Historyof Christianity in the lands of My Toil

HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN THE LANDS OF MY TOIL: PROF. M. M. NINAN
arrested with three other Catholic priests by the SPLA so that they can serve the SPLA community.
Until 1990 he and Nathanael Garang were the only two Bishops active in areas held by the SPLA. He
was one of the first leaders of the New Sudan Council of Churches, which was founded in February
1990
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The vision of The Holy Trinity Peace
Village in Kuron is to set up an oasis of
peace where people of diverse tribes,
religious beliefs, cultures, and
communities live together in harmony and
dignity. The goal of the Peace Village is to
achieve peace and reconciliation between
warring communities for them to engage
in sustainable development, for
development is peace. The main objective
of setting up the Peace Village is peace
building through education, health
services, food security, pastoral and
spiritual care, and community
participation in keeping law and order.”
In this context, Monsignor Taban decided to set up a centre offering different services:
firstly the school, where all children can benefit from proper education – in particular girls. No girl from
the local tribes has ever reached university studies. The school provides the ideal atmosphere for
mutual trust and knowledge beyond ethnic barriers or prejudices.
It also addresses the root-causes of violence associated with cattle.
The dispensary provides essential health care to communities that have never seen a medical doctor
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