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60 hours to Narus, the fight for Uisce Beatha and crossing borders

The journey from London to Nairobi to Loki to Narus. Crossing borders, fighting for whiskey and seeing how the world has changed.

Narus to Nairobi in 36 hours

Leaving Narus was strange. I wrote earlier about that morning in the post “Goodbye Nakalong”. There came a point where I just wanted to have skipped to the bit….skipped to the bit where the goodbyes had been exchanged and the tears were shed. John Joe and I had our last lunch together, a feast of beans and rice washed down with soda since it was such a special occasion. Sr. Susan came… Read More

Category: Adventure, africa, Dinka, Diocese of Torit, Education, Kiltegan Missionaries, Nairobi, Narus, South Sudan, Travel, turkana Tags: border crossing, Comboni, courage, desert, Didinga, friends, journey, kenya, Kiltegan, Kiltegan fathers, leaving, nairobi, Narus, packing, pain, preparations, South Sudan, staying alive, support, travel, Turkana

The Peace Summit

This week has been an exciting one in Narus. A peace summit was held in our compound at which there were more than 100 delegates from Uganda, Kenya and South Sudan. the attendees included representatives from the Didinga, Dinka, Toposa, Turkana and Karamajong tribes as well as delegates from the relevant NGOs. Security was high in the compound and in Narus generally, there were policemen armed with AK-47s guarding our compound all… Read More

Category: Adventure, africa, Diocese of Torit, Kiltegan Missionaries, South Sudan, Toposa, turkana Tags: daily life, Didinga, Kiltegan fathers, Narus, Peace, South Sudan, Toposa, Turkana