South Sudan
Meet Deacon Chan: Webinar April 16
Join us for “A Conversation with Deacon Francis Chan” on Tuesday, April 16 at 7 p.m. Eastern on Zoom videoconference, hosted by the Friends in Solidarity Education Committee. A native of South Sudan, Francis Nyawello Chan came to the United States as a refugee 15 years ago from Beirut, Lebanon. Deacon Chan worked for the…
South Sudanese poet John Chol Matiop
John Chol Matiop, a South Sudanese artist living in Kenya’s Kakuma camp, uses poetry to speak about life as a refugee and against decades of conflict in his country. #WorldPoetryDay
Follow along with Sister Mūmbi in South Sudan
Sister Mūmbi Kīgūtha, CPPS, president of Friends in Solidarity, and Mary Ngugi, associate administrative officer, are in South Sudan this month, visiting the Solidarity with South Sudan ministries. Photos and video of their experiences will be shared on social media. Follow Friends in Solidarity on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and TikTok, and subscribe to our…
Can you see yourself in South Sudan?
Solidarity with South Sudan is seeking vowed religious and lay missionaries to serve in its ministries. There is a need for teachers and tutors in education and health care as well as spiritual and pastoral accompaniment, trauma healing, and working with small children. Solidarity ministry requires a three-year commitment to a simple lifestyle as a…
Webinar: HOPE Away from Home in South Sudan
The Friends in Solidarity Education Committee and FiS President, Sister Mūmbi Kīgūtha, CPPS, will host “HOPE Away from Home in South Sudan” Thursday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Sister Mūmbi will be talking with Fr. Mike Bassano, MM, who recently finished 10 years of pastoral ministry at the UN Protection of Civilians…
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Escape from Sudan: ‘They had weapons. They were killing people, and I don’t know why’
The Times of London, June 24, 2023 In the shade of a sun-beaten tree, on the bank of a dry river bed, five-year-old Rawan Abubakr Ibrahim has fallen into a fitful sleep. Her sister Hamira, 14, sits next to her, fanning her face. She is very hungry. It is about 4 p.m. and neither of…