Sudan

Arabic (national language), English, Nubian, etc

728,215 square mi

Area

Languages

Population

Religion

Approximately 46 million

91% Muslim, 5.4% Christian

Life in Sudan

Civil war and government instability has created a scene of violent tension in Sudan. The massive country divided into two separate nations in 2005 with the majority of Christians moving to the newly independent nation of South Sudan. More recently, Sudan is seeing the end of the harsh Islamic government of the overthrown ruler, Bashir. Now more than ever, Sudan’s future is full of uncertainty, but Christ’s love remains steadfast as Call of Hope’s Frontline Workers share the Gospel with the people.

Civil wars and refugee crises have repeatedly led to hunger catastrophes, for example in Darfur. For a long time, the central government in Khartoum also waged a bloody civil war against the black African Christian minority in southern Sudan.

A Little History

The First Sudanese Civil War, starting in 1955, was the result of the predominantly non-Muslim south rebelling against the Islamic governing that controlled the nation. Then, in 2005, South Sudan became declared autonomy from Sudan (later gaining complete independence in 2011). For the Christians that choose to remain in Sudan, life is extremely difficult. Under the government of Bashir, Christian evangelism was forbidden and Sharia Law was imposed in many parts of the nation. As of April 2019, this changed. After a violent military coup, Omar al Bashir, in power since 1989, was overthrown. Frontline Workers now have a unique opportunity to share the love of Christ like never before!

Our Work in Sudan

Call of Hope is dedicated to evangelism through multiple, creative techniques in Sudan. What sets our work apart is our on-the-ground discipleship follow-up after conversion.

Our evangelical efforts include: publishing literature with contact information for correspondence; book events for distribution and publicity; weekly Jesus film viewings; follow-through discipleship, and more. We are seeing thousands of Muslims respond the persistent love shown to them by our Frontline Workers.

Along with seeing more Muslims come to Christ, Call of Hope strives to see the new believers, from Khartoum to the remote villages of Sudan, connect with local churches to establish firm belief. To achieve this, we hold multiple seminars each year to train church representatives and leaders. This training strengthens the local church and allows congregations to take in thousands of new believers!

In all, our work includes:

Publishing thousands of evangelical handbooks for new believers and Muslims.
Distributing contact information with literature for correspondence.
Hosting weekly Christian film events for both Christians and Muslims.
Training church representatives towards congregation growth and discipleship.
Humanitarian aid and medical care.
Discipling new believers with face-to-face meetings.
Follow-up meetings for Muslim seekers with on the ground discipleship and correspondence.

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Call of Hope Projects in Sudan

Around 300 thousand people, mostly Muslims, live in five large refugee camps in the east of the country along the border with Ethiopia. Hardly anyone cares about them. We have been able to help thousands of widows, their children and the elderly.
The heart of our work is the scriptural mission. We distribute numerous evangelistic writings and books in over 40 languages, in which we address the important fundamentals of the Christian faith.
Bro. Amir, our leading co-worker in the area has appeared on Sudan’s national television since the ousting of the dictator, while his team are able to stay in contact with new converts online and through correspondence.
Under the leadership of our Frontline Workers, an experienced team of believing Sudanese women engage divorced women with the hope of Christ. For this project, thirty female church volunteers work with ninety widows to provide prison visits, food, water, blankets and fellowship.