David Gough is CMS Ireland's Regional Mission Partner for Northern and Central Africa. He is a frequent visitor to our partners in the region and is passionate about helping churches connect with the challenges of contemporary mission.
News and articles from David Gough
Scott family home from Zambia
The Scott family – Keith, Lyn, Adam and Hannah – arrived home safely this week, bringing to an end over 6 years of CMS Ireland mission service in Zambia…
Update for Sudan sojourners
Thank you to all those who have supported the work of CMS Ireland with its partners in Sudan. I thought it was time for an Advent update from me…there’s so much happening to be thankful for, coming to the end of 4 years of peace in Sudan.
It's all go at Gambella
The Gambella education and peace building programme in Ethiopia has been 75% funded by Irish Aid. As the work commences on the ground in Gambella, close to the Sudan border, the challenge now is how do we raise the remaining 25%.
Work starts on new HLS clinic in Lainya
Bishop Peter Amidi, the Bishop of Lainya has just sent me the following encouraging update about the start of work at the site of Health Line Sudan Primary Health Care Centre in Lainya Diocese southern Sudan.
Latest news from Sudan
I’ve now returned a few weeks from my latest Global visit to Ethiopia, Uganda, Zambia and of course Sudan. It was an exciting, encouraging and yet quite a sad return visit to Yei, southern Sudan. I’ve also included a recent update from Bishop Hilary from Yei…
Rain, rain, go to Spain…
…never show your face again! Many of us will remember this familiar saying from our childhood; indeed I still say it to my Grandchildren when it rains at home.
At Home in Uganda...
It’s around 100 miles from Yei (in Southern Sudan) to Arua (in northwest Uganda). In 2006 I completed the journey in approximately 3.5 hours, last year it took 6.5 hours but we managed the journey in an hour less this time. It was extremely exhausting with 3 people sitting across the front seats of a pick-up and getting covered in red dust from the road, choked with fumes from oil-burning trucks.
Roads, Food and Dreams...
We left Yei early for the 40 miles, 2-hour drive to Lainya. I had a meeting with Peter Amidi, the Bishop of Lainya who I last met in Salisbury at the Sudan Partner Conference in July. About 10 miles from Yei we came across a queue of about 6 articulated fuel tankers parked at the edge of the road – a sure sign of a hazard ahead. We progressed around the next bend to find another artic sitting at an acute angle stuck in the left side ditch. Further ahead another artic was completely on its turned side in the right hand ditch with another, slightly staggered, turned again on its side blocking the remainder of the road.
Welcome to Ethiopia
I left home on a beautiful Autumnal day in September and 17 degrees, landed in Dubai with my glasses steaming up in 30 degrees of heat and finally arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to a torrential downpour. The rainy season is due to finish at the end of September.
I write this after a pleasant morning meeting in bright sunshine out in the garden of the Diocesan offices – suddenly the rain has returned with a vengeance. Although this is my fifth visit to Ethiopia, my second as RMP for the Diocese of Egypt, I still forget about the fact that Addis Ababa is 8,500 feet above sea level
The man from Sudan
Recently I was introduced to speak at a mid week service as – “…you’ve heard about the man from Del Monte, well today we welcome the man from Sudan.” As I got up to speak I thanked the Rector for his warm welcome and retorted – “at least you did’nt introduce me as Mongo man! I had been invited to speak about a new school at Mongo in Southern Sudan.
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