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S. Sudan UBF
January 2, 2014

Dear Co-workers,

Thank you for your call last night with great concern for our leaders in South Sudan which is in the midst of civil war. I am so sorry that I cannot say to our brothers and sisters in South Sudan, “Merry Christmas” because of the current terrible situation.

Dr. Oyor Moses, the Malakal UBF chapter director, is in Juba, the capital of South Sudan now. He went there in order to go to Rwanda for his university workshop. But now his schedule was cancelled and he was not able to go back to Malakal because there are no flights. Forces loyal to a rebel leader have reportedly captured Malakal, the capital of the oil rich Upper Nile state last night. Some said heavy fighting erupted in the morning hours of Tuesday and by evening the rebels took full control of Malakal town. Despite the situation, our leaders in Malakal center held Christmas worship service with twenty sheep last Sunday. Shepherd Peter Angelo delivered the Christmas message instead of Dr. Oyor Moses who is bound in Juba.

Shepherd Padiet Deng and all our brothers and sisters in Juba are safe now. I pray that God may protect all our brothers and sisters as well as all innocent civilians from the violence. I pray that the love and peace of our King Jesus will come upon the nation.

By M. Andrew Kim