{"id":1612,"date":"2012-01-30T16:56:21","date_gmt":"2012-01-30T21:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/?p=1612"},"modified":"2012-04-18T15:56:14","modified_gmt":"2012-04-18T20:56:14","slug":"news-from-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/2012\/01\/news-from-sudan\/","title":{"rendered":"News from Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/01\/south-Sudan-map.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1613\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/01\/south-Sudan-map-300x245.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/01\/south-Sudan-map-300x245.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/01\/south-Sudan-map.jpg 427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Many of us have been following the news in Sudan, hearing about continued violence and the challenges the Sudanese people face every day.\u00a0 I invite you to read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.covchurch.org\/news\/2012\/01\/24\/south-sudan-church-seeks-peace-among-tribes\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+covchurch%2Fnews+%28Covenant+Newswire%29\">this article<\/a> about what the Covenant Church in South Sudan is doing to seek peace during this time.<\/p>\n<p>I also invite you to pray.\u00a0 True peace can only come from the Lord.\u00a0 Please read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.covchurch.org\/news\/2012\/01\/24\/tang-church-needs-to-pray-for-end-to-violence\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+covchurch%2Fnews+%28Covenant+Newswire%29\">this article<\/a> from James Tang for specific requests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=1612&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of us have been following the news in Sudan, hearing about continued violence and the challenges the Sudanese people face every day.\u00a0 I invite you to read this article about what the Covenant Church in South Sudan is doing to seek peace during this time. 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