wau newsletter sept 2014

Dancing for Joy and Living in Faith

A Word from the Diocesan Bishop of Wau

By Rt, Rev, Moses Deng.

Trinity - Going Forward Together

It is strange how some things affect you. I saw

recently a picture of the new tarmac road from

Juba to Nimule and I felt pleased. I looked for a

long while and as I looked I thought about all the

good things this road could do for South Sudan.

The road was flat and smooth, very wide so

vehicles could pass easily and with clear land on

both sides. If you know anything about South

Sudan you will know that most roads are really

nothing like that at all and that driving a car can

be hard in the dry season and impossible in the

rainy season. But a tarmac road is something

really very different, it is progress and

development.

The church season that we are in now is called

Trinity, the word means a unity of three things.

The three things that I mean here are God, who

created the universe with you and me in it,

Jesus who came as our saviour to pay for our

sins and the Holy Spirit who came after Jesus

ascended to Heaven at the time of Pentecost. If

you do not know about Pentecost you can read

about it in the book of Acts chapter 2 from verse

1 to 40. It is an exciting story and marks the

foundation of our Christian church that still exists

today. So our faith is built on a unity of three

things, three Gods in one but only one God,

Father, Son and Holy Spirit. I have always found

this confusing to explain, because in a world of

logic and reason it makes no sense but the God

that rules the universe does not always use logic

and reason and as St Paul says in 1 Corinthians

Chapter 1 verse 18 “For the message of the

cross is foolishness to those who are perishing,

but to us who are being saved it is the power of

God.” Sometimes God uses faith. The people

that I have met who are most at peace with the

idea of Trinity simply believe it, they have a faith

that is stronger than reason. This does not mean

you should not ask questions about faith, no I

encourage you always be ready to challenge

Index

A Word From The Bishop ....................................2

IDP Food Distribution..........................................5

Clarice, A Passion to Serve the Lord....................7

Leadership Training...........................................10

A Congratulatory Message................................12

Nyieth PHCU Dedication and Opening..............13

Celebrating a Gift...............................................15

Nyieth Primary Health Care Unit.......................16

Area Chiefs Blessing...........................................17

County Government Commits...........................18

NPPR in Wau Diocese........................................20

Adult and Accelerated Learning........................21

Perfecting a Passion...........................................24

Girls Latrine Project...........................................25

A Successful Story..............................................27

Development Project Summaries......................28

Contact Us ........................................................29

Please Pray with us ...........................................30

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what you know and learn some more, education

is always very healthy.

I am most pleased to say that a short while ago I

attended the opening day for a new Primary

Health Care Unit at the town of Nyieth in my

diocese. I am pleased for several reasons; the

first is that just like the tarmac road this is

development, things getting better. I am also

pleased because people from other countries

have helped us to build this to help make our

own lives better. I am also pleased because this

is a thing that can help everybody, not just one

or two. It will help people who are already sick to

get better but it can also help prevent people

from becoming sick in the first place. It also

gives work to qualified people and a reason for

people to be qualified too. The day we had at

the opening was a great day filled with joy and

celebration. You can read about the opening

and see pictures in this newsletter. I particularly

like the women that danced so well and I am

reminded of the phrase in Romans Chapter 12

verse 15 “Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn

with those who mourn.”

It has always surprised me when I think that in

our South Sudanese culture we rely on women

for so many important things, such as cooking

good food and raising our dear precious

children, yet as a society we fail to educate

women properly because we don’t think it is

worth the trouble. How many women finish their

schooling when they are married? This is even

true to the point we don’t have proper toilets for

girls at schools. It is obvious that we are a

country that lacks much but the truth is that

people who are poorly educated easily make

mistakes that can lead to the spread of disease

and sickness, which can kill those we love most.

I think this is one of the things that is not helpful

for the people exposed to the very dangerous

Ebola virus in the West of our continent. Please

pray for them in this sad situation. One of my

hopes is that the Primary Health Care Unit will

be a way of changing the way we see education

about health but also education generally.

Education should be for everyone and everyone

should be encouraged to learn and grow. Really

it is in the interests of everybody in South Sudan

that we should live better lives, not just some but

all. Unity is very important.

Unity is the hidden bit of Trinity, people always

see the three in one part but many miss the

unity part. I sometimes think that Trinity should

be Tri – Unity, because there is a unity in the

three that makes them one. The unity is a bond

of love and it is an example to us all. Unity in

love is a strength too great to measure. We can

read that Jesus said in Mathew chapter 7 verses

9 to 11 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread,

will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will

give him a snake?” Jesus was talking about bad

people knowing good from bad so you can see

the bond of love is stronger than any evil. As a

country we need unity and we need love. We

have all seen too much hatred and fear. Since

December South Sudan has seen a lot of

violence and death, a lot of people have

experienced evil things that they will never

forget, nor should they. A great deal of shame

has come to us for the way South Sudanese

people have behaved in other parts of our new

country. But if our country is ever going to

develop and become a better place we must find

a way to forgive this pain. This may sound like

too much to ask and sound like it has no reason,

people don’t forgive freely and we must never

forget but truly when we remember Martyr’s

Day, as we did recently, we should challenge

ourselves as I mentioned earlier. Did our

martyrs die so that we would fight each other,

did they die for no good reason, do we disgrace

them with our actions? It is important to

challenge ourselves or our brothers and sisters

who died that we might be free will have

sacrificed their lives for nothing. They had a faith

that life would be better in a free country, but it is

our responsibility to make sure it is. Just like the

Apostles in the story of Pentecost we must be

bold in our faith and take action in the Holy

Spirit.

Imagine if President Salva Kiir and former Vice

President (now Rebel Leader) Riek Machier

could forgive each other now and form a

government of national unity. What a statement


of faith that would be for the future of our young

country. It would give everyone hope.

Life for everyone in South Sudan should get

better, people should be more educated we

should be more united as a country and we

should work together seeking to promote peace

and reconciliation everywhere. As long as we

think only of tribes and settle disagreements in

violence there will be no progress. Jesus did not

teach hatred he taught forgiveness and the life

he lived serves as an example for everyone. I

urge you to read about him in the Gospels, here

some short examples: Mark Chapter5 Verse 21-

34, Mark Chapter1 Verse 40-45, John9 Verses

1-12, Mathew Chapter8 Verse 5-10, and

Mathew Chapter15 Verses 21-28. There was no

one that Jesus would not help because his faith

in God was so strong.

United we can be that strong, united we can be

prosperous and have plenty, united we can

make a country to be proud of. There is a lot of

good that comes from unity and we must learn

this. Remember as I

said education is a

good thing, let us

learn together.

Together we can

promote good

health and correct

hygiene from the

Nyieth Primary

Health Care Unit.

Healthy people

work better and are

happier in life. The

people around us, especially women and

children, will make the future of our country and

so I think that we should invest in them as we

would invest in a business to make it grow or

invest time in caring for crops and animals. This

is a solid foundation to build on and just as the

great story of faith tells us in Mathew Chapter 7

verse 24 – 27: 24 “Therefore everyone who

hears these words of mine and puts them into

practice is like a wise man who built his house

on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the

streams rose, and the winds blew and beat

against that house; yet it did not fall, because it

had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone

who hears these words of mine and does not

put them into practice is like a foolish man who

built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down,

the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat

against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

The violence we have seen is like the storms in

this story but let us hear the words of Jesus and

be strong in our faith.

In just the same way the Trinity that this great

season is named after is a strong foundation

that our faith is built on and as we know that

faith cannot be shaken and will never fall. The

question that we really should ask of ourselves

is how will we be part of a firm foundation for the

future of South Sudan?

The road that I spoke of at the beginning was

not made by one person on their own, nor was it

an easy task to achieve. It required great skill

and many people working together believing that

they were doing a

good thing. The

smooth tarmac

requires a firm

foundation and

great care is

needed to do things

right so that the

road will last. But

now that it is done

it is a lasting

testimony to those

who built it and a

tool to make life

better for anyone that travels on it. I have a

small picture of the road and I ask you to think of

this as you look at it. Is this just a new road or is

it the way forward?

Please pray for peace and reconciliation.

Every Blessing +Moses


Food Distribution in Maanangui IDP camp

By Rev Peter Angui Akook

The ECS Diocese of Wau delivered food

assistance to the Internally Displaced People

living in Maanangui, Gogrial West County but

was cut short in reaching Turalei and Aweng

IDP camps in Twic County due to the general

shortage of food assistance. The initial plan of

the diocese was to reach Maanangui, Turalei

and Aweng IDP camps with assistance on the

assumption that there was going to be enough

assistance to cater for temporary shelter, food

and medication as well. With the little help that

was got through HART, food assistance was

brought to the three thousand (3000) IDPs

living in Maanangui IDP camp alone. This IDP

camp is well organized with active leaders of

eleven peoples headed by a woman well

known as Alueldit. There were five main

groups in the camp of which each group is

consisting of six hundred (600) people. The

groups were formed in order to avoid any

mess and confusion among the IDPs and

between IDPs and the host communities in the

area. It was also helpful to distribute any

assistance peacefully and in a participatory

atmosphere.

The picture on the right is of the chairperson of

the IDP camp in Maanangui. Her name is

Alueldit. She presented words of happiness

and appreciation on behalf of her group to the

diocesan staff who brought them assistance.

She said, ”The fact that this food assistance is

being brought by the Church is not only mere

food but food with blessings in it. Because I

believe the Bishop who had been coming to

see us since we arrived here with words of

encouragement and prayers had prayed over it

before bringing it here to us. “

Her appeal to the diocese is to continue

praying for them and if God provides, the

assistance of mosquito nets and blankets is a

vital need at this time of rainy season.

P a g e | 6 www.wau.anglican.org Renewal A table showing the food distributed.

Our grateful thanks go to HART and Baroness Cox for enabling Wau Diocese to assist the

people that have been made homeless by fighting and who came to us for shelter.

Some more images of the food distribution.

S/No Item Weight Quantity

1 Maize flour 50 kg 60 bags

2 Sorghum 50 kg 65 bags

3 Beans 50 kg 20 bags

4 Salt 10 kg 9 packages

5 Oil 5Litres 16 jerry cans


A Passion to Serve the Lord Now

By Clarice Achieng Mamer – Wau Diocese Treasurer and Administrative Secretary

For sure my life confirms that

God has been passionate to

me in all the paths I followed in

my life and He has never failed

me at any single moment when

I trusted him, secondly this is

the time that the Church in

South Sudan especially the

Episcopal Church of South

Sudan and Sudan needs

qualified people who can serve

,Yes! And without good pay.

• It is a time of sacrificial

service,

• A service to rebuild a strong

foundation of Christianity in

South Sudan,

• A service to thank God that South Sudan

separated from the North,

• A service to help people realize that we are all

equal before God despite which tribe we belong

to,

• A service to re-affirm our faith to God even

more since the war, when we have things

available which during the war we had none

when we prayed more and searched for God

more.

• A time to get things started right in preparation

for the future and to keep up with change.

• A time to really commit South Sudan in to

God’s hands as the peace that was signed on

paper is isn’t evident yet. We truly need God

more now than before as differences between

brothers and sisters from the same house is

worse than differences between a family and

another family.

My name is Mrs. Clarice Achieng Mamer, I am a

commissioned lay reader. I have been serving

the Diocese of Wau as a Treasurer and Finance

officer since August 2012. I have also been

acting as a Diocesan Administrative Secretary

Since October 2012. I was born in Kenya in the

currently called Ugenya County in Nyanza

Province I was the first born to my parents. I

grew up as an only child. I don’t know how my

mother looks like physically except in an old

black and white photos, my grandmother

mentioned that she passed on when I was six

months old. I happened to have a chance to

know my father who was a teacher and was

very strict. He could cain me at anytime if I didn’t

get things right in school and whenever I didn’t

do my domestic chores such as cleaning,

laundry, ironing as he expected the best out of

me all the time. He could even raise the

standard, that frustrated me and I thought he

hated me, eventually he passed on in 1996

while I was in Senior year two.

I was lovingly brought up under the mentorship

of my late Grandmother called Joyce who


happened to be my best friend and mentor. A

humble, disciplined, firm, generous and loving

woman, with her mentorship I became who I am.

I received the shocking news of her death while

in a guest house in Juba South Sudan while

holding my little Joanna who was 7 months old

in Jan 2010 on my way to pay a visit to her. My

expected visit of Joy turned out to be a sad visit

as I had to attend the funeral and that was my

darkest moment.

After they are all gone today I do understand

why my grandmother had a lovely approach to

me , she played the role of my mother very well

that whenever I felt frustrated for not having a

mother she was there to be a perfect guardian

who bears qualities more than a mother till she

passed on.

I also now understand why my father was very

strict, I hated his approach especially the

discipline but without this I couldn’t be what I am

today and I do believe that God knew there were

hard times awaiting me in life that needed a

strong heart .Through his discipline I overcame

lots of difficult moments.

Education:

• I completed my Secondary school and joined

the Kenya Polytechnic in 1999 currently known

as the Kenya Polytechnic University to pursue a

Diploma in Catering and Accommodation

Technology.

• After my Diploma I got employed in an NGO

Called GOAL Ireland where I started as a

housekeeper and was later promoted to be an

Admin Assistant.

• I enrolled to the Kenya polytechnic for evening

and weekend classes for a Fashion Design

Course and thereafter a cake making and

Decoration Course.

• I joined the Kenya Institute of Management in

2006 to pursue a Diploma course in business

administration where I attended classes in the

evening after work.

• Through the arrangement of my former

employer IRC South Sudan I did a certificate

course in human resource management, an

online programme.

Work Experience

• I started as a housekeeper in an NGO called

GOAL Ireland in Nairobi between Jan 2004 to

September 2005, later I was an Admin Assistant

in the same organization from October 2005 to

December 2007.

• From January 2008 to April 2008 I worked for

ALARM-African Leadership and Reconciliation

Ministries in Gogrial – Warrap state where I was

involved in spearheading the setting up of the

guesthouse and assisted in administrative

duties, I was also involved in women’s activities

with special interest to environmental hygiene,

personal hygiene and advice on proper food

preparation and good nutrition.

• From August 2008 I joined IRC (International

Rescue Committee) South Sudan in Northern

Bar El Ghazal state as a Cashier/Admin

Assistant, a position I held for two months and

was promoted to be a Finance/Admin Officer.

• In November 2009 I was promoted to the

position of a Human Resource Manager for

Northern Bar El Ghazal Region at the same time

carrying out the roles of Finance Officer a

position I held till August 2012 when I resigned

with an aim of joining the University of Bar El

Ghazal and serving the Episcopal Church of

South Sudan and the Sudan Wau Diocese in the

position of Mothers Union Coordinator.

Family:

I am married to Rev. Joseph Mamer Manot a

Pastor in The Episcopal Church of South Sudan

and the Sudan, He was the first principal of St.

Johns Theological College in Wau Diocese. The

lord has blessed us with two children; Little

Joanna is 5 years old while John is 2 years, 3

months


My likes/Things am passionate of:

• I love fashion design and whenever am very

tired, sick or weak I will always have time to let

the creativity in my heart come out and this

makes me better. It’s something I do with all my

heart. People who don’t understand that which

is in me feel that I am crazy whenever I have to

change from one design to another after just a

short time.

• I love numbers and thus have always enjoyed

my work as a finance person even though

sometime it’s very crazy when compiling reports.

• I like baking and decorating cakes I just feel

am complete after I have iced a cake, this get

me to see my paradise here on earth.

• I love green vegetation.

• I love being good to everyone around me even

if they are not related to me as long as I feel the

Lord speaks to me that I should do so.

• I have a passion for girls education, I always

have the zeal to have women educated , I

started by supporting a cousin when I got my

first job, she had conceived after finishing her o

level education and the family felt she was

useless and couldn’t support her further I

accommodated her in my single room that I had

rented. As she attended a dressmaking course

that lasted for 3yrs whenever I paid her training

fees I did it with passion and she now can earn

a living, this make me feel blessed and I glorify

God. Another cousin I helped opted to get

married before finishing her studies now it’s hard

for her to support herself.

In all these I have learnt that as much as I may

wish to support girls and women some will know

what they need in life so it’s easy to help them at

the same time some may not know exactly what

they need in life but are only driven by their

peers and cultural practices. Despite which

category I have a passion for girls and women

so that they are better people in life. So far of

the four I have assisted 2 have achieved what

can make them earn a living and yet 2 have

failed completely because they chose not to

accept being helped. To me it’s a 50% success

and I believe a 50% glory to God, so I will never

stop doing good as my aim is hit the 100% mark

of doing good. Through Gods help I know I can

make it.

My Hard moments:

• Being locked out of the examinations because

I had not cleared my college fee, and I sincerely

couldn’t manage to raise the funds an equivalent

of 50US Dollars at that time.

• Making a decision to get married to a South

Sudanese, the only child to my parents and

having been brought up under hard life and

difficult moments, yet South Sudan was

considered a hardship area. This simply meant

from hardship to hardship. My late Grandmother

was open with the idea together with a few

prayerful friends, many didn’t support the idea. It

was Gods will for me, I thank God I obeyed.

• The death of my late grandmother who was my

buddy

• The day I was accused of stealing a slice of

bread from a classmates locker and yet I had

not tasted any bread for months, I was the

poorest in the class amidst pupils from rich

families, but I always trusted my early Sunday

school message of do not steal. The bitter

memories of being an orphan were refreshed.

• A close and good friend spreading lies about

me that made me useless in the office, the

church and the community where I stayed, I

wished the world could open up and swallow

me.

• When I was dropped out of the basketball team

in high school when we were to go and

represent our school at the national games, this

depressed me for many days.

My good moments

• The day I gave my life to the lord in 1997, I felt

power and something changed in my life.


• Being the best in my designing class at the

polytechnic.

• When I won a 1200m race when I was in

primary 8, I felt like I was in heaven.

• When I was promoted to the manager’s

position in IRC and announced as the champion

of the month.

Clarice is a key member of diocesan staff

working hard to support and uphold the whole

mission of the Diocese of Wau in South Sudan.

Leadership Training in Wau Diocese

By Rev Samuel Mabith

This training had been requested by

RT Rev Moses Deng Bol, the bishop of

Wau diocese, from Development

Associates International (DAI) in

Uganda which was led to South Sudan

by the Rt Rev Alapayo Manynang

Bishop of Rumbek. Bishop Moses

wanted it to be conducted in Wau

diocese because he found it very

interesting and he wants all his staff,

leaders in different denominations and

government leaders of Wau to learn

how leadership is done well. When

some of these people in different

positions came, they were very eager

to listen and they wanted to have more

time with these people to learn more

from them, because it was the first time for

some to learn about leadership.

During their teaching they introduced ten

qualities, these are:

1. Oh Lord, can I be a leader? This quality

teaches that when you want to be a leader,

please ask yourself first if you are called to be a

leader and follow God’s instructions. Because

leadership is a calling from God, just as

happened to Moses in the Old Testament. God

called Moses to lead his people of Israel from

Egypt to the Promised land.

2. Leader, know thyself. If you are a leader

make sure you know yourself. Don’t jump from

your called work and move to another position, if

you do then you will fail. Because we have four

styles of leadership, Designer, Motivator /

Influential, Team player and Implementer. If you

are called to be among these four leadership

styles do your work well.


3. Power. If you are leader don’t used your

powers to mislead people, use them to empower

people.

4. Adrift in a sea of change. When your

leadership is not effective, walk out from your

position and let others continue with the work. If

you don’t do that your planning or organization

will collapse down.

5. Vision. If you are a leader you must have

vision and mission. You must know where to go

and what to do.

6. The Right Person in the Right Job. If you are

a leader find the right person for the right job by

considering the specific skills and gifts of the

individual and how well those match the needs

of the job opening. Don’t do it because they are

your relatives but because they are a good fit

with the job.

7. Motivating Individual Excellence and

fulfilment. When you employ people make sure

they motivated and happy in their work by

saying a good word or giving something to them

as a gift.

8. Developing Others. To be a leader brings

young people up in leadership by teaching them

and developing them in the mind. Without that

there will be no nation.

9. Team Building. A leader must involve others

to work as team; one hand cannot clap itself

unless you join two of them together in unity.

10. Organizational Accountability. If you are a

leader make sure bad things will be counted on

you as well as good things, but good things are

better than bad things.

These ten qualities are very helpful in leadership

and in any organization. Brothers and Sisters

where ever you are in Government, in

Organizations or in Churches let us be God’s

leaders in our communities and societies. That

is why our bishop and others leaders are putting

emphasis on the issue of leadership

improvement

Bishop Moses would very much like to thank

DAI on behalf of Wau Diocese for their

excellent training and guidance.


A Congratulatory Message

To: Akon South Payam newly

Appointed Administrator, Simon Apet

Deng Kon.

Christian greetings from the ECSS

Diocese of Wau!

We are very extremely thankful to God

Almighty who has directed government

leadership in appointing you and have

you being trusted to assume this

responsibility at this critical time of crisis

across the nation and we are privileged

to welcome you to such a position

wholeheartedly and cooperatively.

Congratulations!!

We would love to register our reminder of your

sole responsibility of defending the national

mandated constitution and your right to deliver

services to our local community. We would be

very much appreciative in seeing your

leadership cooperating with other locally

mandated institutions such as the Church,

Education/Schools, Health and Agriculture just

to mention but few.

Developing our newly born nation needs not

only one hand but joint efforts to bring about the

development. To develop a person as a whole

needs them to be developed spiritually,

mentally, economically and socially and

perhaps, that is far beyond control of one

institution to mentor them amicably as such.

Facilitating various locally mandated institutional

forums gearing towards “what they can do for

the community and not what the community can

do for them” as said former USA President

J.F.Kennedy could be the right channel to

undertake. Your efforts in taking useful and wise

advices for the betterment of our nation building

can be of great value and a major contribution to

the nation.

The ECSS Diocese of Wau congratulates

you and wishes you God’s blessings as

you commence your duties as a Payam

Administrator in Akon South!

Best Regards

Reverend Peter Angui Akook –

Acting Administrative Secretary, Wau


Nyieth PHCU Dedication Official Opening Ceremony


In building a health system after

decades of war, South Sudan was

basically “starting everything from

zero”, according to Loi Thuou, the

director general of medical services.

The country had little health

infrastructure, equipment, or trained

medical providers—and little money

for the health sector. In 2011, the

government spent about US$9 per

person on health care. International

non-governmental organizations

(NGOs) filled in some gaps,

providing more than 80% of the

country's available basic health care, which still

does not reach most of the population.

It has been in the last two years when the

Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) in

America in partnership with the Anglican Board

of Mission (ABM) in Australia funded the

Episcopal Church of Sudan (ECS) Provincial

Health Commission to accomplish its policy of

building the Primary Health Care Unit (PHCU)

points across the Province. The Province has 31

Dioceses plus other newly created Dioceses.

The Episcopal Church of Sudan Provincial

authority donated one Primary Health Care Unit

(PHCU) to the community of Nyieth in Wau

Diocese that covers two States of Western Barh

el Ghazal and Warrap, the older diocese among

the twenty four dioceses. “On 11th October

1976, the ECS received its ecclesiastical

independence from Canterbury in

the UK. It became a Province with

the four Dioceses of Juba,

Rumbek, Yambio and Omdurman,

that was later changed to

Khartoum. In 1986, seven more

Dioceses were created as follows:

Yei, Kajo-keji, Maridi, Kadugli,

Mundri, Bor and Wau”. Bishop

Enock Tombe wrote.


The construction work of this Primary

Health Care Unit (PHCU) in Nyieth

was contracted to a company known

as Gakrialda Co.Ltd that completed

the work in one year period but

quality work. While the construction

was ongoing Sudan Medical Link

(SML) in the Diocese of Salisbury,

UK committed its assistance of

medical supplies in this Primary

Health Care Unit (PHCU). The

medicines were used in the locally

made tukul even before the

completion of the concrete building.

Upon the successful completion of

the construction work, a dedication and official

opening ceremony day was set to be on the

15th June, 2014. Both Bishop Moses Deng Bol

and the County Commissioner Hon.Makuc Aru

Luach arrived on the scheduled day for the

function. Bishop Moses addressed the gathering

before he prayed over the foundation stone that

this health unit does not belong to the

individuals but belong to everybody who needs

treatment and employment as well when

qualified.

Bishop Moses also assured the audience of the

continued support of the Church in partnership

with government in employing trained medical

personnel and medical supplies.

Bishop Moses Deng Bol continued to appreciate

the generous donation that ERD, ABM and SML

has done to help us build and equip the health

infrastructure in Wau Diocese in particular.

The dedication on the stone reads as follows:

TO THE GLORY OF GOD, NYIETH PHCU

WAS DEDICATEDBY RT.REV.MOSES DENG

BOL, BISHOP OF WAU DIOCESE

AND OFFICIALLY OPENED BY HON.MAKUC

ARU LUACH, COMMISSIONER OF GOGRIAL

WEST COUNTY, ON THE 15TH JUNE, 2014


Celebrating a Gift with Ululation and Dancing

By Rev Peter Akook

Women in and around Nyieth village

expressed their deep happiness not only in

words but also in dancing immediately after

the speeches were over. They stood up and

marched in line with uniform and red caps

worn by almost everyone. During the

function, women were presented by Deborah

Aliet Akot the head of the Mother’s Union in

Nyieth Parish who narrated their being

rescued by this health facility. Women

believed that they are the victim of any

outbreak of disease simply because they

don’t have access to health centres for

hygiene and sanitation orientation or strong

and concrete family planning. In the Dinka

culture men are not allowed to be part of the

cooking, fetching water, fetching firewood

process but only a woman and her daughter

does this kind of work while a man and his

son are looking after cows. In the language of

science, “prevention is better than cure”.

Deborah Aliet Akot said that the water we are

using is not either boiled or filtered but we

use it like that without proper calculation of

the risk that would be a result of dirty water.

That is widely seen as a big and total mess

for women as their leading role and

responsibility in allows water borne disease

to invades our bodies.

Deborah Aliet Akot urged health staff to

prioritize hygiene and sanitation issues and

therefore women are the first targeted group

in this to be dealt with. She extended her

thanks to Bishop Moses Deng Bol and his

friend who donated him money to build this

health centre in this area. They lastly danced

singing a strongly worded song that was

composed to explain how well and carefully

Bishop Moses Deng Bol had taken care of

the cattle during his teenage time in the cattle

camp. Bishop Moses Deng Bol was

nicknamed to be Deng Majook who never ran

away from cattle even if it is raining or even if

come what may!


Nyieth Primary Health Care Unit

A Restoring of Peace and Unity Among Communities

By Rev Peter Akook

This is Bishop Moses Deng

Bol explaining to the different

communities of the

neighbouring counties of

Aweil East and Aweil South

who happened to be

attending this colorful day of

the Nyieth Primary Health

Care Unit (PHCU) dedication

of how the existence of this

Primary Health Care Unit

(PHCU) would determine its

services from now and in the

future as well. Bishop Moses

said, “first and foremost, I

would like to bring to your

attention that this area of

Nyieth is strategically located

for the fact that it is surrounded by the most

populated and largest counties of Aweil East

to the west and Aweil South of Northern Bahr

el Ghazal State to the south. Nevertheless,

Nyieth village is at the core and cross border

of Gogrial West County, Warrap State with

Northern Bahr el Ghazal State. These

communities represent the following sections

of Lou Aguer Geng (Aweil East), Ajuong

Malong Yor (Aweil East), Akulieec Ngong

Apet (Aweil South), Pajok Akol Mawien Wol

(Akon North), Awan Ayien Dut Pakak Ayom

(Akon South), Mabil Malual Madut Akoon

(Akon North), Awan Chan Nyal (Akon South)

etc.” Bishop Moses Deng Bol went further

back to the history of Pan-Dhal

Maker who was brought

purposely to this place with the

intention of restoring peace and

unity between the Aweil and

Gogrial communities. With the

colonial policy of “divided and

rule” there has been long

fighting between Aweil and

Gogrial communities since then.

Until Dhal Maker was asked by

the Gogrial community to move

in to this place because he is

related to Aweil people so that

he is seen as a peace - maker in

the middle between Aweil and

Gogrial people. With the coming

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the restoration of unity, a peaceful

atmosphere took shape and also there was

the restoration of lost and broken trust,

confidence and relationships among our

people. However, during the process of

giving speeches many speakers seemed to

be suggesting a new name for this new

building because of its strategic place at the

border. Among these speakers was the newly

appointed Payam Administrator Simon Apet

Deng Kon who suggested the name could be

“Raamda” meaning a “Meeting Place” or

“Shared Facility”.

Bishop Moses Deng Bol in his concluding

remarks again thanked those who spoke

before him with good words and thoughts

upon this Primary Health Care Unit (PHCU).

Bishop Moses who strongly believed his

professor in the University who told him often

“history repeats itself” that the history had

repeated itself today. “ In fact the building of

this health facility is in reality a way to restore

peace, unity, trust, confidence and

relationships among these various

communities in kind,” concluded Bishop

Moses Deng Bol.

Area Chiefs Bless Bishop Moses Deng

By Rev Peter Akook

The building of a health facility in

the area of Nyieth under the

leadership of Bishop Moses Deng

Bol is seen by the community chiefs

who were represented by Michael

Malual Dut Akoon and Dut Pakak

Ayom as “fortunate, reasonable and

a realistic gift”. Michael Malual Dut

Akoon, a former Church Council

leader who was appointed an area

chief in the last three years and

was inaugurated in Mabil Boma as

an executive chief was asked to

represent all the chiefs of Akon

North Payam during the function.

Malual Dut outlined the three main

important points. He first started to congratulate

all those who spoke or aired out their thoughts

and wisdom before him that our usual treatment

expenses would be reduced to the minimum

except the referral issues only. He urged Bishop

Moses Deng Bol to underwrite the following

issues:

1) Water Points: There are no safe and clean

drinking water sources all over our rural

communities. Water-borne diseases can be

properly addressed once there are safe and

clean drinking water sources. All the water

sources we have now at hand are all accessible

to every kind of animals and can be polluted

easily.

2) Job Opportunities: The chief also reiterated

the issue of creating a peaceful space where our

young people can be given chance to take job

opportunities as their place of employment. Most


of the conflicts we have had are the real cause

or results of lack of jobs around the nearby area.

3) Sponsorship: Michael Malual Dut has further

extended his call on Bishop Moses to speed up

the search for scholarship abroad for our young

people who haven’t had such a golden

opportunity to access quality education due to

the longest war in the Sudan. We are financially

crippled which is again fueled by the crisis

of the 15th December2013.

Separately Chief Dut Pakak Ayom

expressed his best wishes upon Bishop

Moses Deng Bol by saying that Bishop

Moses Deng Bol has been known as a

son of a highly esteemed father Bol

Akoon Dhal alone in particular but today

he is our son we the age mates of his

own father Bol Akoon Dhal in Awan

Muorkuau community in general. In this

regard all the elders of Awan Muorkuau

community would be highly respected, honored

and valued because of what their son had done

in the area. He said “I chief Dut Pakak Ayom will

ask the only true God to be protecting him all the

times in his working place and in his several

trips abroad.” Chief Dut Pakak Ayom said this

during the function with a smiling face towards

Bishop Moses Deng Bol. He said “may God

bless and protect you

County Government Commits to Partnering


This is the Gogrial West County Commissioner

Hon. Makuc Aru Luach Koor addressing the

community during the launch ceremony of the

new Primary Health Care Unit dedication day in

the Nyieth area.

The Commissioner extended huge thanks and

heartfelt gratitude to Bishop Moses Deng Bol

and the donors who worked with him in

achieving this very important goal of building a

health facility.

The Commissioner assured the gathering of

how confident he is in the Church leaders who


always remain trustworthy. These are the

people whose hearts are touched and charged

with the serving principles of other vulnerable

communities. The Commissioner reaffirmed

what Bishop Moses Deng Bol said earlier, that it

is a collective responsibility between the

government and the Church to bring social

services to the community. The Commissioner

for the first time admitted that the Church is the

lead agency in developing social services in our

local communities across the County of Gogrial

West and in Warrap State at large.

For instance, the building of 40 Churches in the

two States, borehole drilling in parts of Warrap

and Tonj, agricultural activities in Western Bahr

el Ghazal, supporting different schools and

health facility buildings etc to mention just a few.

Now that the health facility is built it is the

government’s responsibility to bring police to

protect this building from any external threats. It

is the government’s responsibility to recruit more

qualified people who would run the affairs of this

PHCU, and not to forget mentioning medical

supplies.

He also said it is again our sole responsibility to

extend the land for the PHCU so that it can

accommodate the large number who would be

coming in for medical attention. The

Commissioner recalled what we believed in the

ECS history of struggle to be the “dark days” by

saying that this ECS Church has suffered a lot in

the 1990s in the hands of SPLA Commanders

who were beating them up and imprisoning

them for no good reason. One community

member reiterated that “the health infrastructure

is indeed a healthy thing to my sight even before

going there to be treated.” He quietly said this

while Commissioner was still speaking. The

commissioner said that “now is the time to forget

what has gone wrong in the past and embark on

a new chapter to develop our beloved young

nation collectively. As a Commissioner I would

prefer working in developing social needs in the

area with the Church. Congratulations and

Congratulations to Bishop Moses Deng Bol who

brought this blessed gift of a health facility to the

area!!”

So concluded the Commissioner.


National Platform for Peace and Reconciliation

(NPPR) in Wau May 28th

2014

By Rev: Samuel Mabith

The (NPPR) was

established to heal the

problems around the

whole of South Sudan to

make peace and

reconciliation. Their aim

is to transform South

Sudan so that people will

come together in a deep

culture of forgiveness,

reconciliation, justice,

peace, inclusivity and

accountability.

The mission statement

for (NPPR) is “working

collaboratively to create

an inclusive platform to

address historical and

present grievances

among South Sudan”.

The Committee was established through a

presidential Decree on 22nd April 2013 to work

for healing, peace, and reconciliation. It was

established as an independent body, led by

Archbishop Daniel Deng Bul and Bishop

Emeritus Paride Taban to facilitate an

independent broad based national reconciliation

process with the full participation of all sectors of

society including traditional authorities,

churches, Muslim leaders, NGOs, CSOs,

women, youth, academia, political parties and

others interested groups. Its executive

committee is comprised of high level religious

officials from different faiths and denominations,

includes prominent national figures and has

representation from CSOs, women, youth, and

the disabled. Currently, it has national level

presence and has state level sub-committees

with appointed focal points in all 10 states. The

religious configuration of the organization

presents unique opportunities, most notably the

ability to cross the ethical divide, especially

given the proven track record of the churches in

resolving conflict.

The national platform will work to construct a

national dialogue for peace and reconciliation in

every state in South Sudan. The NPPR have

links with government and communities to heal,

bring peace and reconciliation. The National

platform for Peace and Reconciliation will work

hard and find out what the problems are in

South Sudan.

For the institution cooperation, the management

and staff from each of the organizations have

come together to have links harmonize plans

and develop a team spirit for future joint work.

They gathered to select three important things,

Assembly, Executive and Secretariat to take


care of the National Platform for Peace and

Reconciliation.

These are the three relationships that will

heal, bring peace and reconciliation as

mentioned above. The leadership of the

three institutions voluntarily establishes and

launches the National Platform as a strategic

base on peace and reconciliation. Over

some months to come the leadership will

grow in commitment to work collaboratively

with a shared vision and strategic direction.

The projects for all ten states are:

• Prayer for peace

• Peace conference

• Peace mobilization

• Peace culture day

• Games and sports

• Training for trauma counselors and others

activities for peace

Sunday Adult and Accelerated Learning Centre

An Equal Opportunity Centre for Everyone with Different Needs

This project is an ECS- Wau Diocese run adult

and accelerated learning centre meeting the

needs of unique individuals with the same

educational needs. The centre aims at offering

an environment conducive to where teenage girl

and boys, youths and adults are given an equal

opportunity to gain an education. The centre

uses a curriculum designed by the Ministry of

Education where two classes are covered in one

year hence accelerating the learning.

The centre currently has 67 students of which

three quarters are female. They range from

those who never had a chance to be in School

before (and to them it’s a golden chance), those

who are running self-owned small businesses

and mothers who dropped out of school due to

early marriages just to mention a few examples.

The centre have set aside a day for sports

where the students have time to interact with

each other through games.

Stories from Students

John

Once a professional driver, through an accident

he is now confined to a wheel chair but the zeal

for education isn’t gone, he hopes this will be a


new chance for him to see a new moon in life at

Sunday Adult and Accelerated learning centre.

My name is John Samuel Akech am 46 years

old. I am married with six children .

I was a driver in Khartoum and was involved in a

very futile accident where I broke my legs and

had to start life afresh as a disabled person. I

studied Arabic’s in Khartoum and when I came

to South Sudan there is need for me to know

how to read and write English hence this is the

reason I went back to school.

I was able to support my own family while I was

working as a driver now I cannot as am not able

to move around. With the Education I believe

that I will be able to do something that will

support my family once again. I was in level one

(Class 1&2) last year now am in level 2(class

3&4) and I look forward with lots of hope that I

will complete my studies and be helpful to

myself once again.

I personally love to study at Sunday ALP centre

as it is a Christian based institution and the

teaching is very good. I am a different person

compared to when I came last year.

Clara

A Policewoman and a cherished mother that is

aiming higher and eyeing a better position. Clara

hopes to achieve just that after completing her

studies at the Sunday ALP Centre.

My name is Clara Arac Valentino. I am married

with five children and am 35years old, I am a

police woman based in Wau, I know Arabic

which I use for communication I can also read

and write in Arabic.


The main reason why I

decided to go back to

school at this time is that I

never had a chance to go

school when I was young,

even though I had the

desire to go school. I was

recruited in to the police

and have been working to

support my family.

Having the responsibility of

children I couldn’t also go

to school, now I am glad

that I have a chance at

Sunday Adult and ALP

Centre where I can be able

to learn how to read and

write in English, which I believe can be a source

of promotion in my place of work. I specifically

love to study at Sunday because it’s a Christian

based institution and most of the lessons are

given with lots of seriousness, we are also

taught Christian Religious Education which gives

me more knowledge about my faith as a

Christian.

Meeting a Need

Just the same as any project there are needs to

be met so that it can be kept going. To meet this

noble need the centre is currently run by five

volunteer teachers who have a passion to help

in the Adult Learning Centre. We wish to request

the friends of Wau Diocese to pray for these

passionate volunteers so that they may be

encouraged to keep on with the good work that

they are doing.

Financially the School has however estimated a

tentative budget of 1,200 SSP an equivalent of

300USD per month making a total of 3600 USD

for this academic year to take care of the

centres operating needs. For the valuable work

that it does this is a small amount.

If you would like to contribute to keeping this

centre open for more people to use please

contact Bishop Moses Deng or the Wau Diocese

Treasurer Mrs Clarice Achieng Mamer to find

out how.

Bishop Moses: -

[email protected]

Clarice Achieng:-

[email protected]

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Perfecting a Passion

Help and Support from Poole Deanery Perfect a Passion and a Talent is Fully Motivated -

The Nursery School is Better Than Ever.

By Rev Samuel Mabith

Deanery links offer the chance to effect

intimate relationships and exchange the

kind of grassroots fellowship that is

often not possible to achieve through

funding bodies or charities. Through

personal contact needs that may

otherwise be overlooked can be met

and lives changed.

“I am better now and I do hope the

sky is my limit!”

These were the words of Priscilla the

Nursery School teacher who was a

beneficiary of training that was

conducted by the Poole Deanery team

when they visited Wau in March 2013.

“I received some teaching materials in the

form of books, cards and charts from the

team and my teaching has been better than

before. I do appreciate Rev Carol Langford

for the time she spent with me while in Wau.”

When asked why she opts to be a nursery

school teacher Priscila was quick to mention

“I love being with the children and I feel

fulfilled after having a good day in class with

the children. I am an outgoing person and I

just love children.

Priscilla would very much like to thank Poole

Deanery and Rev Carol in particular for their

care and support.

A Brief Word About Priscilla.

Priscilla herself is a young mother of

one, she underwent her primary

education in Uganda but due to financial

constraints she came back to South

Sudan and has been teaching at the

Nursery school since 2012. Priscilla is

very hopeful that she will get a training

opportunity to learn more about early

childhood education so that she can be a

better teacher with all the necessary

knowledge.

If you would like to help Priscilla please contact Bishop Moses.


Piantok Basic School Girls Latrine Project

Following an appeal to support a girls toilet project – schools in Poole Deanery UK

contributed to help move the construction process a step ahead.

Piantok Basic School is a

School under the control of

the Episcopal Church of

South Sudan-Wau Diocese

which is located in the

outskirts of Wau Town,

Eastern Bank under Jur

River County. In 2013 the

school had 501 pupils

among whom 139 were

girls.

The Girl’s Toilet Project:

In 2013 there was an

appeal to support the

construction of a Girls toilet

block. Looking at the

statistics of the school for

the past few years many girls register in

Primary one l;evel but the number reduces

when they reach primary five. The reasons

for this being lack of sanitary towels so girls

feel ashamed to come to school, the other

reason being shared latrines where the girls

don’t feel comfortable using the same toilets

with the boys. The school with its limited

resources of development funds started an

initiative last year to dig a pit latrine but was

not able to get to the next process

of covering the pit and building the

necessary wall.

Thanks to Poole Deanery and their

support to the project the area

where the pit was covered and

plastered over in December 2013.

This is a step further towards the

completion and a very important

step in that when this is not well

done there is the possibility of the

latrine collapsing, ruining the whole

development and wasting all the

money spent on it. Wau Diocese

sought the expertise of well

qualified contractors who did the

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partnership with Poole Deanery.

So far the remaining part of the latrine

building is the wall which has an

estimated cost of 6835 South

Sudanese pounds which is equivalent

to £1350 in UK currency.

Bishop Moses and Piantok Basic

School would very much like to

thank Poole Deanery for enabling

the work to go ahead in this

important project.

Details to complete the project are tabled

below.

Item Unit Quantity Unit cost Total cost SSP Bricks Pcs 3000 0.25 750

Sand Trips 2 300 600

Cement Bags 8 125 1000

Timber 2x6 pcs 9 30 270



Nails Kg 5 22 110

Mud for construction (muna)

Trips 2 250 500

Binding wire and iron bars

Assorted 1 825 825

Iron sheets Pcs 12 75 900

Labour once 1 1500 1500

TOTALS 6835

If you can help us to complete this

important project please contact either:

Bishop Moses: -

[email protected]

or

Clarice Achieng:-

[email protected]




A Successful Story


CARD the development wing of Wau Diocese

has so far purchased fifteen (15) 100kg sacks

of sorghum that make total of 1,500kg to be

distributed to two hundred and forty two (242)

farmers in Kangi payam in order to implement

result 1 under staple crops. Each farmer was

given just less than 6 and a half kilos (6.19kg)

of sorghum. Also forty (40) 100kg sacks of

groundnuts totalling four thousand

(4000kg)was purchased to be distributed to

two hundred and forty two (242)

beneficiaries/farmers in Kangi Payam which

is still part of the implementation of result 1

under staple crops. Each farmer was given

just over sixteen and a half kilos (16.53kg) of

groundnuts. Two hundred and forty two (242)

Malodas (farming hand tools) were also

purchased and distributed one to each

individual of those farmers registered in Kangi

Payam. Cassava stalks were to be given to

the farmers during this season but were not

yet purchased due to poor soil in the area.

The whole number of farmers targeted at this

time in the area was five hundred and sixty

three (563) farmers. However, there were

also five hundred and sixty three (563) rakes,

axes and hoes purchased and distributed to

the targeted individuals in Kangi Payam.

In the lengthy interview carried out with the

242 strong group in Kangi most of them

expressed their deep heartfelt gratitude to

ECS-CARD in particular and ICCO in general

for this valuable support of seeds, sorghum,

groundnuts and tools. Most of them would

have never been able to afford to buy even a

single kilogram or a tool either. One old man

said that “it is my first time to see someone

giving me something that is non returnable in

kind and be very much willing to continue

shaping and supporting the skills and efforts

of someone to be able to produce for him or

herself. What a good, inspiring and a

constructive help!” He wondered. With a

sincere and good heart if I would say “may

God bless these people who offer us seeds,

tools and skills to implement the project so

that they continue shaping peoples’ skills and

talents in the future”. Another woman

representing a women’s group was

expressing her confidentiality in securing a

season of harvest in the upcoming months. “I

believe with no doubt or beyond any doubt

that there is going to be a good and

successful harvest this year because we are

given more than enough seeds on time and

with a good rain fall that we are experiencing

now. We couldn’t talk of harvest if enough

seeds and tools were not given to us by ECS-

CARD. I appreciate ECS-CARD for the good

timing in every season”


Development Project Summaries

Every edition of Renewal now features development project summaries that describe in brief

projects that require funding. If it is possible that you may be able to assist us with a particular

project full details of each project featured can be made available on request.

Safe Drinking Water and Sustainable Sanitation in

Warrap State

Goal: To reduce rates the prevalence of diarrheal diseases and improve access to quality safe

drinking water among internally Displaced Persons and the resident community households in

Warrap State.

Objective: To provide sustainable boreholes with clean safe drinking water and strengthen IDPs

and resident’s to effectively apply hygiene and environmental sanitation in Warrap State.

This will be done by drilling five boreholes and install hands pumps.

Increase access to quality safe drinking water and hygiene/sanitation information.

Strengthen the capacity of people to effectively address illness associated with waterborne

diseases.

Ensure women participate in addressing health issues in addition to peace building and

conflict prevention as a cross cutting issue.

Peace and Advocacy Program

Goal: The main goal of the project is to bring peace to conflict afflicted communities of Western

Bahr El Ghazal and Warrap State regions.

Objectives:

To conduct meetings and conferences with government agencies, political parties,

traditional authorities, women, youth and any civil society organizations in the localities.

To advocate for quick apprehension of criminals and speedy fair trial of cases in

competent courts.

To advocate for respect of human rights for all law-abiding citizens and foreigners living in

South Sudan and abolish torturing of people under detention or anywhere.

To advocate for good governance, inclusiveness, unity and democratic participation of

citizens in their local affairs.

To visit and support displaced people and refugees in any way possible.


Contacting Us: www.wau.anglican.org

By E-mail

Diocesan Bishop

Rt Rev Moses Deng Bol : [email protected]

Acting Diocesan Secretary

Mrs Clarice Achieng : [email protected]

General Enquiries

Rev Samuel Madut : [email protected]

Mother’s Union

Mrs Mary John Garang : [email protected]

A full list of diocesan staff with contacts can be viewed on our website.

By Post:

Hai Mozephin, Opposite Wau Teaching Hospital,

C/o ECS Provincial Office,

P O BOX 110,

Juba,

South Sudan

By Telephone:

Tel +211 926954187 or +211 955602769

+254 716641233

“O Lord we pray for the good health of our young nation and all the people in it. Help us to live well, respect one another and be at peace.

Amen”.

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Please Pray With Us

Pray for the hardworking clergy and volunteers of Wau Diocese who work without pay in

difficult conditions.

Pray for the Archbishop of the ECSSS and current situation in South Sudan so that violence may be

stopped and solutions to this issue found in peace.

Pray for lasting peace in the border lands between Sudan and South Sudan, in Abyei, Blue Nile and

the Nuba Mountains.

Pray for the success of the transitional South Sudanese government.

Pray for peace and forgiveness between all South Sudanese tribal cultures.

Give thanks to God for the work of medical professionals bringing healing and education to the

people of South Sudan.

Pray for those affected by food insecurity because of the recent violence and bad harvest who are

struggling to get enough to eat every day. Particularly pray for children and mothers.

Pray for all people in our community in need of education particularly girls and young women.

Give Thanks for organisations such as Poole Deanery in Salisbury Diocese that work alongside us

as partners and friends.

Pray for Alueldit the chairperson of the internally displaced people in our Diocese.

Pray for the many South Sudanese people living in other parts of the world.

Church prayers needs

Pray for our Bishop the Rt. Rev Moses Deng Bol, who works so hard for the Diocese, pray that God

will help him to do what needs to be done.

Give Thanks for the Wau Diocese pastors living away and studying. Pray for them to succeed in

their efforts and enrich the life of our diocese.

Pray for all our new pastors, priests, deacons and for all the new people who have made a

commitment to God.

Pray for the priests, pastors and church workers of Wau diocese struggling to bring God’s word to

the people of Wau Diocese.

Pray for all people in our diocese that give their time in positions of leadership.

Pray St John’s Theological and community college and the work it does in our community.

Pray the work of the Mother’s Union in Wau Diocese, especially with literacy and financial planning.

Give thanks to God for the valuable work of CARD in our community and the development it brings

to make life better for the future.

wau newsletter sept 2014

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