South Sudan Health Care
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…
Ecological spirituality at CHTI
The Catholic Health Training Institute (CHTI) is a privileged place where we tangibly touch the mystery and beauty of God’s creation. CHTI is a “paradise,” as some visitors say. In our campus, we are surrounded by trees, flowers and rich vegetation, which impresses with its vastness and delights all with its beauty, especially in the…
Midwives bring peace to South Sudan
As a child, Nancy Kamilo wanted to grow up to be a pilot. In her village of Raja, just west of Wau, she dreamed of soaring into the sky, far away from the conflicts tearing apart her homeland. Yet as a teenager, things changed after she called on sick relatives in the hospital, or women…
Farm nourishes students in Wau
Abraham Makuac grew up in the small town of Aweil, South Sudan, but wanted a better education than what was available there. So his family sent him to live with relatives and enroll in school in Wau, the capital of Western Bahr el Ghazal State. But he also needed to earn some money, so he…
‘You never feel like you’re alone’ – South Sudan woman chooses to be midwife
Rosaline Edwards Anthony knows what it’s like when the delivery of a child goes poorly. When she went into labor in 2020, a problem developed with her baby’s amniotic fluid. As contractions came and went, the medical staff couldn’t decide what to do. Decisions passed from one doctor to another as shifts changed, even though…
New book on Solidarity with South Sudan examines a ‘communal journey’ of religious
NEW YORK — On the eve of the 11th anniversary of South Sudan’s independence, a new book traces the history of Solidarity with South Sudan, noting that the collaborative 14-year-old ministry formed and run by female and male religious has been a model in humanitarian efforts across congregational lines. Sr. Patricia Murray writes in the…