“The LORD is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults,
and with my song I give thanks to him.” – Psalm 28:7
Your Excellency,
Greetings! Grace and peace to you and all your industrious teams of working groups!
We write to communicate what has become a set of specific requests to your Government Sir, and
these begin at the bottom of page 3 below. Otherwise this is a summary of a document that the
SACC National Church Leaders Forum has developed over the last two weeks, working towards
developing a policy framework to guide to self- regulate ourselves at the time of the COVID
pandemic and beyond.
First, we commiserate with all humanity that has been severely affected by COVID-19; especially
those who in this country have lost their lives, and the bereaved families who remain with their own
anxieties of infection. Much uncertainty has led to serious concerns about own future and duration of
this current situation, including confronting poverty, food security, the prophetic voice of the Church, and the role of public theology currently, achieving broader-based ecumenism, the plight of the homeless and destitute, lack of food amongst poor families, concerns about possible social upheavals amongst poor communities, school /tertiary institution closure and questions around the
academic year, to name a few, and the challenge of the witness of the Church under such conditions.