Dear Friend,

We have an exciting update to share: Five Talents Coordinator for South Sudan programs Anne Figge’s latest research was published earlier this week in Christian Relief, Development, and Advocacy Journal. In it, she addresses the role of church-based savings groups in trauma healing and community peacebuilding amid ongoing conflict in South Sudan, and highlights how savings groups promote peace.

Click here to read Anne’s article Using Church-Based Savings Groups for Trauma Healing and Peacebuilding: A View from the Field in South Sudan.

To learn more about Anne’s research and Five Talents' current work in South Sudan, watch our South Sudan Special Briefing from this past April. You will hear Anne share key findings from her research and answer audience questions on church-based savings groups in South Sudan.

For an inspiring example of how Five Talents savings groups are building peace in South Sudan, read the story of Rebecca. She and her savings group became true peacemakers  when they made the remarkable decision to reach out to the neighbors who attacked their community to offer forgiveness and make peace.

Your partnership and prayers are achieving extraordinary things, even in the most difficult circumstances. Thank you for your generous support.