Faith Evangelical Baptist Church - South Sudan
The attempted military coup in South Sudan has led to wide spread violence. The unrest in South Sudan has had a devastating impact on the lives of tens of thousands of people who have lost loved ones, homes, and livelihoods as warring troops have burned entire villages to the ground in Khorfulus and Baliet counties of Upper Nile State.
In the past month, more than 600,000 people have been internally displaced in Upper Nile where fighting continues around the town of Malakal. “As a church,” shares Saphano Riak of Faith Evangelical Baptist Churches (FEBAC), “we are deeply concerned and worried that if the situation is not contained it will lead to chaos which will be uncontrollable.” Fears that the conflict may escalate into further ethnic violence and even genocide grip the church that is struggling to do its best to promote peace and alleviate the suffering which surrounds them. “Entire villages have lost everything. People are sleeping in the tall grasses with only the clothes they are wearing. Many have no blankets, no shoes, no food, and not even nets to catch fish in the river.”
While the homes, shops and church in these villages were reduced to ash, the “Church” itself stands united together in faith. Canadian Baptist Ministries and FEBAC are mobilizing resources to come to the aid of the most vulnerable in this community. Currently 660 families are being reached with blankets, plastic sheets, cooking utensils, mosquito nets, fishing nets and hooks, and clothing, but we need your help.
You can find out more about this emergency relief effort and donate through our website at www.cbmin.org or by following the link below:
Having been praying for this situation.
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