Sudan Refugee Graduates

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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3 Responses to “Sudan Refugee Graduates”


  1. 1 Agook Kon Kuol

    Dear friends,

    Thanks for the achievemnet you have made and the initiation of the project which will help people of Maar-Paliau.
    Continue with the vision and God will help you through it to foster humanitarian development in the region intended.

    Many Thanks,
    Rev. Agook K. Kuol
    BS. Leadership - CBS College in Houston, Texas

  2. 2 Henry Makuei Koor

    Thank you Jacob for the hard work. am delighted to read your good news. I can remember we were together eight years ago and now you are doing something great in the other part of the continent congrates and go a head. helping people back home is a good news and we must support it.

    Henry
    Australia

  3. 3 Kuot Mabior Kuot

    Dear Atem and Lual,
    First and foremost,i would like to take this opportunity to thanks you all for the initiative that we shall all be behind its success.it appreciative idea for our society to have such fundamental well equips people, mentally and accademically to invest their knowledge in community affairs as their first modality,make sure we shall be rally behind you most especially we those who have accepted the progress, and work with you fully by making cope sure we guides your decision as a measure way through, that will bring change to our community,and it will develop good thinking as a new dawn a mong ourselves as youths.my thanks goes to all of you, finally,may God guides your decision not to be hunted down by non developers ideas.

    Cheers
    Kuot Mabior Kuot

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