Sudan was on a path toward religious freedom, but a coup and devastating war dashed these hopes. Christians are once again in danger. 

With the ongoing war, Sudan is now home to both the world’s largest displacement and largest hunger crisis, with nearly nine million people having been forced to flee their homes. Neither side is sympathetic to Christians, and the conflict has given Islamist extremists more opportunity to target them. More than 100 churches have been damaged, and Christians have been abducted and killed. Converts face severe backlash from their families and communities. These believers tend to keep their faith secret, even from their children. 

Christians are also experiencing exceptional hardship in the hunger crisis because local communities discriminate against them and won’t give them support. Much of the church in Sudan, which might have been able to help with aid distribution, is on the run.