TITLE: Liberia Bishop Arrives
Release # 049 {2913} April 24, 1996
DENVER (UMNS) -- Weeping for his devastated country, United Methodist Bishop Arthur Kulah of Liberia greeted delegates at the United Methodist General Conference.
Delayed by the renewed outbreak of civil war during the past month in the African country, Kulah finally arrived here on April 24 -- more than a week after the conference began. "I need not tell you I am extremely happy to be here this evening," he said.
With tears running down his cheeks, Kulah described Liberia as "a country that is so rich in human resources and yet so poor when it comes to human relationships" and a nation founded on Christian principles "yet destroyed by greed and selfishness.
"As I come, my people are asking, 'Is there any hope for us?'"
Kulah said the chaos in Liberia "is beyond human description, beyond human understanding and human reasoning."
He thanked United Methodists for their prayers and support and added, "Do not give up on Liberia, for we have hope."
-- Linda Bloom
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