Easter in Bor Diocese

From Robin Denney, Sudan:

This Easter trip to Bor is actually a peace and reconciliation and evangelism trip, as well as the Archbishop’s official visit to the Diocese of Bor, and the new Diocese of East Twic, just instituted today, April 13! We are about 75 miles north of Bor, and will continue to travel the rest of the week up further, returning to Bor.
This is Jonglei State, which has suffered from a lot of deaths from cattle raiding --750 died last month, and another 40 were killed in one village on Palm Sunday. This trip was put together to talk about peace and reconciliation in the Christian context. Since 90% of the population here is Episcopalian, it has particular impact!
We are traveling with the Archbishop, his wife, Mama Deborah, three other bishops, about 30 assorted pastors and staff, and a marching, dancing choir of about 150. The choir travels in two big open trucks.  There is a pickup with a generator and sound system for the rallies, so we make quite a convoy!
In other news, there was some trouble in Juba since we’ve been in Bor. No one was hurt, but a group of soldiers under one Commander in the southern army defected to join the northern army. This is a worrying development, as it shows some of the old dis-unity coming alive. The soldiers loaded onto a barge in Juba and headed north, apparently peacefully. Prayers for peace continue to be order!
I hope you all had a wonderful Holy Week and Easter,
Robin