(By Kathy Melvin, Presbyterian News Service). The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY), a long-time Presbyterian Church (USA) partner, is requesting prayers for victims of violence after several attacks by bandits from neighboring South Sudan in the past two weeks. Okello Oluch, president of the East Gambelia Bethel Synod of EECMY, recently traveled with church members…
By Joseph Rossell, Juicy Ecumenism. The Rev. John Chol Daau, former “Lost Boy” from South Sudan, spoke to a lunchtime gathering at the Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) on April 20, 2016. Video of his talk and subsequent Q&A with the audience is available below. Daau shared about his new book called God’s Refugee: The Story of…
By Gradye Parsons, stated clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA). God of freedom and God of justice, we pray with our sisters and brothers in South Sudan as they mark four years of independence. We rejoiced together when South Sudan became the world’s newest nation. We have shared joy and deep…
Report from Open Doors. After a full day of trial on Wednesday, July 1, a Sudanese judge found enough evidence to uphold charges against South Sudanese pastors, Yat Michael and Peter Yen, accused of seven crimes, two of which carry the death penalty. The ruling is not a conviction, but means the defense must present…
By Rick Jones, Presbyterian News Service. For two decades the Starmount Presbyterian Church in Greensboro, N.C., has been actively ministering to families resettling in the community, with a special emphasis on children and youth. Part of that commitment has been partnering with families from South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bosnia, Syria and Chad…
By Sudan correspondent, Morning Star News The second pastor of South Sudanese descent in less than three weeks has been arrested without charges in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, sources said. Sudan’s National Security and Intelligence Services (NISS) arrested the Rev. David Yein Reith of the South Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church on Jan. 9 as he…
By Fredrick Nzwili (RNS) African church leaders are urging parties in the South Sudanese conflict to respect places of worship, after rebels attacked and looted church compounds in the town of Malakal. The Roman Catholic Cathedral of Malakal was looted at gunpoint, forcing priests and civilians to flee, a regional church leader said. Catholic and…
By Stoyan Zaimov Christian pastors and priests have been providing shelter and saving lives as a deadly ethnic conflict rages on in South Sudan. “What these people have done deserves to be told publicly to strongly emphasize the role that churches can play in shaping the future of our country,” South Sudanese priest Fr. Mark…
By Michael Carl It’s been only a year and a half since mostly Christian South Sudan split from Muslim Sudan in a referendum that was accompanied by widespread violence, but now tribal rivalries have plunged the new country into its own civil war. Reports coming from the war-torn country vary with one report Tuesday claiming…
Barnabas Fund Barnabas Fund is expanding its Exodus campaign to rescue another 3,400 Christians from Sudan. The country has become increasingly hostile to Southern Sudanese, who are largely Christian, since South Sudan gained independence in 2011. The expansion of the Exodus campaign has been made possible by the generosity of donations from supporters but Barnabas…