Today We Join With Operation World in Praying for the Republic of Sudan, Africa

Sudan

Republic of Sudan

Africa

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Geography

Area: 2,503,890 sq km

Africa’s largest country. Desert in the north, merging into grasslands and mountains in the centre and tropical bush in the south. Straddling the Nile Rivers. Nuba Mountains in the centre.

Population: 43,192,438    Annual Growth: 2.22%

Capital: Khartoum

Urbanites: 45.2%

HDI Rank: 150 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 246 (56% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: Arabic and English    Languages: 134 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Muslim

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	11,277,546	26.11	4.8
Evangelicals	6,336,018	14.7	6.4
Muslim	26,511,518	61.38

Answer to Prayer

The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), signed in 2005, has held since then and allowed the war-torn south to attempt rebuilding some semblance of infrastructure and stability. A heavy presence of northern military and militias remains in the south, as do widely held questions of how long the peace will last. But peace, however tenuous, and the opportunity to plan and build for the future continue for now.

     For an additional 3 Answers to Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.

Challenge for Prayer

Sudan has known only war for its entire modern history. Violence is rife throughout Sudan, which is regarded as one of the world’s least stable nations. The belligerent government/military waged war against restive populations in the south, west and east at massive human and economic cost to its own citizens. With such religious, ethnic and linguistic diversity added to civil conflicts and hostile relations with neighbours, peace is nearly impossible. Pray for sweeping change at the highest levels and throughout the land – for repentance, restitution and rebuilding of communal life.
     For an additional 12 Challenges for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.

More Information

The Operation World book, CD-ROM, and DVD-ROM provide far more information and fuel for prayer for the people of Sudan.

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Acts 15 (with text - press on more info.)

Acts 15 (New International Version)

Acts 15

The Council at Jerusalem

1 Certain people came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the believers: "Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by Moses, you cannot be saved." 2 This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with them. So Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question. 3 The church sent them on their way, and as they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria, they told how the Gentiles had been converted. This news made all the believers very glad. 4 When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and elders, to whom they reported everything God had done through them.
5 Then some of the believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and said, "The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to keep the law of Moses."

6 The apostles and elders met to consider this question. 7 After much discussion, Peter got up and addressed them: "Brothers, you know that some time ago God made a choice among you that the Gentiles might hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe. 8 God, who knows the heart, showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us. 9 He did not discriminate between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith. 10 Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of Gentiles a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors have been able to bear? 11 No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are."

12 The whole assembly became silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul telling about the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them. 13 When they finished, James spoke up. "Brothers," he said, "listen to me. 14 Simon[a] has described to us how God first intervened to choose a people for his name from the Gentiles. 15 The words of the prophets are in agreement with this, as it is written:

16 "'After this I will return and rebuild David's fallen tent. 
Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it, 
17 that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, even all the Gentiles who bear my name, 
says the Lord, who does these things'[b]— 
18 things known from long ago.[c]

19 "It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God. 20 Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals and from blood. 21 For the law of Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath."

The Council's Letter to Gentile Believers

22 Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to choose some of their own men and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas (called Barsabbas) and Silas, men who were leaders among the believers. 23 With them they sent the following letter:
The apostles and elders, your brothers, To the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia: Greetings.

24 We have heard that some went out from us without our authorization and disturbed you, troubling your minds by what they said. 25 So we all agreed to choose some men and send them to you with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul— 26 men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27 Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to confirm by word of mouth what we are writing. 28 It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond the following requirements: 29 You are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.

30 So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they gathered the church together and delivered the letter. 31 The people read it and were glad for its encouraging message. 32 Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the believers. 33 After spending some time there, they were sent off by the believers with the blessing of peace to return to those who had sent them. [34] [d] 35 But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, where they and many others taught and preached the word of the Lord.

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Strong Tower_Spensha Baker

Your name is a strong tower
The righteous run in and they are saved
Your name's a mighty fortress
No enemy can penetrate

(It's all in Your name)
All that I need
(It's all in Your name)
All that I long for
(It's all in Your name)
All that I could ever dream of
It's in Your name

Your name is a strong tower
The righteous run in and they are saved
Your name's a mighty fortress
No enemy can penetrate

(It's all in Your name)
All that I need
(It's all in Your name)
All that I long for
(It's all in Your name)
All that I could ever dream of
It's in Your name

(What is His name?)
Jehovah Jireh
(What is His name?)
Jehovah Nissi
(What is His name?)
Jehovah Rapha

(His name)
Bread of Life
(What is His name?)
Lily of the valley
(What is His name?)
Maker, Healer
(What is His name?)
His name
Bright and morning star
(What is His name?)
Alpha and Omega
(What is His name?)
Master, Savior
(What is His name?)

Your name is a strong tower
(The righteous run in and they are saved)
Yes we are, yes we are
A mighty fortress
(No enemy can penetrate)
(Freedom in the name)
Freedom in the name
(Healing in the name)
Healing the name
(Victory in the name)
Victory in the name
(Help is on the way)
Hold on
(Joy inside the name)
Joy inside the name
(Peace inside the name)
Peace inside the name
(Love inside the name)
Love, love, love
(Freedom in the name)
Freedom in the name
(Healing in the name)
Healing in the name
Victory
(Help is on the way)
Hold on
(Joy inside the name)
Joy inside the name
(Peace inside the name)
Peace inside the name
(Love inside the name)
Call upon His name

Proverbs 10 (with text - press on more info.)

O Lord God Of Israel - Carol Cantrell

Psalm 72

Psalm 72

New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 72

Of Solomon. ¹ Endow the king with your justice, O God,
   the royal son with your righteousness.
² May he judge your people in righteousness,
   your afflicted ones with justice.
 ³ May the mountains bring prosperity to the people,
   the hills the fruit of righteousness.
⁴ May he defend the afflicted among the people
   and save the children of the needy;
   may he crush the oppressor.
⁵ May he endure^[a] as long as the sun,
   as long as the moon, through all generations.
⁶ May he be like rain falling on a mown field,
   like showers watering the earth.
⁷ In his days may the righteous flourish
   and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.
 ⁸ May he rule from sea to sea
   and from the River^[b] to the ends of the earth.
⁹ May the desert tribes bow before him
   and his enemies lick the dust.
¹⁰ May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores
   bring tribute to him.
May the kings of Sheba and Seba
   present him gifts.
¹¹ May all kings bow down to him
   and all nations serve him.
 ¹² For he will deliver the needy who cry out,
   the afflicted who have no one to help.
¹³ He will take pity on the weak and the needy
   and save the needy from death.
¹⁴ He will rescue them from oppression and violence,
   for precious is their blood in his sight.
 ¹⁵ Long may he live!
   May gold from Sheba be given him.
May people ever pray for him
   and bless him all day long.
¹⁶ May grain abound throughout the land;
   on the tops of the hills may it sway.
May the crops flourish like Lebanon
   and thrive^[c] like the grass of the field.
¹⁷ May his name endure forever;
   may it continue as long as the sun.
   Then all nations will be blessed through him,^[d]
   and they will call him blessed.
 ¹⁸ Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel,
   who alone does marvelous deeds.
¹⁹ Praise be to his glorious name forever;
   may the whole earth be filled with his glory.
            Amen and Amen.
 ²⁰ This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 72:5 Septuagint; Hebrew You will be feared
2. Psalm 72:8 That is, the Euphrates
3. Psalm 72:16 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text Lebanon, / from the city
4. Psalm 72:17 Or will use his name in blessings (see Gen. 48:20)