Turkana Bishop at New Ways Wine tasting event
Bishop Dominic Kimengich, recently-appointed Bishop in the
Diocese of Lodwar in north eastern Kenya, was special guest at a
charity wine tasting in the Bankside Gallery near Tate Modern for
New Ways on Friday.
New Ways raises funds for water, health, education, agricultural
and peacebuilding projects run by the St Paul's Missionary
Community in Lodwar. Bishop Dominic praised their work and said the
region was one of the most remote, undeveloped and arid desert
areas in Africa. For months now there has been a serious drought,
triggering ethnic clashes over water.
"In one of our parishes, we have a huge refugee camp hosting over
80,000 people, mainly from Somalia who are fleeing the war in their
country. In the beginning of the month of May, some fighters
from a tribe in Ethiopia that are our neighbours killed over 30
people from the Parish of Todonyang. One of those who died was the
parish chairman."
The evening was lead by Master of Wine, Margaret Harvey MBE (one of very few women Masters of Wine in the world).
L-R: Bishop Dominic Kimengich, Margaret Harvey, Fr
Albert Salvans from St Paul's Missionary Community
Author: Jo Siedlaecka
Date: Monday, June 13, 2011
Source: ICN