Theological training for outreach to traumatized communities in South Sudan

The Amos Bible School in the Episcopal Diocese of Ezo, (Western Equatoria Internal Province) in South Sudan received a grant from St Augustine’s to run a theological training course enabling students to outreach to traumatized communities. The course received students from 18 parishes in the Diocese and these students go back to their churches and communities to pass on their skills.

Hear what John Elias Elisama said about this course:

“I am happy that I have been a student of Amos Bible School in the whole of this year. In the time that I spend here, I have learnt new ways of facing challenges that come my way. I have been able to know why my family and community have not been able to move along well. This has changed my way of relating to my family and the people around us. Humility, love, forgiveness, care and peace now rings in my mind all the time. I am also able to understand the importance of living and working in unity with one another. Three of us in ABS come from Bafuka parish, and we have already agreed that once we go back to our Church, we shall work jointly to see that we train at least 10 people for a start who can join us in reaching out to our communities in a number of ways including door to door, open air, visit to places like health Centres, prisons and other places of gatherings. Thank you so much.”