A 6-Month Community Series • March to August

SURVIVE. HEAL. RISE.

Your Story Has Purpose.

From Trauma to Triumph. From Silence to Purpose. A monthly devotional workshop and community gathering held in Downtown St. Cloud, drawing from Sudan Fire USA ICE and a growing collection of books exploring faith, creativity, resilience, identity, perseverance, and purpose.

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The Story Behind the Movement

The Story Behind Survive. Heal. Rise.

From survival to purpose. From trauma to testimony. From silence to a voice.

Survive. Heal. Rise. was born from a journey that began in circumstances a child should never have experienced. Today, that story has become a platform for faith, creativity, community, healing, and purpose.

The movement is about recognizing where we have been without allowing our past to determine where we are going.

The six-month curriculum uses storytelling, devotional reflection, creative expression, and community conversation. The book collection provides additional perspectives that can support different parts of that journey.

The story behind Survive. Heal. Rise. — a visual journey from survival and adversity toward healing, creativity, leadership, and purpose.
Media & Publications

Stories, Books & Creative Work

Explore books, video content, and creative resources connected to the Survive. Heal. Rise. ministry.

Featured Published Book

Sudan Fire USA ICE

The featured published memoir and foundational storytelling resource for the Survive. Heal. Rise. community series.

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Curriculum Resources

The Nuel Book Collection

Additional books can support different curriculum themes, including faith, creativity, perseverance, identity, healing, and personal transformation.

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Ministry

Survive. Heal. Rise.

A community-centered initiative bringing together faith, storytelling, creativity, conversation, resilience, and purpose.

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Nuel Book Collection

The Five Foundational Books

The books below can contribute to the broader Survive. Heal. Rise. curriculum. Sudan Fire USA ICE is the featured published book, while additional purchase links will be added as they become available.

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Featured • Published

Sudan Fire USA ICE

A compelling journey of survival, identity, migration, resilience, and the search for freedom and purpose across continents.

Curriculum Connection Foundational resource for the journey of identity, survival, resilience, testimony, and reclaiming your story.
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God, My Lifeguard

Reflections on faith, spiritual anchoring, divine protection, perseverance, healing, obedience, and discovering purpose through difficult seasons.

Curriculum Connection Supports themes of faith in hardship, spiritual growth, healing, obedience, perseverance, and trusting God through difficult seasons.
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Art Is Love

Exploring creative expression as a profound reflection of love, connection, emotion, imagination, and the human experience.

Curriculum Connection Supports creative renewal through art, emotional expression, imagination, connection, and discovering healthy creative outlets.
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Unique Poetry

A collection of original poetry exploring life, emotion, identity, creativity, faith, relationships, and the human experience.

Curriculum Connection Supports reflection, identity, emotional expression, storytelling, creativity, relationships, and finding a voice.
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You Still Running

A creative reflection on perseverance, movement, purpose, struggle, and continuing forward when life tells you to stop.

Curriculum Connection Supports strength, perseverance, forward movement, overcoming setbacks, purpose, and refusing to give up.
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Future Collection
THE NUEL
LEGACY
Collection in Development

Nuel Legacy Book Collection

The larger collection continues beyond the foundational five books and develops toward a broader vision of creative, spiritual, organizational, and community legacy.

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The Larger Vision

The Nuel Book Collection

A long-term creative collection built around growth, resilience, faith, art, identity, and legacy.

The collection begins with foundational works such as Sudan Fire USA ICE, God, My Lifeguard, Art Is Love, Unique Poetry, and You Still Running.

These books do not have to function as separate projects. They can also serve as complementary resources within the Survive. Heal. Rise. curriculum, allowing different themes to be explored through memoir, faith, creativity, poetry, perseverance, and personal reflection.

As the collection grows, future books can be incorporated into additional curriculum themes and community conversations without changing the foundation of the six-month series.

  • Identity and personal transformation
  • Faith and spiritual growth
  • Art, poetry, music, and creative expression
  • Resilience and overcoming adversity
  • Community development and empowerment
  • Long-term creative and organizational legacy
Six-Month Journey

Survive. Heal. Rise. Curriculum

Each month addresses a different part of the journey from surviving difficult experiences to healing, rebuilding, and rising into purpose.

The curriculum is designed to grow with the book collection. Sudan Fire USA ICE provides the featured foundational story, while the additional books can be used as complementary resources for specific themes, discussions, creative exercises, and reflection.

Month 1 • March

Reclaiming Your Story

Identity & Overcoming Stigma

Breaking the silence around trauma and difficult experiences while discovering that your past does not have to define your future.

Featured Resource Sudan Fire USA ICE — survival, identity, migration, resilience, and testimony.
"For I know the plans I have for you..." Jeremiah 29:11
Month 2 • April

Resilience Through the Seasons

Faith in Hardship

Learning how faith, patience, and resilience can help us continue moving forward during difficult seasons.

Curriculum Resource God, My Lifeguard — faith, spiritual anchoring, healing, obedience, and perseverance.
"The Lord will guide you always..." Isaiah 58:11
Month 3 • May

The Power of Creative Renewal

Art, Music & Creative Outlets

Discovering how creativity can become an outlet for expression, reflection, connection, and personal renewal.

Curriculum Resource Art Is Love and Unique Poetry — creative expression, emotion, imagination, identity, and finding a voice.
"We are God's handiwork..." Ephesians 2:10
Month 4 • June

Mercy, Compassion & Service

Serving Others

Moving beyond our own struggles to recognize the needs of others and become people who bring mercy, compassion, kindness, and service.

Curriculum Resource Art Is Love — exploring love, connection, empathy, creativity, and the human experience through creative expression.
"Be kind and compassionate to one another..." Ephesians 4:32
Month 5 • July

Strength & Perseverance

Keep Moving Forward

Building the strength to continue through setbacks, uncertainty, disappointment, and obstacles.

Featured Resource You Still Running — perseverance, movement, purpose, struggle, and continuing forward.
"I can do all things through Christ..." Philippians 4:13
Month 6 • August

Restoration & Rising

Healing, Purpose & Renewal

Bringing the journey together by focusing on healing, restoration, purpose, hope, and the courage to rise into the next chapter.

Curriculum Resources The full collection comes together here — Sudan Fire USA ICE, God, My Lifeguard, Art Is Love, Unique Poetry, and You Still Running.
"He heals the brokenhearted..." Psalm 147:3
Community Experience

What to Expect

Each gathering creates space for reflection, conversation, creativity, faith, and community.

Devotional Teaching

Scripture-based reflections and practical lessons.

Community Conversation

Honest conversations about life, healing, and purpose.

Creative Expression

Art, writing, music, poetry, and other creative outlets.

Service & Connection

Opportunities to connect with and serve the community.

Online Community Conversation

The Conversation Can Continue Online

For people who cannot attend in person, the conversation can also extend into an online community setting.

ONLINE COMMUNITY

Survive. Heal. Rise. Community Conversation

This online option provides another way to connect with the ideas, stories, faith, creativity, and community conversations at the heart of the series.

Online participation is intended to complement the community experience and make the conversation more accessible to people who may not be able to attend every gathering in person.

Community discussion and conversation
Faith and scripture-based reflection
Creativity, ideas, growth, and purpose

Stay connected. Program updates and future online conversation details will be shared through the newsletter and direct contact.

Venue & Access

Community Gathering

A welcoming environment for reflection, learning, conversation, and connection.

Downtown St. Cloud Community Series

Survive. Heal. Rise. is designed as a monthly community gathering connected to the themes of the memoir and the broader mission of encouraging healing, resilience, faith, creativity, and purpose.

  • Downtown St. Cloud, Minnesota
  • Six monthly gatherings from March through August
  • Community-centered discussion and participation
  • Devotional and scripture-based reflection
About the Speaker

Emmanuel Modi

Emmanuel Modi, author of Sudan Fire USA ICE

Emmanuel Modi

Author • Artist • Community Voice

Emmanuel Modi is the author of Sudan Fire USA ICE and the creator of the Survive. Heal. Rise. community series.

His creative work brings together personal storytelling, faith, art, poetry, community conversation, and a commitment to turning difficult experiences into opportunities for growth and purpose.

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"From Trauma to Triumph. From Silence to Purpose."
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