The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Yei says people who reached 2018 through the mercy and grace of God.
According to Radio Easter, Bishop Erkolano Lodu Tombe notes that in the course of last year many people perished of different types of death.
God needs everyone to start the year in His name and be grateful to the Creator, he adds.
Bishop Lodu urges citizens to ask for pardon from God for the mistakes committed in 2017.
Bishop Erkolano Lodu was preaching at Christ the King Cathedral on Monday marking International Day of Peace.