by Frank Dimmock
It was such a joy to share in worship with South Sudanese Presbyterians of the Biathin congregation in Gambella on Sunday, 10 November. One hundred thirty-five adults and MANY children were present. It was “Orphan Sunday”, and I shared a message from James chapter 1. First, we focused on faith and the tests of faith -- then the final verse where it is clear what is acceptable to God. That is, “to look after orphans and widows in their distress…”
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Greetings in Christ from Gambella. Yesterday was a busy day of meetings with partners from the Presbyterian Church of South Sudan who are living and working in the refugee camps here. There are over 400,000 South Sudanese refugees here in six camps. More than 80% are women and children and the vast majority come from a Presbyterian background.
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Yesterday was a busy but exciting day. Navigating Nairobi traffic, I was able to pay the printer and collect 200 copies of the Healing the Wounds of Trauma curriculum which has been translated into Nuer. Nuer is the heart language of the South Sudanese with whom The Outreach Foundation is working. I flew on to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with my precious cargo of books and will be going to Gambella, at 5:30 a.m. tomorrow, where the Nuer refugees from South Sudan are encamped. We will be getting updates about the trauma healing work and the education programs in each of the six camps. I am excited to see what progress has been made since June – and they are very excited to receive the training materials in their own language!
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