Millions are displaced and starving as two generals fight for power in Sudan. Ten months into Sudan’s civil war between the RSF and the SAF, the country is facing an acute hunger crisis. The fighting has caused about 10.7 million people to flee their homes, while 17.7 million are now facing acute hunger. At least one child dies every two hours in a camp for displaced people in Sudan’s North Darfur state. On top of the war, rainfall has been lower than usual, exacerbating the already dire humanitarian crisis in the region.

O LORD, we plead for Your divine intervention in Sudan to end the power war between RSF and SAF (The Holy Bible, Psalm 46:9).

Jehovah Jireh, Our Provider, we pray for Your divine provision for all the people, especially children, suffering starvation in Sudan (The Holy Bible, Genesis 22:14).

Sudan has moved to 8th position in the World Watch report 2024 by Open Doors for Christian persecution due to escalation in hostilities Chairman/ Presidential Standard of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of the Republic of Sudan- Incumbent Abdel Fattah al-Burhan since 25 October 2021. Prime Minister of the Republic of Sudan- Incumbent Osman Hussein (Acting) since 19 January 2022. Persecution of Christians remains incredibly high in Sudan and hasn’t changed much in the last year. Christians have been treated badly for their faith in Christ. They have endured hate speech and terrible abhorrence. As it was illegal for Muslim women to marry non-Muslim men, many such people were forced into reconversion. In many areas, the Churches were vandalized and burned down. Although the majority are Muslim, there is a substantial Christian minority in Sudan. The new transition government is trying to gain recognition on the international stage and is working to provide protection for religious minorities. Many Sudanese Christians welcome the changes, while others say it’s too late. Still, others say the country has a long way to go to demonstrate acceptance of them and other religious minorities.

War in Sudan displaces over 500,000 to South Sudan. For the last ten months, thousands of people have fled the civil war in Sudan to Renk, a town just over the border in South Sudan. Conditions in Renk are bleak. Due to the high number of arrivals each day, refugee camps and gatherings are severely overcrowded. The transit center was only preparing to host 4,000 people but now harbors more than 23,000. Sanitation provision is woefully insufficient, with 200 people sharing one latrine. Cases of cholera, measles, and severe malnutrition are on the rise.

Father GOD, bless the Sudanese people fled for refuge in South Sudan with abundant supernatural provisions of all their basic needs (The Holy Bible, Psalms 132:15).

Pray for divine wisdom for the South Sudanese authorities to tackle the increasing humanitarian crisis in the country (The Holy Bible, 1 Kings 3:9).

Salva Kiir Mayardit is the President. and Abdalla Hamdok was appointed as Prime Minister by the Sovereignty Council on 21 August 2019, as part of the country’s transition to democracy.

South Sudan, a nation of roughly 11 million people, is seen as one of the most diverse nations in the region, consisting of more than 60 different ethnic groups. Around 60% of its population identifies as Christian. Although it attained independence from Sudan in 2011, in recent years, political disputes have largely fallen along ethnic lines. South Sudan is only recently emerging from a devastating, multiyear civil war. However, it has been mired in political instability and violence since 2013. Although the new outbreak of war caught the Church unprepared in South Sudan, it has played a major role in protecting people and mobilizing humanitarian support, and in mediating local peace and reconciliation processes rebuilding the capacity of the nation.

The Taliban’s ban on women’s education is not rooted in Sharia law but instead reflects cultural biases that contradict the teachings of Islam. Most Taliban leaders come from various Pashtun rural tribal communities in the regions bordering Pakistan, which is one of the largest Muslim tribal groups in the world. The fundamental Taliban belief is influenced by the status of women in the families of clerics and religious leaders in these Pashtun regions. Their primary belief is that pubescent girls should not leave home under any circumstance. That is why they see it as morally wrong for women to go out for school or work.

Pray for the LORD to break the strongholds of the patriarchal social and cultural norms followed in the Pashtun tribal community (The Holy Bible, Micah 2:13).

Pray for Afghan women and girls to have access to all their fundamental rights and freedom (The Holy Bible, Exodus 33:17).

Afghanistan is perhaps best known as the birthplace of the Islamic extremist group, the Taliban. Originally a group of radical Islamic scholars, the founders of the Taliban intended to bring political and economic stability to the nation after nearly two decades of conflict. However, its radical practices brought oppression and the country’s poverty worsened.  The subsequent 20 years of military intervention from international troops protected the development of an elected government. However, troop withdrawals in mid-2021 saw a rapid collapse and a return of the Taliban to power, prompting one of the most extreme large-scale evacuations of foreigners and vulnerable national staff. More than 2 million refugees have sought shelter in neighboring nations. Since the Taliban returned to power, the economy has failed to recover from international sanctions are extreme and the lives of women and children are very difficult. Christians living in Afghanistan cannot easily meet for fellowship, but online services, resources, and outreaches continue to be highly effective.