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  • Support Democracy and Human Rights in the Congo!

    Published February 3, 2012

    From our partners in the PC(USA) Office of Public Witness

    Please contact your members of congress and urge them to work vigorously to ensure that the United States supports democracy and human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo!

    The State Clerk of the General Assembly stated the following in a statement of concern this week:

    The Presbyterian Church (USA) is deeply concerned about the recent elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo and, in particular, the physical and emotional trauma that has been inflicted on the Congolese people as a result of political violence. Our church has had ...

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    From Swords into plowshares

  • Pray for peace conference in South Sudan

    Published February 3, 2012

    A prayer request from one of our church partners in South Sudan.
    The Rev. John Phillip Omot, Peace and Justice Officer for the Greater Upper Nile, asks us to pray for Murle Anuak Peace Conference being facilitated by the council and RECONCILE which is taking place in Juba, South Sudan on February 3-4. Rev. Omot asks for prayers that the negotiations will have fruitful results and peace may be established. He further asks for prayers that God would convict those who are trying to disrupt the peace process to have a change of heart and to work for peace.

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  • Statement on the School Bombing in Southern Kordofan, February 2, 2012

    Published February 2, 2012

    Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations
    February 2, 2012

    I am outraged by the Sudan Armed Forces’ heinous bombing yesterday of a school run by Samaritan’s Purse in the Nuba Mountains region of Southern Kordofan.  It was the first day of school, and the campus was full of students, teachers, and families.  While miraculously no one was killed, this attack—involving eight bombs dropped from the air—underscores the viciousness of Sudan’s ongoing military campaign in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states.

    This conflict is now affecting more than 500,000 people ...

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