Flying Together 8-South Sudan

SOUTH SUDAN - THE LAND OF RUSTLING OF WINGS AND PEOPLE TALL AND SMOOTH
M.M.NINAN
When I went into the South Sudan there were only two established churches - the Episcopal Church of
Sudan and the Catholic Church. One day two people came to meet me in my house to invite me to
join a small group of fellowship which met in the corridor of a public school. They were Brother Adi
Ambrose and Brother Benjamin. Both were graduates of theology from Kenya. This was probably the
only revival that started without the support of a ruling party. Both Catholicism and Protestanism
entered South Sudan during the colonial period. They functioned pretty well as custodians of faith
until the challenges of Islam impacted the community of faith. A new revival became a necessity to
face new challenges and to provide hope and strength. As a true revival it started from the grass root
of society from among the lowest strata of society. There were only a few who came to serve special
missions who joined the group, as the organized missions were afraid to get involved being afraid of
reprisals from the Islamic North government. It appears that those who were dispersed and scattered
from their home found their way into this church. This was the ground where the lost families united
and found each other.
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