Day 2
South Sudan
Pope Francis is scheduled to make a visit to the East African country of South Sudan.
The people expect that Pope’s visit will boost peace efforts in South Sudan. It can encourage and enlighten the local Churches engaged in the long reconciliation process. Rains in South Sudan started again and communities face more flooding and places are inundated with water, and dire humanitarian consequences are expected. Pray for the humanitarians to scale up the response to help communities cope with the current rainy season and arrange for resources and equipment to save lives. Pray for God’s saving power that upholds the universe to transform the lives of the people for a better living (The Bible, 2 Corinthians 3:18).
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Salva Kiir Mayardit is the President and the Prime Minister is Abdallah Hamdok of South Sudan. South Sudan, a nation of roughly 11 million people, is seen as one of the most diverse nations in the region, consisting of more than 60 different ethnic groups. Around 60% of its population identifies as Christian. Although it attained independence from Sudan in 2011, in recent years, political disputes have largely fallen along ethnic lines. South Sudan is only recently emerging from a devastating, multi-year civil war.
