Lou Community in Diaspora has conducted the phone conference meeting on

Jan 15, 2012 based on the current crisis in the State of Junglei

The minutes of meeting was prepared by:

Rev. James D. Kwek

The meeting was opened by the words of prayer by Rev. James GoanarChol. Thereafter the Chairman of Lou community in the U.S.A Mr. Simon Deng Kei was given the introduction of the meeting by saying that, today I am really very happy to hear all voices of gaatbochar (Denaigeeka), the reason of our coming to this conference is because we always hear the massive killing in our home, which is LouNuer’s territories attacked by our neighbor murle tribe. I’m not going longer, what I want you to bear in mind is that, before I handover the meeting to the people who will lead us,I can highlight some few rules that needs to be respected by all of us. One, we don’t needto interrupt any person who give speech. Second to that, we don’t need to allow unwanted languages or bad behaviors. Third, you are not going to be allowing twice, and also we have to be realistic on the points.

Lastly, the meeting will be chair by our two pastorsnamely Rev. Jacob TutLiechand Rev. James Duol Kwek.

Chairman Rev. Jacob has given the Agenda of the conference as follow:

a)Current crisis in Junglei, especially war between Lou-Nuer and Murle

b)What is our position in that crisis?

c) Do we need to help our people or we are not going to involve in that crisis?

d)And others business

The floor was given to the people

Here are our resolutions:

  1. We have agreed that, there would be immediate contribution for our people who are in the Hospitals.
  2. We have agreed that we will control our media.
  3. We have agreed that there will be peace initiative between Lou and Murle and that peace will be care out by our Pastors and other selected committee’s pastors as well.
  4. We have agreed that we will have a communication team between Diaspora and back home.
  5. We have agreed that our people will be in peace with our others when they go to water point (touch) of our next neighbors.
  6. And we have agreed toselect 15, committee that will do our communications, contributions and control our media as well.
  7. We have agreed that our peace committee will not be invited by any group of people who are claiming to be a peacemakerwhile they are not from Lou. But we will invite peacemaker people to join our team.
  8. We have agreed that Lou community would not be disarmed first until we have a confident that the government has disarmed all our enemies.
  9. We have agreed that all Lou Nuer in Diaspora would work together as one body regardless of our gender, groups or whatsoever case may be, with impact of mediate crisis that facing our people.
  10. We have also agreed that, we will writ the petition letter to the government of Juba.
  11. We have agreed that, we will extend our contributions to all our nuer communities and others peace lover in order to support us in this critical time.

The remain arethe selected committee and their functions

First, the media team comprise of:

  1. Mr. Peter ReatGatkuoth
  2. Mr.KuethYulDiew
  3. Mr. John Wiyual Pal
  4. Dr. Gang
  5. Mr. Paul PuokBany

These people will be responsible for all Lou’s press releaseto report any thing occurred and many more.

Second,Communication Committees are as the following:

  1. Mr. Samuel MajokRuei
  2. Mr. Peter PuochDeang
  3. Mr. Thomas Tut Kuon
  4. Mr. John Jock Darwech
  5. Mr.Ter Deng Gatluak.

Their function would be rely on our message to the Young men and bring us also what our youth want from us.

Third, group is a finance committee:

  1. Mr. Thomas RuachChol
  2. Mrs.NyatonyDawech
  3. Mr.ChuolWalChak
  4. Mr. Peter Puoch Biel Thong
  5. Mrs. Nyachol

These people their works isto collect the amount of money that has been agreed that all of us will contributed and each must pay $100 Dollars. In order tosecurethe treatment of those who are still in the Hospitals.

The conference’s turnout was very high, and the attended were about 100 people but the (82) names were recorded.

The attendance:

1)Mr. Simon Dend Kei

2)Rev. Jacob Tut Liah

3)Rev. James Duol Kwek

4)Mr. Simon Khor Deng

5)Mr. Samuel HothDak

6)Mr. Paul RuotYuol

7)Mr. Paul PuokBany

8)Mr. MichealGattuak Tony

9)Mr. John Wiyual Pal

10)Mr. GatluakDuopNyuot

11)Mr. ChuarJuetJoak

12)Mr. DobuolGengKohr

13)Mr. Peter KuonyNen

14)Mr. John JokDarwech

15)Mrs. NyapiniCholDol

16)Dr. Isaac Kueth Gang

17)Mr. Peter DuopReath

18)Mr.TerDeangGatluak

19)Mr. Peter Reat Gatkuoth

20)Mr. Thomas Tut Kuon

21)Mr. Tut WuorGatkuoth

22)Rev. Peter KoangGatluak

23)Rev. Paul RuotChol

24)Mr. Peter KuethChol

25)Mr.GatwechGatkek Deng

26)Rev. Stephen MayianPadet

27)Rev. MichealBayochKuaya

28)Mr.Gatluak Ker

29)Mr. Stephen Yak Reath

30)Mr.KoangRiekDhuordieng

31)Mr. Lam Bol

32)Mr.ChuolWalChak

33)Mr. Tot Mail Tongejol

34)Mr.NyuotMoyoang

35)Mr.GatlukeChuol

36)Mrs.PuotChotgirBuolieth

37)Mr. Deng Kuany

38)Mr.BepeanMajokGanglual

39)Mr. Abraham Pajoak

40)Mr. Isaac Duop Mai

41)Mr. Samuel MajokRuei

42)Mr.YienDak

43)Mr. Peter Puoch Biel

44)Rev. James GoanarChol

45)Mr. Lam Jal known as (Nyamary)

46)Rev. Joseph MakueiNhial

47)Mr. Addis Palet

48)Mr.KhorBayak

49)Rev. MichealTouchwech Tour Luak

50)Mr.GabrialRuot Duol

51)Mrs. NyajanyDieng

52)Mr.KotHothDuop

53)Mr.TajaakKuenNyoch

54)Mr. John Nyak

55)Hon. Peter GatkuothDuop

56)Mr.ChotToch Diet

57)Mr.LatjoarGatluak

58)Mrs. Lela Oman

59)Mr.LonyNyang

60)Mr. James Tut Bil

61)Rev. James Chol Tang

62)Hon. Biel TorkechRambang

63)Mr.ChuolGatluakGai

64)Mrs.Nyadak Isaiah Tut

65)Mr. Thomas RachCholBethow

66)Mr.MardakGengKhor

67)Mr.MakuachRial

68)Mrs.NyakobaChuolMalual

69)Mrs.NyaLuakGatkuothGai

70)Mr.WunbilKoakDuany

71)Mr.DobuolMadingKueth

72)Mr.GatluakNyangBidiit

73)Mr. Thomas Chan Puot

74)Mr. Tut DiewKuonepier

75)Mr.KuajenGengKueth

76)Mr.Chuol Duol Kueth

77)Mr.Gatluak

78)Mr.GatluakGengThanypeny

79)Mr. Joseph Kuich Tut

80)Mrs. Sarah NyabuolLul

81)Mr.GatreakReath Wei

82) Mr. Thomas Chan Puot

The lounuer community in Diaspora is very thankful to all nuer communities who had contributed thought, ideas and the monies during the tough time, when more (700) were killed in Uror.

The conference wasquite a bit long due to thefact that everyone had chances to speak and it was last for six hoursand concluded by word of prayer by Rev. Paul RuotChuol