Our Founder

Pastor Santino Bol Akok — Director & Founder of Christian Reaching Ministry

My name is Pastor Santino Bol Akok from Akuak Rak, South Sudan. I am the Founder and Director of Christian Reaching Ministry (CRM). I grew up in a community that did not know the Gospel or the Good News of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. My people relied on the gods of their forefathers to solve their problems.

I became a believer and accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior in 1988 while living in exile in a refugee camp in Ethiopia. Before that, I knew nothing about the gospel or that Jesus came into the world to set mankind free from the bondage and oppression of Satan.

After years as one of the "Lost Boys" of Sudan and hearing the call to focus on education and leadership, I eventually returned to Western Aweil. In 1995 I began preaching the gospel and the Good News of Jesus Christ, which led to the establishment of Christian Reaching Ministry CRM.