Our evangelist Adam Harun is a witness to the senseless political struggle in Sudan. He is currently in El Fasher, in the western region of Darfur. This is the 6th day of the battle between the Armed Forces of Sudan and the militarized group known as the Rapid Support Forces or the Janjaweed militia. Adam and his disciples have witnessed people being killed. The training center in El Fasher was bombed, and dozens of children were injured. There is no water, no electricity, no food, and life is unbearably difficult.
Adam called me early in the morning and asked for prayers for him and for Nasreddin. Together, they plan to go to the border region of South Sudan, Aweil. Pray that God protects their lives and helps save many people weary of war!
Another evangelist, Almaden, lives on the outskirts of Khartoum. He is also in danger. Bombings day and night. People cannot sleep, panic is spreading! He said he wants to flee to Port Sudan, but due to constant shelling, he hasn’t been able to do so! Pray for him!
Abdel, our evangelist in the Blue Nile region of Sudan, also witnessed the gunfire that began in Damazin, Kormuk, and Gedaref. The Rapid Support Forces suffered defeat, and many of them were arrested by the government. Abdel initially fled with his family to Bao near the Ethiopian border. But in Bao, there is no clean water or electricity, and they were forced to return to Damazin!
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I would like to sincerely thank God for His protection of my life in 2022. On October 31, 2022 at 7:15, I was driving from Arua to Adjumani via Moyo and immediately after leaving the city, we got into an accident. The car exceeded the speed limit and crashed into a tree. There were three of us in the car, thank God that none of us were hurt. Although the car needs to be restored, it will require a large sum of money.
A few days later, as if this were not enough, Satan was still pursuing me when we were driving from Juby to Nimule on the highway, our car hit a rebel ambush and ten people were killed and 22 were seriously injured. Thank God our driver was able to turn the car around and none of us were hurt. We stopped 10 kilometers from the scene and called for a military convoy. We were escorted by the military arrived at the border with Uganda.
After this incident, I sang Psalm 144:1-3 “I will exalt you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever. Great is the Lord and highly praised, and His greatness is unsearchable…”…I would like to thank God and all of you for always praying for me and supporting the Kingdom work in the region south of the Sahara and the countless groups in that area.
“He who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, by the revelation of the mystery, about which from time immemorial it has been silent, but which is now revealed, and through the prophetic writings, by the command of the eternal God, proclaimed to all peoples to conquer their faith. To the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, glory forever. Amen”. – Ephesians 3:20-21
It is in these places of Scripture, we, as the first generation of Baptists in South Sudan, have rooted and prayed to reach all the farthest corners of South Sudan and other sub-Saharan countries. The photographs you see are testament to the fulfillment of the commission of Jesus Christ and the preaching of the gospel to the lost in the refugee camps in northern Uganda. As part of this mission, a total of 76 people gave their lives to Jesus Christ, and they are now taking discipleship classes. Pray that God strengthened and grew them in their faith. Glory to God. We pray that God will continue to equip leaders so they can help all the lost in South Sudan.
The people of South Sudan have survived many wars. We never had our own school to train missionaries and pastors. And now, the long-awaited discipleship center has opened in Moyo, Northern Uganda! We started with 10 students who were recruited from the refugee camps. We have experienced the power of God for the last 14 days of teaching and witnessed four students being baptized after learning the biblical meaning of baptism.
Pastor Yonan Ismail baptized them early Friday morning! All students felt the importance of studying Word of God. Our first witnesses went to preach in the city of Moyo, located near the school, and in total 46 people turned to Jesus Christ. One former demoniac teacher also received Christ as Lord. We would like to sincerely give glory and honor to God for the fact that our training center began to work. We would like to thank you all for your prayers and generosity in supporting the construction of the center. We plan to provide online learning in the future, so you can teach as well. In our center and we are praying for hardware, screen, laptop, Wi-Fi, all of which will require about $3,000. Pray with us as we plan to reach the most remote villages, groups and tribes south of the Sahara.
The brothers and sisters from refugee camps in South Sudan northern Uganda give greetings. The life of a refugee is not easy. Many of us were traumatized by losing loved ones, leaving house and property behind. The permanent lack of food and diseases traumatizes even more people. Now there’s one more enemy, Covid19, which took the lives of many in refugee camps.
Frequent lockdowns due to the virus are a disaster for many families. Living in refugee camps is really hard. The family of Lemy Kosmasa left the refugee camp Bidibidi last month because of starvation and the family returned to South Sudan. This week we found out that the family was murdered in cold blood in Lainya. Another sad situation is that the majority of teenagers in refugee camps are dropping out of school due to Covid-19 and being unsupervised all day many girls between 12–14 years old eventually get pregnant. And the father’s child, who is a teenager himself, runs away from the camp to avoid responsibility.
Rose Dima and Joyce Murata invited over 200 teenagers to a conference, and we praise God that 33 of them gave their lives to Jesus. Word of God is alive and we pray that God strengthened these new believers would grow in His word.
The South Sudan Baptist Union still had no single school for disciples until this moment. In 2013 the civil war began, and most believers were forced to flee to neighboring countries, including to Uganda. The Refugees camps are in primitive conditions, there is no electricity or amenities. The camps have drinking water and refugees get corn, flour, and beans to feed their families! Despite the hard living conditions in the camps over 100 churches were planted. Many of the ministers do not have an education, and we have prayed and dreamed several years of a discipleship Center. At the end of May 2021, we started building the first center discipleship in Moyo – Uganda.
Thank you for your help and participation in the evangelization of the people in South Sudan. May the Lord bless you and will reward you for your care!
