May 21, 2026
Geng is a WEI graduate, taught first by Virginia McPeak of Roseville, California, then by the late Bob Patterson of Beaverton, Oregon who encouraged him to become a preacher. Geng moved to Aweil to study under Lang Akol who baptized him and mentored him as a preacher. For two years Geng traveled and preached with the ten Evangelists who are supported by Starfish Foundation. Now he is ready to return home and expand his ministry by planting churches in villages around his hometown.
Early this year, Geng Gerang began communicating with Tyrone Mynhier, an American missionary from Conroe, Texas who is teaching Sudanese refugees in Cambella, Ethiopia. Tyrone founded Southern Sudan Mission in 2008, and his vision has always been to help Sudanese Christians evangelize their own communities. Tyrone responded positively to Geng’s plans and offered to help support him but didn’t specify how much. The support turned out to be inadequate for survival, so more will need to be raised.
