SOUTH SUDAN: Archbishop Ameyu Urges the Faithful to be Patient on Reopening of Churches

Most Rev. Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla,archbishop of Juba Archdiocese The recently installed archbishop of Juba Archdiocese Most Rev. Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla has emphasized the need for reconciliation in the country that has been experiencing war for many years in his Easter message. “South Sudan is a broken nation. The families are broken. The ethnic communities are broken. Individual citizens are broken. This nation needs God's intervention, and reconciliation is the only answer to this brokenness, Archbishop

Baria Johnson

The Archbishop of Juba Most Rev. Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla has called on the faithful to be patient on reopening of churches, prayer centres and schools in the Archdiocese.

According to him, schools and places of worship cannot operate without clear understanding of Covid-19 preventive measures and people’s adherence to them, Radio Bakhita reported.

Archbishop Ameyu said the Church is drawing a plan on how churches and schools in the Archdiocese of Juba can resume operations.

He urges the faithful to continue respecting the preventive measures provided by health experts in order to reduce the spread of Coronavirus.

The Metropolitan Archbishop said the Church is also concerned about the suffering of teachers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

He encouraged the faithful to pray for God’s intervention to end the pandemic.

Archbishop Ameyu spoke during a one-day workshop for teachers drawn from various learning institutions in the Archdiocese of Juba on Thursday September 3, 2020.