Posts tagged with ‘South Sudan’

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ELCA – Moved by the Spirit in the Midst of Strife

March 24, 2017 by Melissa VanTassell

3/23/2017 6:00:00 PM More than 7 million people in South Sudan need humanitarian assistance as a result of drought and renewed violence. According to UNICEF, famine was recently declared in the north-central part of the country, where 100,000 people are facing imminent starvation. Recently, the #4famines hashtag has been drawing attention to the four countries […]

ELCA, local partners break ground on Lutheran center, clinic in South Sudan

November 23, 2015 by Melissa VanTassell

11/23/2015 9:55:00 AM CHICAGO (ELCA) – As part of ongoing work to bring peace and reconciliation in South Sudan, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and local partners broke ground on a new Lutheran center and clinic in the nation’s capital, Juba, earlier this month. The Lutheran center and clinic, which serves as […]