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Building a Peace Beyond Understanding

Amid ongoing violence, southern Sudan's Christians model a different kind of hope.

Isaac Phiri with additional reporting from Jonathan Fitzgerald | posted 1/14/2009 08:52AM

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He says humbly, "I'm just one man whom God uses to bless many more"—like the tiny mustard seed that blossoms into something lush and beautiful.

Isaac Phiri is a journalist based in Lusaka, Zambia.

Jonathan Fitzgerald is a writer living in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Photos were taken by Jonathan Fitzgerald and the map of Sudan was created by Kerby Armand.

Related Elsewhere:

Christianity Today also posted an interview with Richard Williamson, the presidential envoy to Sudan. CT also has previous coverage on Sudan.

BBC News and The Washington Post also have coverage sections on the conflict in Sudan. BBC also has a timeline and Q&A section on Darfur.

World Vision's site has the organization's latest news from Darfur.

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Samuel F. PAUL

Posted: January 18, 2009 7:59 AM

Dear All, Reading through the articles it really agreed with what one is hearing from the population from Western Equatorial State in Southern Sudan. LRA is causing massacres while government put no big effort to quell such notorious foreigner forces. We all citizens in W.E.S condemn these wicked activities of LRA in our country and we need SPLA forces to go after LRA to send them out of Sudanese territories as soon as possible so that we all will feel the peace that is taking shape in Southern Sudan. We also appeal to the international communities to extend humanitarian assistance to those victims from LRA brutalities in W.E.S (Diko, Yombio and many other locations) as soon as possible. Thanks

Zechary Bango

Posted: January 18, 2009 12:51 AM

Dear CT Members, Thank you for the article about the horrible things LRA were doing for our people in Sudan. Biography: I'm orginal from Soutern Sudan, My Mother, brothers and sisters are living in Southern Sudan Town of Mundri. I and my famil are Christian, I'm USA Citizen, Member of Mclean Bible Church (www.mcleanbible.org) Iwas so sad to read about LRA would killed our peaple and forced their relatives to boil and eat the bodies. I will ask my congress to do something about this matter. Thanks, Zechary Bango

Norman Barr

Posted: January 15, 2009 7:30 PM

This report makes it sound like nothing is happening in S Sudan. Please check out Cal Bombay Ministries in Canada. This small mission is turning thousands of acres into productive farms. They are managed and run by the Sudanese with full government approval. They run a co-operative farm that local farmers can join or they assist the locals to farm for themselves. The whole idea is to help Sudan provide longterm food supplies. Thank for your good report.

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