Continued fighting has led to over 1.5 million South Sudanese refugees living in refugee camps in Northern Uganda needing basics such as food, medicine, and care for the most vulnerable. The Sudanese desire change from the patterns of the past, which will come through forgiveness, reconciliation, and through the example of Christ. 

  The activities of Stand For Africa continue to evolve to meet the needs of the people in South Sudan and Northern Uganda. The primary focus is always loving the people as the hands and feet of Jesus. We address their practical needs, while equipping them to lead and make changes with through seminars and discipleship and leadership training. 

 In 2002, Karen Grubbs was a staff pastor leading a local church’s children’s ministry and a widowed mom of five, when she joined a short-term mission team to Uganda and South Sudan. The decision changed her life and focus of her ministry forever. Over time, her ministry to the South Sudanese and people of Northern Uganda has led to what is known today as Stand for Africa.