Pastoral Letter issued as the Republic of South Sudan becomes independent

Posted on July 9, 2011 
Filed under Global

Archbishop Daniel Deng and the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church of the Sudan, have issued a Pastoral Letter as North and South Sudan become independent republics today.

From their website –

“At midnight of 8th July, the huge country of Sudan is divided, north and south. This momentous change will cause all manner of upheaval for many people, particularly for those who had fled to the north to escape fighting and for those who live in the border areas and on disputed land.”

Read the Pastoral Letter here (PDF).