Sudan (MNN) — The International Rescue Committee just released their Emergency Watchlist for countries most likely to experience a deteriorating humanitarian crisis. This year, Sudan topped the list.
The ongoing conflict in Sudan has devastated the country. Millions of people have been displaced and local communities face a daily threat of violence.
Unfortunately, on the grand scale of world news, the war in Sudan has become background noise. Yet, for the people living through this nightmare, it’s anything but.
Ed Weaver with Spoken Worldwide shares a sobering picture of the crisis.
“I was talking to some Sudanese leaders last week, and one of the comments just in one of the middle of the meetings was, ‘Hey, we got news that 500 people in a village died yesterday, killed in the middle of the war.’
(Photo courtesy of Spoken Worldwide)
“You think of that – of the impact that has. I don’t care the size of the village. I mean, just even by the name ‘village’ you think, ‘Okay, that’s decimation.’”
Amid the chaos, Sudanese believers are steadfast in their faith and ministry work – something that’s doubly dangerous for Christians who still face severe persecution from Muslims and militias in Sudan.
While many have fled the country, Weaver says, “There’s plenty of Sudanese that are still living in Sudan. So pray for their protection, specifically that they will be able to effectively move forward with their ministry.
“I think for those that have been displaced, [pray] that they will be emboldened with creativity and to recognize the place that God has put them in.”
Pray also for Spoken Worldwide, that their focus on oral Gospel-sharing methods would reach struggling hearts in Sudan.
Header photo courtesy of DFID – UK Department for International Development, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
