Call for Churchwide day of prayer, fasting for an end to Sudan violence
Bishop Harold joins with his fellow Bishop in Sudan to ask parishes in Down & Dromore to specifically pray for the country this Sunday 26th June.
Please read the letter below from The Rt. Revd Andudu Adam Elnail, pictured, which gives an update on the situation.
A Call To Prayer and Fasting to End the Nuba Genocide, and for the Peace of all Sudan! - Sunday June 26, 2011
To all my brothers and sisters in Christ,
On behalf of my people in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan we are asking all Sudanese Christians wherever they are, and the Church throughout the world to join with us in a day of prayer and fasting on June 26, 2011.
Once again we are facing the nightmare of genocide of our people in a final attempt to erase our culture and society from the face of the earth. It is not a war between armies that is being fought in our land, but the utter destruction of our way of life and our history, as demonstrated by the genocide of our neighbors and relatives in Darfur. This is a war of domination and eradication, at its core it is a war of terror by the government of Sudan against their people.
As we approach the July 9 day of independence for the New South Sudan, President Bashir has declared for all the world to hear that Sharia will be the law of the land for the North, refusing to recognize the legitimate presence of the Christian minority. It is a declaration of their determination to also end the remembrance of our Christian heritage that dates back two thousand years to the story of the Ethiopian eunuch (who was from modern day Sudan).
At this moment, there is a meeting in Ethiopia with the different parties of Sudan, the African Union and other international parties seeking to find a true path of peace that recognizes our right to survive and thrive as a people, both Muslim and Christian alike, with equality and justice for all. Please pray and fast with us as you are able for a solution to this crisis.
Rt. Revd Andudu Adam Elnail
Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Kadugli, Sudan
Bishop Justin Badi Arama from our link diocese of Maridi in Southern Sudan has also recently written to say:
Currently there is renewed war in the Nuba mountains with lots of killings and displacements.
In western Equatoria, the LRA (Lord's Resistance Army) activities are still going on. Last week there was an LRA attack in Yambio and on Sunday evining they were seen 8 miles south of Maridi but did not attack.
This year rain has delayed a lot and has affected the first plantation season now.
Please pray!