Communities in Himodonge Payam of Torit County are calling on the Catholic Diocese of Torit to construct Churches in the area.
The call was made during Bishops visit in the area last week, Radio Emmanuel reported.
Efren Ofuho, a Christian in Borewajak Boma of Himodonge Payam said the faithful in the area lack financial and materials support for construction of the church in the area.
He explained that they are ready to contribute in bricks laying, stones and sand among others.
‘When you look at this poverty, first look what is this, where will our children go to hide may be if the rain comes where will we hide. I am telling you to help as the church is there we had repaired we put stones we also took bricks, we put there this church came to stay no body mind of us up to now. I even though you are not coming we are like not having village we are like dogs, we are like dogs in fact you have thrown as. If you are the true please build for us this church. As the church we don’t have much to say to you in case of stone we have, sand we have them, bricks we all have, I am telling you I don’t have much to tell you’, he noted.
Commissioner of Torit County Fermo Peter Isara called on the people of Himo-donge to remain strong in faith for their salvation.
He urged the communities in the area to unite and forget their grievances to commit themselves to serving God.
‘At first I would like to give thanks to God which has brought bishop to Himodonge Payam the day before yesterday I was with you this visit of bishop is because of clear ground If there was no peace we would have not reach Ohiri, Oronyo till Imurok. I am telling bishop thanks for he has brought people to their places, people were lost. There is no faith, there is no faith so now bishop has brought you faith let as give him thanks we need togetherness, segregation is not good, greed is not good, If there is something lets share, even if simsim lets divide all, it will all satisfy all of us, greed is not good’, he explained.
Catholic Bishop of Torit Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla said the Church is ready to build Churches in the Diocese
He called on Christians to come with plans for the construction of the Church in the area
‘I told them that you as the Christians you must have initiatives and the church is ready to support these initiatives and we are here in order to study your situation when we go we will assess your different needs of different communities and we will respond accordingly especially may be by erecting chapels along the roads from Torit to Katire. So the next step is for us to write plans to builds chapels and so we have to specify what is needed for building a church for example in Hillieu’, the bishop emphasized.
The speakers made the remarks while addressing communities of Himodonge Payam