Journeying with God Part I

Journeying with God Part I is a personal autobiography about faith formed under pressure. It tells the story of John’s early life in Sudan in the 1980s and 1990s, when war, displacement, hunger, and inter-communal violence were not headlines, but daily weather. This is not a book written to perform suffering. It is written to tell the truth about what hardship does to a child, and what faith can build inside a person who refuses to quit.

You follow a boy growing up along the Sobat River and across communities shaped by fear and scarcity. You see the seasons when food runs out, when gunfire becomes familiar, when movement becomes survival, and when the future feels too far to plan. Through all of it, the author keeps returning to one question: what does it mean to walk with God when life does not make sense?

This book is not a sermon. It is a record of lived experience and the inner struggle to remain human. It shows how resilience is not a personality trait, but a choice made again and again. It also shows how hope is not denial. Hope is a decision to keep looking forward, even when the path is hidden.

In this book, you will encounter:

• A childhood shaped by war, displacement, and fragile survival
• The moral weight of violence and the quiet cost it leaves in memory
• The role of family, community, and spiritual commitment in holding a life together
• The slow growth of purpose through suffering, study, and discipline
• A faith that is tested, questioned, and carried, not performed

Journeying with God Part I is for readers who have faced adversity, questioned God, or searched for meaning when life felt chaotic. It is also for anyone who wants a story that does not romanticize pain, but still insists that a human life can be rebuilt with faith, courage, and honest work.

This is the first part of a longer journey. It begins where many stories skip: at the roots.