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PC(USA) mission co-workers sound the alarm over increased fighting, atrocities in Sudan

Posted December 7th, 2023

On Thursday, Nov. 23, as most Americans were sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner, the people of Sudan were experiencing an intensification of the long-running conflict between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and a paramilitary insurgency known as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church member offers a glimpse into war-ravaged Sudan

Posted May 8th, 2023

“We as Christians should stand in solidarity and pray for one another, but we also need to confront the people in government and not allow conflicting parties to use church venues and religious places in their fighting.” This was the message Dr. Aida Weran wanted to convey to Presbyterians as she detailed what life is like in Sudan as a near-civil war continues to plague her native country.