Parishioners rally to educate Sudanese manEducation is a privilege easily taken for granted in the United States where public and private schools offer education for all.
Parishioners at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Davenport are dipping into their pocketbooks and donating funds to make sure Betres Peni, a young man from the Sudan, receives an education.
Peni’s brother, the Rev. Samuel Peni, shared his thoughts about their country’s needs and hopes for the future during a soup supper at the cathedral May 21.
“Samuel came here in December for a visit on a Sunday. I talked to him afterward and he told me a little about himself and his brother, Betres, and Betres’ desire for education,” Trinity Episcopal Deacon Fred Berger said.
The question was how much would it take to make that education possible for Betres, Berger wondered.
Samuel just graduated from Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa, and plans to use his education to help others in the Anglican Diocese of Yambio, in southern Sudan.
The cost of an education in a neighboring country like Uganda is surprisingly modest, about $350 for tuition, entrance examinations and admission fee, Samuel said. However that does not include room and board and currently Betres walks five miles to school and back on dirt roads.
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