St Peters Church Yondoru

St Peter Yondoru
Saint Peter Yonduro church was established by Bishop Peter Amidi of Lainya County on 10/05/ 2009. It is located in the Mukaya Payam Lainya county in the Autonomous region of South Sudan. The church is 7 miles from Yei Juba Road. Both St Peter Yondoru and Yondoru Primary School are located at the same place. The region is under the administration of Lainya after the signing of CPA.
Location
Yondoru Rural council is situated at the extreme south - western part of Lainya County. It is about seven miles from Yei - Juba road at the junction in Limbe. It comprises five villages: Yondoru, Morsak, Ligi, Rume, and Nuni. Its total population is estimated to be 12,975.
Yondoru village also comprises smaller sub-villages such as Yondoru centre, Bujang, Mika, Wörökösuk, Gokoni, Gori, Wombura, Nyodöt, and Nyori.
These areas are under the administration of Biri Boma of Mukaya Payam including Dimu 2. the administrative centre lies in Yondoru centre under Chief Dickson Lenga Surur. Dimu 2 has about three (3) villages such as Tembi/Ngoromba, Kobo/Mukuru and Kokonga/Dimu na Kogo.
During colonial era,Yondoru Rural Council was attached under the administration of Yei River District. But, the conclusion of CPA, it was annexed to Lainya County.
Agriculture
An agricultural project was recently initiated by Yondoru Individuals bknown as "Yondoru Agricultural Cooperative Society (YACS)". This society is an organized one and was established in April 2010.
It aims to benefit the local community in Yondoru Rural Council to be self - reliance in food production to ensure food security. The YACS has obtained farm lands (about one hundred hectares) which was guaranteed by Chief dickson L. Surur.
Earlier in May 2010, the society submitted its request for a tractor and its equipment to the ministry o Agriculture and Forestry. this request was approved by the ministry. But, following the untimely death of late Dr. Samson kwaje made all process at standstill. More efforts are still exerted to upgrade this effort...
Reference
*Loboka Francis, "Interviews from Mama Yunia Esther and Chief Dickson L. Surur", June 2010;

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