Faith groups offer support to victims of Somali piracy | Ekklesia

Faith groups offer support to victims of Somali piracy | Ekklesia: "Faith groups in East Africa are offering counselling and aid to victims of sea piracy off the coast of Somalia, primarily in the Indian Ocean from the Gulf of Aden in the Arabia Sea to the Eastern Indian Ocean near the Mozambique Channel - writes Fredrick Nzwili.

"Seafarers who have encountered the pirates need counselling, spiritual nourishment and a place to rest. We offer them these services as well as give them an opportunity to contact their families," said Anglican Bishop Julius Kalu of Mombasa, Kenya's main seaport."

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