From Grand Rapids-
Julia Doro William of Grand Rapids is returning to Sudan next week to honor her father, who was killed in the 20-year civil war that ended with a peace agreement in 2005.
Part of that agreement was a scheduled referendum on whether to divide Africa’s largest country into north and south nations.
The vote takes place Jan. 9, and Saturday was the first day of voter registration for Sudanese citizens at home and around the world.
William attended a prayer vigil on Saturday afternoon at the Sudanese Grace Episcopal Church with about 70 other people from the Sudanese community in West Michigan.
Support was strong for the independence vote, which many saw as the only way to break free of the oppression from Sudan’s ruling party in the north, the National Congress Party, which has been at odds with the south’s Sudan People’s Liberation Movement.
More here-
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/11/grand_rapids_prayer_vigil_seek.html
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