Sudan: Sudanese Christians Still Under Attack, Sudanese Convert Under Threat, Page 3

March 2002

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“Remember the words I spoke to you: 'No servant is greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also.” John 15:20

Sudanese Christians Still Under Attack

	Will you help send a plane full of aid to Sudan?

Despite its promises of help in eradicating terrorism, the Government of Sudan (GOS) continues to carry out its campaign of terror against southern Sudanese Christians. GOS aircraft continue to bomb civilians, resulting in injury, death, and loss of property. ICC has received word that the Government of Sudan has bombed 2 villages in the Upper Nile region where we have delivered humanitarian aid on past trips. They bombed the villages on Saturday February 2 and came back the next day with helicopter gunships and completely leveled and burned everything. One of our main contacts, a pastor, was in one of the villages at the time of the attack. At this time we have had no word on him or on any casualties.

Another attack occurred on February 9, when airplanes dropped seven bombs on the airstrip in Akuem, in the province of Bahr el-Ghazal in southern Sudan, killing and injuring innocent civilians who were collecting food. A crowd of civilians had gathered to receive food delivered by the UN World Food Program when shrapnel bombs exploded, spreading lethal pieces of jagged, molten steel. One of the targets was the compound of the medical relief organization Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres). Among the victims was a 9-year-old child who was killed and six women and girls, including a 3-year-old, who were injured.

The bombing raid was carried out by the National Islamic Front (NIF) in Khartoum and deliberately targeted against civilians. The bombing occurred where there is no military presence—only civilians.

This latest act of aggression against the Christians of southern Sudan took place as Sudan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Mustafa Uthman Isma'il, was holding talks in Washington with US Congressmen. He was telling US lawmakers how his government wants peace. More than 2 million have already died in Sudan. Most of the deaths are the result of the campaign launched by the Islamic regime against the non-Muslim population in the South. The NIF has been deliberately bombing civilian and food distribution centers.

What You Can Do To Help Sudanese Christians:

ICC is planning another humanitarian aid delivery to the "no-go zones" of southern Sudan. These trips involve the purchase of relief aid as well as the hiring of a cargo plane and personnel to fly it. Given the great danger of flying in these areas of Sudan, the price can been astronomical. Unfortunately, this is the only way to get critical aid to those who so desperately need it. ICC focuses on areas that are receiving no outside assistance whatsoever. This means that without ICC's intervention, many of these people could die of starvation or face severe malnutrition. If you would like to help in the delivery of critical items to those who are in the "no-go zones," please designate your donation for "Total Redemption."

SUDANESE CONVERT UNDER THREAT

When a Muslim chooses to become a Christian in Sudan, he understands that the penalty is death. That was the price former Muslim Aladin Omer Agabni Mohammed had to consider when he decided to make Jesus Christ his Lord some 11 years ago.

Forced into hiding in early February, only one week after suffering severe beatings and torture by the security police, 34-year-old Aladin was told that he could not leave Sudan. Although he had all the necessary documents to leave Sudan, once he arrived at the airport, four security officers confiscated his passport along with all his money. He was then interrogated and severely beaten.

The officials reportedly said that anyone who converted from Islam to Christianity is an "animal." They threatened to "eliminate" him if he told anyone how he had been treated. Fearing for his life, Aladin went into hiding.

The home of Aladin's family was also searched and his two brothers arrested in an attempt to force them to confess where their brother is hiding.

Aladin was initially stopped on January 30 and given orders to report to the security police office several times a day. He was kept under surveillance. Police had injected Aladin at least three times with drugs. Since he converted 11 years ago, he has had his right hand broken, undergone torture with melting blocks of ice on his chest, and been beaten severely while under arrest. (Source: Compass Direct) 

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POSTED:  March 30, 2002

March 2002

Articles in this issue:  Reaching the Persecuted, Page 1 | China, Page 2 | Sudan, Page 3 | Saudi Arabia, Haiti, Page 4