Thousands of youth in the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek express hope that 2017 will bring a great change to people of South Sudan.
David Gai Tut told Radio Good News that change will come in the coming year because young people are ready to work together.
He urges idle youth to accept the challenge and begin to preach peace in order to resolve differences among the conflicting communities.
Gai emphasizes behavior change education to be introduced in young people and adults in order to transform the mind set of youth.
Rumbek Diocesan Coordinator Fr John Mathiang Machol urges participants in the congress to be creative as they continue evangelizing other young people.
He applauds youth for working tirelessly day and night to keep the word of God alive in the diocese by preaching good news to those who do not know.
The five-day Diocesan youth congress attracted over two thousand young people from thirteen parishes and chapels in Rumbek.