Sudan (MNN) — As Sudan’s civil war enters its fourth year, the resulting humanitarian crisis is far from over.
Twenty million people cannot find enough to eat, including 4.2 million children suffering from malnutrition. Over four million Sudanese refugees remain scattered throughout neighboring countries.
As if they didn’t have enough to deal with, Sudanese who find hope in Christ are threatened by family and friends.
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“Women, children, and young people are coming to Christ, and these Muslims are infuriated because they’re not in a system that punishes that. And so, they take on the role of punishment,” John of Greater Reach Alliance says.
Gospel workers helped by GRA are sharing the hope of Jesus with Sudanese refugees. “There are house churches being started; there are what we call Discovery Bible Studies,” John says.
“These are studies that are specifically for Muslims who are interested and willing to hear about Christ, but they’re not yet believers.”
While some find new life in Him, others do everything they can to contain the movement.
“We have many of those Bible studies going, and people are coming to know Christ,” John says.
“As the Gospel is spreading in refugee camps, we constantly deal with persecution, having to protect new believers and sometimes hide them.”
Militant Islam was the norm in Sudan for decades. “Muslims who have had to leave their country are so traumatized because they have never been in a situation where Sharia law wasn’t there to punish,” John explains.
“Now, they’re in refugee camps in countries where Islam does not dominate.”
Pray that persecutors will have Saul-to-Paul encounters.
“Pray for these Muslims who are so angry that they’re losing power in governments and communities that protected their beliefs and insisted people believe that way,” John says.
“Pray for strength and endurance for all of those who are serving to share the Gospel.”
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