2023 Guts & Gala

by Scott Nordstrom

July 25, 2023

Have you ever thrown a party and no one showed up? Well, I can’t say that I have, however, I did host a ministry gathering at my home many years ago, and other than one board member and our guest of honor, I had one other person come to hear about South Sudan and the struggles for children there.

Now, I honestly did a very poor job in informing people of the event, but I was still mortified and felt poorly for Bishop Garang, which brings me to present day.

Coincidently, Bishop Garang will be our keynote speaker at your 2023 Beautiful Child Gala. We have been serving with Bishop Garang going back to 2016. We work with him to feed orphan children in the Aweil area of South Sudan and with this partnership we have served an estimated 1.9 million meals since our start.

As you can imagine, these Gala events are stressful, there is much time spent in planning and execution, and Bishop Garang will be traveling here from Kenya to share with all those in attendance at our 2023 event. This event is just as much Guts than Gala! Many will be working on making this evening a night that you will remember. I don’t think you want to miss this, and I know that I don’t want you to!

The other thing, Bishop Garang has an interesting story. He was once a Lost Boy who walked across South Sudan, from west to east, to an Ethiopian refugee camp where he learned English and learned about Jesus. This journey required him to eat leaves off of bushes and he spent some time in the Nile River.

The Lost Boys of Sudan refers to a group of over 20,000 boys of the Nuer and Dinka ethnic groups who were displaced or orphaned during the Second Sudanese Civil War (1987–2005). The boys embarked on treacherous journeys to refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya where thousands were sheltered for several years. -per Lost Boys of Sudan

After coming of age, Garang decided to go back home to Aweil to share his new-found faith with his people. In addition to the humanitarian work that is accomplished through Christ Mission to the World, he now oversees more than 100 churches in South Sudan.

I consider Bishop Garang a friend and an inspiration. I have traveled to South Sudan with him so I have trusted him with my life. I would encourage you to join us in September for the Beautiful Child Gala -and just to hear from Bishop Garang would be worth it.

We will be holding our 8th Annual Gala celebration on September 24th -starting at 5 PM MT and we would very much enjoy having you join us.

Of course, we will be sharing about the chilren we serve as we highlight what’s happening across our initiatives and throughout the world. We hope that you can make it -you will be glad that you did!

You can register at 2023 GO! Gala | Beautiful Child Registration or get more information at our website at Global Orphan Relief.

This year’s event will be held in-person at the Nissi’s Entertainment & Event Center • 1455 Coal Creek Dr Unit T • Lafayette, CO 80026

Global Orphan Relief (GO) has been serving orphaned children since 2005. We have accomplished this work through local partners in each country that provides oversight and distribution of care. As of June, we served 5,860 orphan children in Ethiopia, Kenya, Pakistan, South Sudan, and Zambia within our Home-based Care, Scholarship, Nutrition, and Church Mobilization Initiatives.

Scott Nordstrom who leads GO! today and has done so since we launched in 2005. Scott has served with GO! for 18-years. Scott has been instrumental in deploying 174 volunteers on 29 teams to the mission field, and has personally served in DR Congo, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, South Sudan, and Zambia. Scott is a published author and speaks in the United States, as well as, internationally regarding child welfare and matters of faith, hope, and love.

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You may send support or other correspondence to Global Orphan Relief, 16352 Prairie Farm Cir, Parker, CO 80134 or you may also give electronically to support orphan children at Beautiful Child.

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