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December 16, 2013

Call to prayer for South Sudan

Posted 8:38pm

The Africa Office of World Mission is asking for prayer for the current crisis in South Sudan. The BBC reports, “South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir says an attempted coup by soldiers loyal to his former deputy Riek Machar has been put down. …. The alleged attempted coup is a manifestation of months of political unrest,… Read more »

July 24, 2013

South Sudan’s journey to independence

Posted 1:07pm

by Anna Folz Our partners in World Mission have issued a call to prayer for South Sudan in this extremely tense time in the country’s history. Presbyterians have a long history of partnership with the people of South Sudan. This brief reflection on South Sudan’s independence seems appropriate at this moment. On July 11, 2013, South… Read more »