Although Sudan has taken significant steps towards religious freedom in the past year - including an agreement promising religious freedom and separation of religion and state signed as part of a peace deal with a rebel group on March 28 - Christians from a Muslim background still face extreme persecution from their families and communities. These believers no longer face the death penalty for leaving Islam, but may be attacked, ostracized or otherwise discriminated against if their faith is discovered. Church believers are often attacked or even demolished.
Many still keep their faith secret, for their own sake and their family's. Some converts even choose not to raise their children as converts, wary of retribution from community leaders. This fear of exposure even means some Christians from a Muslim background have Islamic funerals in Muslim cemeteries.
Praise God for the steps towards religious freedom in Sudan, answering the prayers of Sudanese believers and many others over a long period of time. Ask God that those in power would continue to make strides in this direction, and it would have real difference in everyday lives.
Pray for protection for Sudanese Christians from a Muslim background, and ask that they would be able to withstand opposition from their families and communities.
Pray Christian women in Sudan would be protected from sexual violence and that they would be able to show the love of Jesus to their communities.
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Thanks so much for praying, I also think we should pray for wisdom and guidance, boldness and courage to know when it is ok to hide their faith and when they must not deny Jesus because I know it says in the Bible that if we deny Jesus He will deny us before the angels and our Father. Thanks so much for praying in obedience to scriptures like Hebrews 13.3 may Adonai reward you for your faithfulness.
Information from a text alert sent by Open Doors charity for persecuted Christians the USA branch our one in UK and Ireland doesn't have text alerts yet. There are also many other branches around the world if anyone is interested in praying and supporting our dear persecuted family, let us remember we are all one body in Christ.
Many still keep their faith secret, for their own sake and their family's. Some converts even choose not to raise their children as converts, wary of retribution from community leaders. This fear of exposure even means some Christians from a Muslim background have Islamic funerals in Muslim cemeteries.
Praise God for the steps towards religious freedom in Sudan, answering the prayers of Sudanese believers and many others over a long period of time. Ask God that those in power would continue to make strides in this direction, and it would have real difference in everyday lives.
Pray for protection for Sudanese Christians from a Muslim background, and ask that they would be able to withstand opposition from their families and communities.
Pray Christian women in Sudan would be protected from sexual violence and that they would be able to show the love of Jesus to their communities.
i
Thanks so much for praying, I also think we should pray for wisdom and guidance, boldness and courage to know when it is ok to hide their faith and when they must not deny Jesus because I know it says in the Bible that if we deny Jesus He will deny us before the angels and our Father. Thanks so much for praying in obedience to scriptures like Hebrews 13.3 may Adonai reward you for your faithfulness.
Information from a text alert sent by Open Doors charity for persecuted Christians the USA branch our one in UK and Ireland doesn't have text alerts yet. There are also many other branches around the world if anyone is interested in praying and supporting our dear persecuted family, let us remember we are all one body in Christ.