My Visit to the beautiful Fula Falls of the Nile & historical sites in #SouthSudan that I didn’t know existed in Nimule with #IamPeace
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The road to the sites were rough & in accessible with cars, so we had to make a convoy of bodabodas to the falls.
It’s very saddening to see that the state government does not invest on the infrastructure to the falls knowing that this could be a source of revenue and tourism
Our first stop was at the wildlife center where we got to see a few crocodile, hippopotamus & elephants bones.

The site however, need professional archeologists to reconstruct and preserve the bones as they are poorly kept by the rangers
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And finally the Fula Falls.
The breeze, the tranquility, the water! Just magical
As much as the roads were rough and I was pricked by thorns several times, this was a beautiful visit that y’all must try out.
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We made a few baptisms from the holy Nile waters.
A few got so much inspiration and peace from the atmosphere around 🤗🇸🇸
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Our last stop for the day was the commando area. This house was the late Dr John Garang hide out & training center in the 1960s.
Nimule was a safe hold because it never fell in the control of the Arabs.
Apart for the obvious question, ‘how did Dr John Garang have a toilet sit in the 1960s?’
This site would be an amazing tourism attraction if it was preserved and turned into a museum showing the history of the armed struggle in #SouthSudan but the buildings are falling apart
The next day, we made a visit to the Calvary Chapel Cush.
The place was founded by an American Missionary in the 1990s after his visit during the war in Jonglei, #SouthSudan where all he found were bones of dead people scattered around (hence the logo)
The center serves as a church and a training center where military men (no women allowed 🤔) are taught the word of God, mercy & brought to salvation.
They also receive counseling from the traumatic experiences of war.
The church has graduated more than 600 Chaplains #SSOT
The hall had a few pictures of Chaplains that died in the war, but this picture caught my attention most, I call it ‘The Soldier Priest’
The vision of the founder was to bring Christ to the lives of soldiers who committed atrocities and give them healing and purpose.
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The church is also in the process of building a school for the children of army men.
The school will run from kindergarten to University and will be non discriminative to the kids.
This is the model of the structure
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With all these amazing visits, I still can’t contemplate why tourism is not a sector invested in the this beautiful country.
I learned so much from these experiences, and continue to love my country more and more 🇸🇸
Thank you @lupaisambro

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