Visiting Sudan After 13 Years

From 2006 to 2008 our family lived in Khartoum, Sudan. I was denied a residency visa and therefore had assumed that I should not try to visit. After government changes over the past 2 years, Sudanese pastors assured me that I could visit without bringing unnecessary attention to them. It was a wonderful visit! I stayed in a small hotel in the middle of the market where I spent most of my time the first year learning how to share the gospel in Arabic. To get an idea about what the market is like, you can watch my 5-minute commute to work here. Pray for a few Sudanese believers to have a vision for social media outreach (through Facebook advertising) now that sanctions against Sudan have been lifted. Pray for gospel-centered Sudanese families to plant reproducible churches among all Sudanese peoples. Pray for discernment regarding the feasibility of future trips coupled with online conversations with younger Sudanese church leaders who may have weak internet.

I also visited Cairo, Alexandria, Amman, and will return home soon from Beirut. Pray for ongoing relationships online with the 100+ guys that I have met with individually over the past 3 weeks.