12.24.2008 3:20 pm
St. Louis and Lui - the Anglican link
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Missioners from the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri in Lui, southern Sudan.
Eight missioners from the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri are spending Christmas working in southern Sudan, and sending news of their travels home via blogs and video.
The team arrived in Lui - Missouri’s sister diocese for nearly three years - arrived in Lui on December 15, and will return on January 8.
The purpose of the trip, according to a press release,
- a medical assessment for ongoing health care support in the Diocese of Lui;
- assist in the set-up of a grinding mill operation, which the Missouri Diocese is helping to fund through a United Thank Offering Grant of $19,000;
- explore parish-to-parish relationships between Missouri and Lui congregations; and
- further establish infrastructure (buildings and technology) in Lui.
In three years, the Missouri Diocese has drilled six deep water wells in Lui, with plans to drill three more - at $17,000 a piece - next year.
The missioners:
- The Rev. Emily Bloemker, a senior…
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