Uganda - Palabek refugee camp: solidarity, closeness, prayer for Ukrainian people

23 March 2022

Palabek, Uganda - March 2022 - "And who is my neighbor?" (Lk 10:25-37). On Sunday, March 20, members of the Salesian Missionary Group from the Palabek refugee camp gathered to reflect and pray for an end to the war in Ukraine. Expressions of solidarity and closeness to all refugees came from the Palabek refugee camp: "Please forgive us for not being able to send you anything, but today we have gathered to pray for all of you and for peace throughout the world." Fr Ubaldino Andrade, Rector of the Salesian community of Palabek, writes: "All the members of the Salesian Missionary Group are refugees, they know well what it means. Even today, more and more refugees from South Sudan continue to arrive in large numbers at the Palabek camp. They walk, even for weeks, to cross the border with Uganda and then they arrive at the camp. They are fleeing invasion by other tribes in the country, who are forcing them to abandon their lands at gunpoint. In South Sudan, almost all tribes live from pastoralism and in this period of drought, they invade the lands of other tribes to feed and water their livestock, forcing their inhabitants to leave everything. The women and children flee first, while the men stay to fight. In Palabek camp, refugees live and sleep outdoors, in the sun... It's hard to live in these conditions with no water, no food, no bathrooms, but at least it's safe. And who is my neighbor? Let us all unite in prayer so that peace may reign throughout the world."

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