Anglican Bishop calls for Churchwide day of prayer, fasting for an end to Sudan violence

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Posted On : June 21, 2011 11:35 AM | Posted By : Admin ACO

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Bishop calls for Churchwide day of prayer, fasting for an end to Sudan violence

From the office of the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Kadugli, Sudan

A Call To Prayer and Fasting to End the Nuba Genocide, and for the 
Peace of all Sudan! - Sunday June 26, 2011

> To all my brothers and sisters in Christ,

On behalf of my people in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan we are asking 
all Sudanese Christians wherever they are, and the Church throughout 
the world to join with us in a day of prayer and fasting on June 26, 2011.

Once again we are facing the nightmare of genocide of our people in a 
final attempt to erase our culture and society from the face of the 
earth. It is not a war between armies that is being fought in our 
land, but the utter destruction of our way of life and our history, 
as demonstrated by the genocide of our neighbors and relatives in 
Darfur. This is a war of domination and eradication, at its core it 
is a war of terror by the government of Sudan against their people.

As we approach the July 9 day of independence for the New South 
Sudan, President Bashir has declared for all the world to hear that 
Sharia will be the law of the land for the North, refusing to 
recognize the legitimate presence of the Christian minority. It is a 
declaration of their determination to also end the remembrance of our 
Christian heritage that dates back two thousand years to the story of 
the Ethiopian eunuch (who was from modern day Sudan).

At this moment, there is a meeting in Ethiopia with the different 
parties of Sudan, the African Union and other international parties 
seeking to find a true path of peace that recognizes our right to 
survive and thrive as a people, both Muslim and Christian alike, with 
equality and justice for all. Please pray and fast with us as you are 
able for a solution to this crisis.

> Please forward to everyone.

Rt. Revd Andudu Adam Elnail

Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Kadugli, Sudan