Posted: 6/22/07
Texas Baptist Men send toolboxes to Sudan
By John Hall
Texas Baptist Communications
DALLAS—Texas Baptist young men are sending more than 190 toolboxes to Sudan to help husbands and fathers there learn carpentry skills so they can support their families.
Elementary, middle and high school boys across the state who are part of Texas Baptist Men’s Royal Ambassadors and Challengers missions education programs collected money and purchased toolboxes and tools to send to Sudan. Each toolbox is filled with about $150 of tools.
Sudan is the location of some of the worst human rights violations in the world. More than 2 million people have fled their homes and 200,000 people have been killed. The United Nations has asserted the Sudanese government is supporting these efforts, but the government has denied the accusations.
Keith Mack, TBM children and youth missions and ministry consultant, praised the boys’ commitment to helping people in Sudan. Each boy raised the money for the toolboxes and purchased the tools.
The experience helped the boys see how God is working around the globe, Mack said.
“This has been a great opportunity for men and boys,” he said. “While they are collecting the tools, they can also pray for the men that will be receiving the tools.”
Though TBM is finished collecting toolboxes, individuals can donate money to send additional tools to Sudan. Checks can be designated “Toolboxes for Sudan” and sent to Texas Baptist Men, 5351 Catron, Dallas 75227.
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