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Fields of Corn in South Sudan

1 Comment » Written on August 29th, 2011     
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This article was originally posted on Pete and Cindy Ekstrand’s blog.

Corn growing in South Sudan

Thanks to the partnership between the Evangelical Covenant Church of South Sudan (ECCSS) and Community Covenant Church in Scotts Valley, CA, fields of corn are growing well in South Sudan.

Community Covenant initiated an agricultural project with the ECCSS several years ago and this is the beautiful result. Yes, there have been some delays along the way, including the need to fence the property, but through patience and persistence the corn is growing. Continue Reading »



Covenant Missionary Leads Conference in South Sudan

Post a Comment » Written on July 6th, 2011     
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This information is from Covenant Newswire, originally posted on June 16, 2011

JUBA, SUDAN  – James Tang, an Evangelical Covenant Church missionary, has been asked to lead a conference of representatives from main faith and ethnic groups in South Sudan who are gathering to address rapidly escalating violence in their country.

The Nairobi Sudanese Unity of Churches (NSUC) has organized the gathering, which will take place several days before the birth of the Republic of South Sudan on July 9. Covenant World Relief is providing some funding. Continue Reading »



Significant Vote in South Sudan, Impact on Covenanters

Post a Comment » Written on January 9th, 2011     
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By Stan Friedman

CHICAGO, IL (January 7, 2011) – Sunday’s referendum in South Sudan to determine whether the semi-autonomous region will separate from Sudan and become its own country could have profound impacts on members of the Evangelical Covenant Church of Sudan (ECCS).

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Southern Sudanese, Delivering Aid, Are Killed in Ambush

Post a Comment » Written on July 1st, 2009     
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KHARTOUM, Sudan (Reuters) — About 40 southern Sudanese soldiers and civilians were killed when tribal fighters ambushed boats carrying food aid, the latest in a string of ethnic attacks threatening a fragile peace deal, officials said Sunday.

Members of the Jikany Nuer group opened fire Friday on 27 boats loaded with emergency rations destined for an area controlled by the rival Lou Nuer tribe, the United Nations World Food Program said.

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By REUTERS
Published: June 14, 2009



CHIC 2009 Offering to Support Missions in Thailand

Post a Comment » Written on August 27th, 2008     
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CHICAGO, IL (August 22, 2008) – CHIC 2009 organizers have announced that the offering taken at next year’s event will benefit Covenant World Relief projects and Evangelical Covenant Church missionaries in Thailand.

The specific projects in Thailand will be announced at a later date.

In 2006, CHIC attendees gave $100,000 to a school in Sudan. The money funded the construction and operation of a new school, health clinic, and food program.

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Sudan’s former foes agree to delay census one week

Post a Comment » Written on April 17th, 2008     
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KHARTOUM, April 14 (Reuters) – Sudan’s former north-south foes avoided a collision over a national census and agreed on a new date of April 22 after crisis talks which ran late into the night, a former southern rebel official said on Monday.

Sudan’s south withdrew from the census, due to begin on Tuesday, at the last minute saying they wanted millions of southerners to return home first and questions on ethnicity and religion to be reinserted in the questionnaire.

The north sharply criticised the move. The census, a key part of a 2005 north-south peace accord, will be used to help define wealth and power-sharing ratios and to mark out constituencies ahead of Sudan’s first democratic elections in 23 years due in 2009.

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Source: Reuters
By Opheera McDoom



100,000 South Sudan refugees return with U.N.

Post a Comment » Written on April 2nd, 2008     
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GENEVA, March 28 (Reuters) – More than 100,000 people who fled civil war in southern Sudan have now returned home from neighbouring countries under United Nations auspices, the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday.

Source: Reuters

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L286291.htm