A night to remember in South Sudan

Simon flew up to a place called Malualkon, South Sudan on Wednesday with a bag of vegetables, fruit and sweets.  Malualkon is located just south of Darfur and not exactly a metropolis as you can see from the photos below hence the food items that went up for the family living there.

That night a puff adder happened to pass the front door of the house they were staying at.  A puff adder's venom can kill you within an hour of being bitten.  One child in the region had been killed recently by a spitting cobra so its not a place for the faint hearted.

Simon and another MAF Pilot, Greg Vine flew up solar radios for the FM station that has been set up by the mission there, Every Village.  It operates like a radio station with Christian content being broadcast in the local language.  You can check out Every Village's website at http://everyvillage.org/ for further information on what ministries they are involved in.

The following photos tell the story of Simon's night in Malualkon.  The photos of the snake aren't too clear due to everything being done by torch light.

It is not easy to purchase fresh vegetables and fruit in this area so we flew some up along with some sweets for the family's wee boys. :)

Simon flying over the Malualkon area - no Walmart, Tesco's, or Migro to be seen!

The puff adder that had its final night.  You can see its lost it head at this point.  Simon said as they gutted the insides it still continued to move. 

 

The snake was over a metre long!!!

 

Gutting the snake so they could keep the skin.....this is what happens when the "usual" forms of entertainment are lacking in certain parts of the world...you create your own.  :)

 

The underside of the snake skin was rubbed in salt to preserve it.  It was then rolled and left to dry.

Definitely not something you really want to meet on a dark night in Sudan!  Look at those deadly fangs!

 

One of the missionaries houses.  He teaches at the local school and is a missionary with Cush for Christ.