JUBILEE !!!
I am on the train on my way to Maryknoll, New York to celebrate 35 years with Maryknoll Lay Missioners!!!
I recently gave church talks in Illinois and Iowa and one of the participants took this picture. I am wearing a necklace given to me by some friends from Toposaland in South Sudan where I worked from 1997-2003. The colors are those of the flag of South Sudan.
The problems in Sudan, the country to the north of South Sudan, continue. The two parties have not yet signed the agreement they agreed to sign weeks back. Last Monday, 30th July, children in El Obeid took to the streets to protest living conditions and food shortages. Six people were killed, four children in uniforms and two others. All schools have since been suspended.
It is hard to celebrate when so many are daily challenged with the details of simple survival. We will keep working to give them a voice and support them in their peaceful quest for life. More updates later!
The problems in Sudan, the country to the north of South Sudan, continue. The two parties have not yet signed the agreement they agreed to sign weeks back. Last Monday, 30th July, children in El Obeid took to the streets to protest living conditions and food shortages. Six people were killed, four children in uniforms and two others. All schools have since been suspended.
It is hard to celebrate when so many are daily challenged with the details of simple survival. We will keep working to give them a voice and support them in their peaceful quest for life. More updates later!
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