Should Christians help the poor? The immediate response for most of us is, “of course.” But we’ve heard from people who believe Christians should only help other Christians. To help, visit Posted on JJAuthor Chris Categories Disaster Relief, Extreme Poverty, Humanitarian Aid, News Tags Africa, Blog, disaster aid, disaster response, Extreme Poverty, featured, humanitarian, Humanitarian Aid, South Sudan, Sudan Should Christians Only Help Other Christians? World Concern will be celebrating along with the people of the new Republic of South Sudan, and we will walk alongside the hungry, homeless and in need until their lives are stable. “If the area is secure we will go back, but until then we don’t want to be forgotten.” “The new government can make a difference, but what will happen to the people of Abyei until then?” he wonders. People were dancing and celebrating in the hours leading up to South Sudan's independence. Although John hopes for a new future, he is wise enough to know things won’t change at the stroke of midnight. But aid agencies are having a difficult time registering the fluid flow of migrants, and basic needs are not being met. The people of South Sudan have welcomed his family and offered them free accommodations. His tales of the journey are horrific, including rescuing an orphaned baby on the way. An elderly man named John, blind and frail, ran from Abyei town as soldiers burned houses to the ground. Today I sat with people displaced from Abyei, homeless and hungry during the greatest day in their nation’s history. The sound of the brand new national anthem, played through loudspeakers all over town so everyone can learn it, is a background to the frenzied last minute preparations.īut the excitement is not the whole story. Students have practiced their dancing and singing, military bands march up and down as they practice their formations, and everyone is cleaning, decorating and putting on their best show. In a few hours, the 193rd nation in the world will celebrate its independence.įor weeks now, everyone, young and old, has been preparing for this. After the biggest rain storm of the season washed the streets clean this morning, the skies cleared, and Southern Sudanese got down to very serious business. Citizens of South Sudan hold their new flag on the eve of the newest nation's birth.
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