From Sudan-
The Episcopal church of Sudan on Wednesday pledged to work with the regional government of south Sudan in building peace and promotion of sustainable development regardless of the result of the region’s independence referendum on Sunday.
The Bishop of the Episcopal Church diocese of Aweil said in a statement to Sudan Tribune on Wednesday from Aweil, the capital of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, said churches should play an important role in helping the government alleviate poverty, especially in rural areas.
“As a church, we are supposed to exchange healthy words with the government and we should treat each other as complementing partners to promote development in the country,” said Abraham Nhial Yel, bishop of Aweil diocese.
Bishop Yel, who spoke to Sudan Tribune after concluding a three day voter education training organized by his church for pastors drawn from over 45 parishes in the state with 14 archdeaconries, said he expects the pastors to extend the knowledge they gained during training to their congregations. He said they were all learners during the training.
"If there was something unique we have learned from this training, it was our coming together to share our experiences as one and the same people of God," said Yel.
He said his interest is to ensure that voters get the actual message without misinterpretation.
"As church, our greater interest and concern to organize this training is to ensure voters get the actual message about voting procedures without misinterpretations.
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http://www.sudantribune.com/Church-pledges-support-to-south,37505
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