A recent
feature story from the World Council of Churches caught my attention. It was about a current challenge in the education system in South Sudan. The
article states "South Sudan churches are playing a significant role in
the country’s education, but food shortages are keeping millions of children
out of school.” The story gets more in-depth when the following stats are provided:
The situation is critical in the world’s youngest nation,
where more than 2.8 million or more than 72 percent of the children are not in
school. For those who attend school, three-quarters start morning classes with
empty stomachs, while a quarter find no food when they return home. More than
4.5 million children in the country are in need of humanitarian assistance,
according to UNICEF (oikoumene.org).
Humanitarian
assistance is needed. Read more at the following link. Blessings!