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43.8 Million Islam 91% in 1956, Sudan Gained Monday 23rd August Sudan Pop: 43.8 million Islam 91% In 1956, Sudan gained independence from the United Kingdom. Decades of civil war followed, with the country divided by ethnic and religious differences. Though fewer in number, northern Arab Muslims controlled the government with little regard for the Sudanese majority who occupied the south. South Sudan, populated mainly by Christians and animists wanted freedom from the Arab Muslim north. In 2011, South Sudan voted for independence from the north of Sudan. As a result of the north-south civil wars, it is estimated that 1.5 million people were killed. A continuing conflict in the western region of Darfur alone has led to 2.5 million people leaving their homes and 300,000 dead. The violence has displaced some within Sudan, but many have fled to neighbouring countries, mainly South Sudan, Chad, Egypt and Ethiopia. In the province of Waddai in eastern Chad official estimates say there are 500,000 refugees from Darfur, although the number could be up to three times this figure. In the northeast of South Sudan there are four refugee camps where the total official population together is over 130,000. Most of these are from the Blue Nile State of Sudan. In north central South Sudan there are estimated to be at least 90,000 refugees from the Nuba Mountains in the southern area of Sudan. There is a great spiritual hunger in these refugee camps. In South Sudan, where there is freedom of religion, the church is a powerful institution. There is freedom to proclaim the gospel leading to a great opportunity to reach Sudanese Muslims with the good news. The hope is that one day, Sudanese Muslim background believers will be able to return to their country and reach their communities with the gospel. Today, the majority of Sudan's inhabitants are Arab Sunni Muslims. As the ruling majority, their influence over law and government is strong. There are restrictions on what is broadcast on TV and radio and the state influences what is published in the private press. Thankfully, the new Sudanese government scrapped the death penalty for those leaving Islam, but believers in Sudan still face strong persecution. Christians comprise a very small minority. This has meant that many Muslims in Sudan remain unreached with the gospel and many workers are needed. Christians are able to enter Sudan, but are not allowed to proselytise. Watch this short 90-second video about Sudan: https://vimeo.com/43975085 Sudan remains a spiritual and physical battlefield. • In this nation ravaged by war, let’s pray for peace in Sudan. • Praise God for government reform scrapping the death penalty for apostasy. Pray for government leaders to rule with integrity and justice. • Pray that God would fan the faith of Sudan’s small community of believers to join Him in establishing His church among Muslims. • Pray for the church to grow spiritually strong despite intense suffering and persecution. Source of some material: http://prayercast.com/sudan.html Tuesday 24th August No one to send God has a heart for the nations. There are over 5,000 Bible references to the nations by name including Greeks, Babylonians and Moabites or by allusion through tongues, tribes and nations. On average, that’s about five references per chapter, according to research done through Biblegateway.com. In Matthew 28:18–20, Jesus commissions us to join Him in making disciples of all nations. He loves Muslims. He has a heart for Sudan. Yet we know that the vast majority of Muslims there have not yet met a follower of Jesus. Not only do we have a mandate to make disciples of all nations, we also have an incredible opportunity to reach Muslims from Sudan living as refugees in other countries. In his book Experiencing God, Henry Blackaby says, “Find out where God is working and join him.” Christians are reaching out to Sudanese refugees with the love of Jesus and the message of hope and life. Thousands who have received the Holy Spirit through faith in Jesus now carry a burden for their people. Workers are needed in Sudan, but it is not an easy country to move around in. A Frontiers worker who visited Sudan in 2017 with an Egyptian friend, said they had to go first to the capital Khartoum to register with the authorities and when they travelled outside the city, they had to register with the local police wherever they went. His Egyptian friend was struck by the harshness of life in Sudan. It is a desert country with tribal conflicts. There are tensions between the Arabs and non-Arabs. Although Arabic is the official language, some people groups do not speak this language and within their own language there are local dialects. In fact, there are over 90 different languages spoken in Sudan. The Bible is available in Arabic, but not in all the other languages spoken in Sudan. Despite all the difficulties and obstacles, we are called to pray for the Sudanese people and to go to them with the gospel. One Frontiers worker was asked by a Muslim leader if Christians could be sent to the Sudanese refugees to teach them about Jesus, such was the need. It was heart-breaking to tell him that there was no one to send who was able and willing to work in this part of the world. • Let’s cry out to God that He will call people to go to Sudan and proclaim the gospel to those who have not yet heard the good news of Jesus. • Non-Arabs in Sudan are open to the gospel, as they struggle against the majority Arabs and so against Islam. Let’s pray that God will reach them both through dreams and visions and through believers who are there. • Thank God He is beginning to do amazing things among Sudanese refugees. Let’s pray more workers will have a heart to go them while this opportunity exists. Wednesday 25th August Let’s praise God and cry out to Him for Sudan. Listen to Matt Redman’s song, ‘Can a Nation be Changed’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rleUS9YPmt0 Let’s pray: Our Father in heaven, have mercy on the people of Sudan enduring war and comfort them. Protect the vulnerable – orphans, widows and elderly. O Lord, shine your light in the midst of darkness. Comfort those who are mourning. Lord, wipe away their tears and embrace them in your loving arms. Strengthen the weary and afflicted. Only you Lord can give rest to one’s body as well as one’s soul. Provide for the homeless and hungry. Help them to find shelter and safety under your wings. May they say with confidence: “The Lord is my refuge and my salvation.” May they say with faithfulness: “The Lord will give His angels charge over us.” Lord, convert the heart of the oppressors to your will and bring an end to the war and suffering. Bless those who have reached out to the needy through prayer, giving and compassion. May all who endure suffering and sorrow, trust in the Lord and experience the power of the resurrection both in this world and in the world to come. Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Source: Adapted from a prayer from Aid to the Church in Need, inspired by Psalm 90 and 91. Thursday 26th August Guhayna people Pop: 2,122,000 Religion: Islam (94%) There are three major groups of Arabs who live in the Sudan: the Guhayna, the Gaalin and the Kawahla. The Guhayna (or Juhayna) are a collection of many Arab tribes that all have cattle herding in common. The heritage of Guhayna Arabs is found in the Bedouin tribes of the deserts of Saudi Arabia. The Guhayna are a large collection of people of Arabic origin in Sudan who find their commonality in the language of Arabic and the religion of Islam. The single thread of a common culture binds these Guhayna Arabs with other Arabs from around the world. A nomadic lifestyle is common for the Guhayna. Aspects of pure Arab life, such as rigid codes of honor, loyalty and hospitality, have remained in the Guhayna culture. The role of men in the Guhayna society, as in all other Arabic cultures, is extremely important. They are the keepers of the cows, goats and other animals. Children, and especially male children, are highly valued. Women are in a subservient position but are more liberal and dress more freely than many of their counterparts around the world. Islam is the religion of the majority of Arabs, and most Sudanese Arabs likewise embrace the Islamic faith. It is common to find them stopping and bowing to pray whenever the call to prayer is heard, whether they are on the roadside or in their shop or business. They also practise the other four pillars of Islam, including the ritual fasting and the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. The historical link between Arabs and the Muslim religion is still strong. There are few Sudanese Arab Christians, and conversion from Islam to Christianity is not well-accepted and often comes with severe consequences. While there have been Christian workers in Sudan for many years, most concentrate on reaching the southern Sudanese and neglect the country's Muslim majority. • Pray for creative means for church planters to live and work among the Guhayna • Pray against the many obstacles that hinder the word of God from the nomadic Guhayna. • Ask the Lord of the harvest to bring his glory to the families of central Sudan.
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