Rumbek, 07 March, 2023 / 9:24 pm (ACI Africa).
The Catholic Bishop of South Sudan’s Rumbek Diocese has challenged parents and guardians who have kept their respective children in cattle camps to consider enrolling them in schools for formal education.
In his March 3 homily during Holy Mass at Mabor Akaan cattle camp in Rumbek East County of Lakes State, Bishop Christian Carlassare said, “I am calling on parents of children living in cattle camps to think about the education for the children.”
“There are many things that we learn from the cattle camps but we need to prioritize education,” Bishop Carlassare further said in an effort to underscore the value of formal education, and added, “If you send your children to school you will gain because development comes through educated people.”
He continued, “Children in cattle camps might know how to do things locally but it is good to take them to school to learn formal education.”
“It’s better for the parents to send their children to school than thinking about marriage,” the Local Ordinary of Rumbek Diocese said, and added, “There is time for marriage but there is also time to learn important things for our life.”
