Mading Akueth: The End of Contract for Working with LWF
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By Michael Mading Akueth
May 28, 2015 (SSB) — A contract is simply defined as a binding agreement between two or more persons or parties; especially one legally enforceable. In the organization term, it is the hiring of services which the company required to achieve a certain goal. In every contract there is always a beginning and an end.
My contract has come to an end by May 2015. It is natural feeling that when it is the beginning of contract people naturally feel happy and celebrated but when it is the end people get sad and confused. However, it is self evidence that every contract which you signed must have the “beginning and an end”.
Today is my last Friday (May 28, 2015) working with Lutheran World Federation (LWF). I have worked for this organization with Full dedication and commitment to ensure that the vulnerable populations in regardless of their tribe who are affected by conflicts and natural disasters are supported with humanitarian assistance.
This was the guiding motivation for my life in South Sudan after my return from Kenya. My motto was simple, “alleviating the suffering of the poor” in the hard-to-reach villages in South Sudan.
In the line of duty I had almost lost my life in three incidents:
Firstly, on June 14, 2012, while doing NFI distribution for IDPs who were displaced during George Athor rebellions in Fangak I fall into River Zeraf from the boat (barge) if not because of the IDPs who cried and jumped into the river to rescue me I would have not survived especially with my heavy weight.
I could hear the sound of women and children crying as a sink into the bottom of river Zeraf. My friend Kuol Kai from Fangak County cried loudly and forgets about the danger of crocodile and rescued me with the rest of the people. I thank God for them and may God protect them wherever they are residing in this country.
Secondly, on January 13, 2012, Emmanuel Kenyi and I were sent to Pibor conduct the rapid needs assessment and share the report with Juba for quick interventions. We landed in Pibor town in the afternoon there were so many IDPs living in a very desperate life under trees along Pibor river and in schools but they reported that there were many vulnerable people who are still hiding in the bushes of Longualei Payam.
I discussed with team and decided that I will hire a land cruiser to take me to longualei with the one of youth leaders to assess the condition of the people. In the morning of January 16, 2012 Jacob Logocho and I left travelling to Longualei payam. When we reached to the area we found Lou Nuer leaving the area after they have burn down everything. There was no single building standing in the payam headquarters.
When we were planning to returned to Pibor the news reach us through the Payam administer that Dinka Bor have attacked Gumuruk Payam and they have killed everybody. I was the only Dinka among the Murles with my friend Logocho who come from Gumuruk payam also affected in the attacked. There was silience for about five minutes! As team leader, I called Logocho and directed him to tell the driver that we are going to Pibor.
When we arrived in Pibor we could see the wounded persons being taken to MSF clinics everybody was quiet in the land cruiser, I passed the messages of condolences to Gumuruk people through my friend Jacob Logocho and I go to humanitarian staff camp which was situated next to MSF clinic. I thank God that He also sends people to save my life.
Thirdly, On the Feb.3, 2015, Aleer Longar, Chol Aruai and I boarded a helicopter from Panyagor to Juba but unfortunately we found ourselves in Jiech Payam, Ayod County under the rebels. There was an order issued by the military commander that they don’t want Dinka and Uganda in the areas which they controlled so when the helicopter took us to Jiech Payam it was a total violation of the order which is punishable by law.
I know many people in know the history and they had received our testimonies in the prayers meetings which we had been attending. I thank God for his great protection.
I thank the team who had been working with me for the last four years in Lutheran World Federation (LWF). I appeal to all the staff to continue with the spirit of team work and support the communities in the rural villages.
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