Flooding compounds misery in Sudan
By Katey Hearth July 9, 2025
Sudan (MNN) — The rainy season is now underway in Sudan, and flooding risks compound misery. Nearly half a million people were affected by floods last year, with a repeat or worse season likely this year.
Flood warnings come on top of famine, a worsening cholera outbreak, and ongoing civil war. More than 14 million people have been forced to flee.
“Every two seconds, someone is newly displaced in the world because of war, violence, or persecution,” Greg Kelley with Unknown Nations says. “Exhibit A is Sudan. They’re saying it’s the worst in the world.”
Conflict between the Sudanese army and rebel forces shows no signs of letting up.
“You’re talking about a fairly recent civil war between two entities, the Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces, that were allies until just a couple of years ago,” Kelley says.
“You get this power struggle and they start killing each other, [resulting in] about 150,000 fatalities, and that’s not to mention the 14 million people that have been displaced,” he continues.
“When it’s all said and done, the average Sudanese person – the common man, woman, child – suffers the most.”
Gospel workers are meeting needs on every front. “[It’s] a physical crisis, but it’s also a spiritual crisis, because Sudan is a country [where] well over 95% of the people are yet without a Gospel witness,” Kelley says.
Pray for protection as believers risk their lives to reach the lost.
“They’re being the hands and feet of Jesus meeting physical needs, but they’re also taking the solar-powered audio Bible, and multiplying themselves,” Kelley says.
“When talking about 14 million people displaced and growing, we have to think exponentially, and that is through the multiplication of God-fearing, Jesus-loving men and women who are making disciples of all nations.”
Partner with Unknown Nations to make the Gospel known in Sudan.
Header image depicts 2024 floods in Al Fasher, Sudan. (Wikimedia Commons)
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