7 Ways to pray for Christians in Sudan

Sudan is in perilous condition. The country has been NOTORIOUSLY known for Arab Muslims enslaving the ethnic African Christians in the south. Even with the south seceding from Sudan to form Southern Sudan has NOT made things better for our brethren in Christ in that country. It has only made them increasingly vulnerable as Muslims push to impose Shariah on the land. The government has intimidated church clergymen and demolished church buildings. Our brethren in Christ have been attacked by terrorists, particularly in the Nuba mountain Region where our brethren in Christ are REGULARLY attacked and displaced.

Converts are at HIGH risk due to Muhammad’s command to execute apostates. As a result they don’t raise their children as Christians out of fear that said children would inadvertently reveal their parents newfound faith and attract the attention their parents and community leaders. Also they don’t have many Christian materials for fear of the government or government can use that against them.

ON TOP OF ALL THAT, the children are being BULLIED on the PLAYGROUNDS and IN school for the faith that their parents hold.

Here are 8 ways to pray for our Sudanese brothers and sisters in Christ:

1. Pray for the new converts from Islam. Pray that they will be faithful to Christ in raising their children to love Christ. Pray that they will be willing to risk their lives for their Lord.

2. Pray that the Sudanese Christians will NOT succumb to the OBVIOUS temptation to retaliate against those kill their loved ones, demolish their churches and torture them. Help them remember that Vengeance belongs to God and God alone (Romans 12:19).

3. 2019 was when the dictatorship of Hassan al Bashir. We should be thankful to God for this happening. We should also be thankful to God that an agreement was made with the opposing coalition. Pray that openness remains, since there is still uncertainty that remains for everyone in general, and our brethren in Christ in particular.

4. Pray that religious freedom will eventually be implemented across the land, given that it is ambiguous whether it still remains the Sudan following the aforementioned coup.

5. The government cracked down on pro-democracy in Summer 2019. 100 people died and people are still mourning. Pray that God will comfort them in the midst of their grief, that non-Christians will turn to Christ and God will be work in these less than perfect conditions.

6. Pray that God grants prudence and accountability to the new transitional council and their new head, Abdalla Hamdok.

7. Pray for the children who are dealing with bullying and harassment. Pray that they will handle the bullying well, that the parents will comfort their bullied children and that the teacher will intervene and cause the bullying to end. Also pray that the children won’t embrace Islam to end the bullying.

You are probably wondering why there are 7 ways to pray for our brethren in Sudan as opposed to 5 like in the previous post like this. It’s because there were TOO MANY issues here to keep this at 5 ways only.

May God make things better for the Sudanese Christians and more importantly, my His name be glorified and Kingdom advanced in spite of His adopted Children’s suffering/persecution, Amen.