South Sudan faith leaders pray for peace agreement
The latest treaty is the second attempt for South Sudan to find peace after it became independent from Sudan in 2011.
During a recent Sunday service in Juba, South Sudan, Jok Chol led his Pentecostal congregation in praying for a sustainable peace after President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar signed the latest peace agreement in neighboring Sudan.
“I want to rebuke the spirits of confusion in our leaders,” Chol prayed, amid amens from hundreds of worshipers. “We thank God and pray that he touches the hearts of our leaders so that they can embrace the new peace agreement.”
During his sermon, Chol urged his congregants to have faith and hope and to continue to pray for a lasting peace. He said they should refuse to be divided by political leaders along ethnic lines.
