowSamuel is a 24 year old single pastor from the Akal keu village and has just completed his pastor training in Uganda. Samuel completed grade 12 at school and then became a secretary for the Community Health Evangelism program. When he was a child, Samuel’s dad left the family for 3 years to fight in the war and then returned to the family. Shortly after, Samuel’s father was killed in Juba when he was 14 years old. Samuel then moved to Nimili where his mother took him to a calvary chapel church. When he returned to Tonj, he wanted to continue attended a Calvary Chapel Church because he values the quality that the word of God was preached. He has always valued and loved the Word of God which is why he wanted to become a pastor, so that he share the Word of God with his community.
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John Kuel
$25.00 / monthJohn Kuel is the pastor of Calvary Chapel War-Ayat since 2021. John was a part of the Episcopal Church, but his brother convinced him to attend a bible study at Calvary Chapel Tonj. In 2020 he rededicated his life to God and was baptized by Pastor Mabior Bona. By the time he was offered the position of pastor his entire family had joined him at church on Sunday mornings. He is married to his beautiful wife with which he has one son.Sponsor Now -
Marko Agoth
$25.00 / monthMarko is a single young man who loves the Lord. He started attending CC Kunyuk in 2017. He read in his bible that those who practice witchcraft and fornication will not inherit the Kingdom of God. He felt convicted of his lifestyle, prayed and asked God to forgive him. Since then his life has changed and he became born again. Under Ps. Wutchok's guidance and discipleship he learnt about Jesus and committed to serve Him. Some challenges Marko faces is his father has multiple wives. He understands firsthand how this conflicts with his faith. In 2021 Ps. Wutchok planted a church in Wunalel and asked Marko to pastor that church. He has about 100 people coming every week. Please pray as he continues to witness to his family and share God's love for them.Sponsor Now -
Dominic Achut
$25.00 / monthPastor Dominic Achut is a single man who loves the Lord. Dominic grew up in the catholic Church, where his father worked for many years, making him very familiar with Christ. Some years back he realized that he felt disconnected from his relationship with God, and decided to leave the Catholic Church. A friend of his invited him to Calvary Chapel Tonj, and he immediately loved it. Over the years, he has proven again and again his faith and love for God. He was working as an Evangelist preaching the word of God house to house when he felt God's call to be a pastor. Today, Dominic is the Pastor of Calvary Chapel Malual-Muok.Sponsor Now -
Taban Ateny
$25.00 / monthTaban Ateny is the administrative pastor and secretary for CC Tonj and for the pastor sponsorship under IDAT church plants. He joined CC Tonj in 2015 but started serving with the ministry this year. Ps. Taban went to school for administrative training in 2019. Ps. Taban came to Christ under the Catholic Church, but he truly began to understand and follow Jesus in 2005. After joining CC Tonj in 2015 his faith grew rapidly and he had a desire to serve Jesus Taban has faced many challenges as a believer, including being beaten by soldiers for sharing his faith. Despite this, he has witnessed God's faithfulness and rewards through obedience and trusting in Him. Pastor Taban is married to Aluel and God has blessed them with four children.Sponsor Now -
Joseph Arou
$25.00 / monthPastor Joseph Arou serves as an assistant pastor at Calvary Chapel Tonj and a chaplain in the hospital. He is 53 years old and is married for 34 years to Madeleine Adut and together they have 8 children.Sponsor NowWhen Ps. Joseph was in his youth he attended a catholic school in Rumbek. and was part of Catholic church all his life until 2021. He realized he was not saved after he joined Calvary and learned about Jesus. Jesus appeared to him in a dream when he was severely sick and Jesus told him he would be healed. And then he was healed. He received Jesus as Savior and his life changed, mostly he used to be angry but now he has peace. He attended chaplain training in 2022 and served as a volunteer in the IDAT Maternal Child Health Hospital. He wanted to share the gospel and see people get saved because he had been saved and his life was changed. -
Lino Madut
$25.00 / monthLino Madut has been serving in Calvary Chapel Bobi since 2023. Lino is 32 years old and is not married. He was originally attending a Catholic church but when Calvary started he attended and enjoyed the teaching. Through this teaching he got saved while doing a foundation bible course. He quickly grew in his faith and took over as pastor of Bobi church when his pastor planted a church in a different region. He is grateful for the opportunity to serve Jesus.Sponsor Now -
Peter Buong
$25.00 / monthPs. Peter learned about the Love of God through the Catholic church in 1994 during the Sudan civil war, and shortly after got baptized to show his love for God. Today, Peter has 4 children, and is a chaplain on our hospital ward, telling each and every patient that walks through our doors about the hope and Good News of Jesus Christ.Sponsor Now -
James Kuathweng
$25.00 / monthRead moreJames Kuathweng is a single young man and pastor of CC Wun Alel. At age 13 (2015) he came home from the cattle camp and found his brothers had joined the church of CC Kunyuk. Ps. Marko taught him about Jesus and also to read and write in Dinka, which was a requirement to go to school. He was able to go to school and learn English. Ps. Marko discipled him and then appointed him as church secretary. After serving 3 years as assistant pastor, He is now pastoring an IDAT church plant called CC Wun Alel.
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Joseph Achuil Mabior
$25.00 / monthRead moreJoseph is a single young man and the pastor of CC Paraksika. He was born in Ngabagok in a Christian family. At age 17 he stopped going to church and was living his own life chasing sin. After 4 years he knew what he was doing was wrong and started to attend church again. In 2016 he started to attend CC Tonj and was convicted of his sins and repented. In 2020, he requested a church to be planted in the village of Waagir where he lives. IDAT pastors planted a church there and he had been faithfully attending when he felt the call to plant a church in the nearby village of Paraksika. This is currently the newest church planted in June 2021.
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Santino Bak Mathiang
$25.00 / monthCulture says to sacrifice to idols, but a friend taught him these were evil things and he did not have to do them. He was baptized and started his faith journey, but became more convicted by the Holy Spirit during school to actually follow Jesus, not just believe in Him. God grew Santino during his years in school (IDAT Bible College, 2009-2012), then impressed on him to begin to share his faith with others, spreading the Gospel. Mission work in the village connected Santino to IDAT where they trained him and sent him to Malony to start the church there. After 3 years, he was called back to Tonj (and the IDAT Clinic,) and now travels back and forth as needed. Santino’s friendship with IDAT missionaries has grown, and he has been blessed by them even as he is a blessing to his community though CHE, Pastoral counseling, Jesus Films, Simply the Story, and overseeing church plants.Read more -
John Madut Agar
$25.00 / monthRead moreJohn Madut Agar is married with three children and is the pastor of CC Machar. He is not from that area but born in the Maloney area. He moved with his family to one of the most challenging villages. Machar is a headquarter for witchcraft in Tonj South region. Before he became a Christian he was a warrior, fighting and cattle raiding. He was among the ringleaders. His father was a spearmaster, which is a type of witchcraft used to curse people and bless them. He was due to inherit that role from his father. When the fighting was so bad in 2015, he was advised to stop fighting. Pastor Kharlo from CC Maloney invited him to church and he received Jesus Christ as his savior. His had a big problem with anger and hatred. His father had four wives and he was fighting with siblings from other wives. He can say looking back, God protected him from being shot in the village on many occasions and raised him up for His true calling. His family even now are upset by him attending church. They even created so many problems for the church in Maloney. After a few years he became the assistant pastor to Pastor Kharlo. The people in Machar were seeking God and asking for a church because they were witnessing what was happening in Maloney churches. Because of Pastor John's background and inside knowledge of the witchcraft, he agreed to go and start a church in Machar, which is about three hours walk from Maloney. This church was planted in 2020 and is in the center of many practicing witchdoctors. Please pray for Ps. John to remain strong in his faith in the face of persecution. Pray also for his protection.
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Angelo Ngor
$25.00 / monthRead moreAngelo Malek Ngor is a single young man and pastor of CC Paduer. In 2019, his father became blind and told him to go to school. While in school he studied Christian Religious Education and started to go to church. He went on to study the bible with IDAT pastors. He sat and prayed everyday and asked God to use him. This year he agreed to lead CC Paduer, a new church plant of 160 people. He is also working with IDAT's Community Health Evangelism Program (CHE).
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Daniel Akol
$25.00 / monthRead moreDaniel is married with three children. He is the pastor of CC Warcuei. He was working in the cattle camp and God came and spoke to him about going to church. He had lost all his family to death after they turned to witchcraft so he knew this was the devil and he didn't want this. So he decided to go to church and learn about God. Most of the people he sees coming to church are people leaving witchcraft behind to follow Jesus.
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Mabior Bona Bol
$25.00 / monthMabior Bona Bol is the senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Tonj in Tonj, South Sudan. He began serving pastorally in 2016 as an assistant pastor, then in August 2019 he took over as the Senior Pastor. Since then, God has transformed the small church of 150 into a growing fellowship of believers with regular weekly attendance of over 800 people. Today, CC Tonj continues to grow as it teaches verse by verse from the bible. It is considered among the most influential churches in the area. In addition to Senior Pastor, Mabior also oversees the pastors of our 13 church plants in the surrounding villages of Tonj. Mabior has been married to Marget Akec, and they have two children.Read more -
Judah Udur Kur
$25.00 / monthIn 1994 he was in school for teaching, and the teacher taught him about Jesus. Two years later Juda went to church in Jezeira, at the Episcopal Church, where he was baptized. Pastors from IDAT would visit the village and invited Judah to come be trained in Bible teaching, so he started class in 2009, (IDAT Bible College 2009-2012.) In 2013 he started working in the clinic, praying for patients. He is one of the clinic chaplains as well as a facilitator of CHE, teaching young people to go out and share good practices to increase the number of Happy Healthy Homes.Read more