Chris Tomlin wrote an amazing song called "God of this City." Every time I hear this song it reminds me of the Dinka people. They have gone through so much. Evey thing that they had was destroyed. People were killed or taken into slavery. Anyone who wasn't caught by the raiders had to run for their lives. While running many of the people were gunned down, eaten by wild animals, or starved to death.
Some of the Dinka people lived on the banks of the Nile river and tried to wait out the war. Others went were able to get across the Kenya/Sudanese border to find a save haven in a refugee camp. Neither the river nor the refugee camp were completely safe. In both cases the people ran a huge risk of starving to death. The Nile is also full of Crocodiles and other animals of prey. The refugee camp was packed to the brink, they shoved as many people as they could behind the barbed wire fence.
Today the Dinka people are going home to nothing. Every thing is gone, but they have persevered. They still love God with all of their hearts. Even after everything that has happened to them God is still at the center of their lives. The song by Chris Tomlin is the Dinka people. They have seen hardship and even when it looks as though all hope is lost they see God. God has used them in wonderful ways in the past and He will continue to use them for his glory.
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