Sharing God's Word amidst conflict and cholera in South Sudan

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Sharing God’s Word amidst conflict and cholera in South Sudan

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Continued fighting and the arrival of the rainy season are bringing more misery to the many thousands of people crowding into refugee camps and shelters in South Sudan. The Bible Society there is working to bring help and hope to those with no other means of support. For full story go to: http://www.unitedbiblesocieties.org/news/5592-sharing-gods-word-amidst-conflict-and-cholera-in-south-sudan/

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Sharing  God’s  Word  amidst  conflict  and  cholera  in  South  Sudan  

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Six  months  into  a  bi-er  ethnic  conflict,  which  is  tearing  South  Sudan  apart,  more  

than  a  million  people  have  fled  their  homes.

Many  are  sheltering  in  UN  camps  but  others,  like  those  shown  here,  are  crowding  into  

school  compounds  and  have  li-le  or  no  help.  The  Bible  Society  is  providing  them  with  bags  

of  food,  blankets  and  Scriptures.

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Refugees  and  Bible  Society  staff  praying  together  before  unloading  

the  aid  and  Scriptures  from  the  truck.  

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Unloading  aid  material  from  the  truck.

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Some  of  the  sacks  of  maize  and  beans  provided  by  the  Bible  Society,  thanks  to  donaFons  from  the  American  Bible  

Society  and  the  Bible  Society  in  England  and  Wales.  Some  of  the  tents  that  the  refugees  are  living  in  are  

visible  in  the  background.  

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Bearing  each  other’s  burdens:  two  refugee  women  carry  a  sack  of  maize  flour.

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Dinka  pastor,  Rev  Rebecca  Abuk,  fled  the  fighFng  in  Bor  and  walked  more  

than  200km  to  the  capital,  Juba.  She  is  sheltering  in  a  school  compound  with  many  others,  and  leads  the  Sunday  services  they  hold.  Here  she  holds  a  

Dinka  Bor  New  Testament,  provided  by  the  Bible  Society.

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These  women  were  very  happy  to  get  Scriptures  along  with  aid  materials.  Some  requested  English  Bibles,  while  others  asked  for  the  Scriptures  in  their  

mother  tongue,  Dinka.

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These  refugees  are  also  sheltering  in  Juba,  outside  the  protecFon  of  the  UN  camps.  The  woman  on  the  right  was  shot  in  the  hand  as  she  fled  the  fighFng  in  her  

village.  The  man  in  the  middle  is  carrying  a  Proclaimer,  which  allows  them  to  listen  to  the  Bible.  They  told  the  

Bible  Society  that  it  brings  them  comfort.

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The  arrival  of  the  rainy  season,  normally  eagerly  awaited,  is  helping  to  spread  cholera  and  bringing  

even  more  misery  to  those  sheltering  in  overcrowded  camps.  

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We  praise  God  for  his  protecFon  over  us  in  these  difficult  Fmes.  Please  join  us  in  praying  for  peace,  an  end  to  the  cholera  outbreak,  and  for  more  opportuniFes  to  

share  God’s  Word  across  our  troubled,  divided  naFon.  

Thank  you.

In  the  midst  of  the  challenges,  the  Bible  Society  is  conFnuing  its  work  of  making  the  Bible’s  message  available  to  those  who  need  

it  most,  through  Bible  translaFon,  distribuFon  and  trauma  healing  workshops.

-­‐  Edward  Kajivora   Execu've  Secretary,  Bible  Society  in  South  Sudan

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To  find  out  more  about  our  work  around   the  world,  visit  unitedbiblesocieFes.org

“Comfort  my  people,”  says  our  God.  “Comfort  them!”

Isaiah  40:1