Jacob’s story on graduating from Spring Arbor University was featured WLNS-TV in Lansing, Mich.
A major achievement for a local man who came to Michigan for opportunity. He’s one of thousands of boys that escaped the civil war in Sudan seven years ago. For every student in these rows of blue, graduation is a big step in their journey through life. Jacob Atem, Sudan Refugee: “Today it’s a big day, I’m graduating from college at Spring Arbor University.” but for Jacob Atem, graduation isn’t just part of the journey it’s the destination he never thought he’d reach.
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Jacob recently spoke at the Edgewood United Church of East Lansing on Sudan and Darfur. His story was featured in the Lansing State Journal.
The Edgewood United Church of East Lansing and the community joined together to raise awareness and money for the people of Darfur, a region of the Sudan that has been torn apart by a five-year civil war.
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Recently, Jacob got a chance to speak at Oakland University in Oakland, Mich. He was featured in The Oakland Post.
Oakland University students and faculty celebrated the first Step Up! Festival on Saturday, April 5 to help raise awareness and money for the crisis in Darfur.
The event, co-sponsored by Hand In Hand and OU’s Anthropology Club, featured a performance by Akwaaba Drum Ensemble. There was also a “garage sale” fundraiser held, which included the silent-auctioning of autographed items sent by prominent people like Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow, rock band Dashboard Confessional and comedian Rob Paravonian.
However, the main features of the evening were the award-winning documentary “God Grew Tired of Us: The Lost Boys of Sudan” and guest-speaker Jacob Atem, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan who were invited to immigrate to America after being displaced from his home in South Sudan as a young boy.
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