How does your faith in Jesus Christ give you hope in terms of what is currently happening in South Sudan? youngest country in the world today, got her independence in 2011, after nearly 25 years of civil war with the predominantly Muslim North Sudan (Sudan). Nevertheless, the joy of independence was South Sudan, the extremely short-lived as tribal clashes broke out in the new country, shattering all hopes of the young people, who constitute the majority of the population. After ten years of senseless war, and because of much pressure from the international community, especially thanks to the mediatory role played by the Holy Father Pope Francis, the nation’s leaders from rival tribes put an end to the ongoing war. Fourteen years of independence, tragically, had not significantly improved the fortunes of the poorest country in the world, and the label of a ‘failed country’ was hard to shake off. It is in these circumstances that we have found a reason to work here, because of our faith in Jesus Christ. We have found a
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