Peter Jengmer Yat
Moses Project Missionary
Home Village: Torpuot (Nasir area)
Family: Wife, Nyabang Chuol, and 4 boys and 1 girl
 
I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardner. - John 15:1
 
After walking for weeks, a mountain now stood between Jengmer and the safety of a Kenyan refugee camp. Even as he and his fellow Sudanese contemplated crossing that mountain, they became increasingly discouraged and troubled after hearing the difficulties of gaining acceptance into the camp. The hardships mounted against them, Jengmer and his fellow refugees cried out to God and set out to cross the mountain with no food and no guarantee of protection across the border. But they did have a faith and hope that God would provide on the other side.
 
This piece of Jengmer’s past defines his determination for following and trusting God, even in the hardest circumstances. And with the same faith it took to cross the mountain, Jengmer now seeks to follow God’s calling on his life to return to his people with the Word of God.
 
THE JOURNEY
In 1983, the government of Sudan arrived in Jengmer’s village of Torpuot demanding the whereabouts of rebel militia. The villagers quickly learned that there were no right answers for the interrogations as the government proceeded to bomb the village, kill many villagers and burn all the crops. Jengmer’s father, the chief of the village, was among those killed when the government opened fire on their own people. With the loss of his earthly father, Jengmer held tight to the protection of his Heavenly Father. Ministered to by American missionaries from Iowa only a year before the attack, Jengmer’s eyes were opened to the truth of God’s Word and he accepted Christ. After being displaced from his home, Jengmer learned to rely on God day-to-day as he faced fears of attack by the government, wild animals and the unknown future ahead of him. Fleeing the harsh Sudanese government, Jengmer along with his brothers and sisters headed to Ethiopia with only a little water to fill their stomachs. After 5 days and 5 nights of walking, they reached their destination eager for food and shelter. At the refugee camp, Jengmer was able to receive a high school education before being uprooted once again, this time, heading to Kenya for safety.
 
Remember that mountain? After Jengmer and his party spent six days and six nights making their way over it, they were immediately greeted by other Sudanese and were able to walk easily into the camp. The camp was dismantled in 1993 and Jengmer applied for asylum to the U.S. Like many other Sudanese in the U.S., life in America was a hard adjustment for Jengmer. Settling first in Dallas and then in Nebraska, Jengmer found it harder than Africa in many ways and always felt the desire to return home to his people but waited on God to do something.

THE CALL
In the Kenyan refugee camp, Jengmer served as a spiritual leader leading the people in prayer and experiencing His blessings in amazing ways! At one point, Jengmer and other believers prayed for rain and later witnessed the first rainfall in three years! Jengmer has a deep heart and burden for his people but never had the opportunity to go back. Through his experiences, he learned that if he prayed, God would do something. So he prayed. And when he learned of Aid Sudan’s Moses Project, he responded with a simple yet profound, “I am ready”.