South Sudan and St. Barnabas
South Sudan
In the border town of Renk, South Sudan, a three-room health clinic supports the medical needs of a large city, the surrounding areas, and the never-ending stream of people passing through this border town. There are low food supplies and high rates of malaria. Medical care comes in the form of a midwife, a physician, and medicine.
There is never enough medicine.
Some years ago, members of St. Barnabas visited Renk, South Sudan and struck up a personal friendship with its Bishop, Joseph Atem. This has led to a close relationship with the Diocese of Renk. And so, for the past 15 years, our parish has sponsored a
benefit concert to raise money to help support a clinic in Renk, which is the only healthcare facility for hundreds of miles. In 2020, undeterred by COVID, we hosted the concert virtually – and raised $22,000 – almost triple our fundraising goal.
We are hoping to host another benefit concert in the fall of 2022! Please return to this site for details.