The Chairman of Sudan Catholic Bishops Conference (SCBC) Rt. Rev. Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala has asked the south Sudanese to understand the fact that\u00a0\u00a0Peace building activity is a journey and not a destination.<\/p>\n
In his address at Interstate Governors\u2019 Strategic Intervention Conference for Peace, held in Yambio from 27th<\/sup> to 30th<\/sup>, November, 2017, Bishop Kussala stated that\u00a0Peace-making is an everyday activity. \u201cHow you welcome new people at village, community, school, how you deal with conflict among your friends, and the daily decisions you make about how to react to frustrations and disappointments, you can also apply these commitments to tackle bigger problems you see in our nation,\u201d he said adding that being a peacemaker means working with others to put these ideas to work toward bigger challenges.<\/p>\n Bishop Kussala who is the Bishop of Tombura-Yambio said, “We are never defined by our past but our present, as no matter\u00a0\u200ehow hard the past was, you can always start again. We wish to forget the wounds of the past and\u00a0\u200emove ahead towards peace.”<\/p>\n Bishop Kussala said his task is to open the doors of reflection for the next two days with the message theme \u201cPeace within and across the boarders\u201d adding that, peace is the way to heal one another, not\u00a0\u200ewound one another.\u00a0\u201cI am sure other speakers will fortify our quest for peace through their\u00a0\u200einsights for peace in their religions and in their socio-political set ups.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Everyone will have a chance to share their views,\u201d \u200ehe said.<\/p>\n He invited them to pray with Francis of Assisi:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cMake me an instrument of Peace! Where there\u00a0\u200eis hatred let me bring Love\u201d\u00a0as they resolve to heal the wounded past, to heal the nation for a future of hope.<\/p>\n \u201cThousands of our people are refugees, thousands are internally displaced.\u00a0\u00a0Our conflicts\u00a0\u200eand war turned what was once a rich country into one of the poorest in the region. We have\u00a0\u200esent thousands of our youth into modern forms of slavery.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The menace of drug is becoming\u00a0\u200ea silent genocide.\u00a0\u00a0Should we continue to wound one another through hatred?\u00a0\u00a0Can we as a\u00a0\u200epeople heal one another?\u00a0\u00a0Can we impress on those who peddle hate speech to become \u200eambassadors of peace?\u00a0\u00a0Can religions help to see each one of us not as a Christian or Muslim, but brothers and Sisters of this great nation?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Can this nation provide peace\u00a0\u200eand hope to all?\u200e Bishop Kussala expressed.<\/p>\n Bishop Kussala asked the people of South Sudan to reject the notion that they are\u00a0gripped by forces and that there are no solution to the problems and challenges they are facing. \u201cOur problems are man-made; therefore, they can be resolved by man.\u201d He said adding that his primary message is to reject pessimism and cynicism urging the people of South Sudan to know that it is possible to solve their problems.<\/p>\n The Conference was organized by the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (JMEC), in collaboration with the Interfaith Council for Peace Initiative, the body the Catholic Church belongs to, in order to promote peace. JMEC is responsible for monitoring and supervising the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, ARCSS, signed in 2015, under the auspices of the IGAD (economic and political community formed by Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda).<\/p>\n By AMECEA Online News Reporter<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Chairman of Sudan Catholic Bishops Conference (SCBC) Rt. Rev. 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