Alfred, a Sudanese refugee who came to TLI in 2012. As a child Alfred lost his parents in the war in Sudan. He fled a dangerously abusive relative in Sudan and went to Kenya where he struggled to survive in the slum of Kawangware. In a season of desperation he fasted and prayed for 21 days and asked for God’s intervention in his life. Soon after this fast his life turned around. He met a TLI pastor who was filled with compassion and brought him into the church family. She provided pastoral support and counsel and Alfred was enrolled into the TLI child sponsorship program as a 8th grader, trying to make up years of lost education. TLI continued to provide him sponsorship through college and 11 years later Alfred is now a graduate with a degree in accounting. He recently found a job with the government in Sudan. Alfred is a leader and a passionate man of God who is eager to pay it forward in his home country.