Biography

Paul Anade Othow was born in Akobo, Sudan, June 12, 1938, to Mr. Okach Othow and Mrs. Ajulu Okoth Othow. He was Christened as Paul in the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Sudan and attended public schools there. He was assisted by missionaries of the Presbyterian Church to attend college in the United States of America, receiving Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Northwestern University in Iowa City, Iowa. He attended the Graduate School of Business at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin, where he met his wife, Helen DeLois Chavis. <Continues

Apay Okun Ajwon, 1960-2007

Apay Okun Ajwon was born in 1959 in Akobo town and was raised there. The late Apay went to Akobo elementary school in 1969 and was among first group who went to Akobo intermediate high school in 1975. He accepted in Juba commercial high school but preferred to enroll instead in Malakal Senior High in 1978 and obtained Sudan High School certificate in 1981. He taught as an intermediate teacher in Akobo from 1981-1983. He joined prison forces and served as a Sergeant Major in Malakal and Renk prisons from 1985- 1988. <Continues>

Biography of the late Rev. Peter Agolory

(January 01, 1935 to February 13, 2009)

Rev. Peter Agolory, one of the founders of the Presbyterian Church of Sudan, was born in 1935 in Obeer village, south of Akobo town. He was born into the family of Omot Odwangi and Abyei Nyigwo, better known as Abyei Nyalil. Abyei Nyalil was a devoted Christian. She raised all her children to love God. It was her strong faith in the Lord that shaped the faith, not only of her children, but also of her grandchildren. Her spiritual life no doubt paved the way for his son, Peter Agolory, to become a man of God.

In 1958, Peter Agolory accepted God’s call and started his ministry as an evangelist in Othil village, south of Akobo town. It was there that he met his wife Ajulu Gilo Oriet, who devoted herself to share life with him until his last day, February 13, 2009. Continues>>>>>>>