My vision of a greater, godly, and glorious Sudan, flowing with news of signs and wonders in the name of Jesus received a major thrust with the testimony of 19-year-old Mubarrak, a secondary school student and a member of our church. He’s the only Christian in a large Muslim family among an unreached people group; the Turum from the Nuba Mountains of Sudan.
He gave his life to Jesus in May 2008 during the course of our ministry. This is how it happened.
He saw one of his friends also a native of the Nuba Mountains coming to our Bible study class and asked if he could come along. He and the friend quietly joined the class that evening. When I finished teaching the class and we started praying, he ran away. I mean, he took off.
Later he met his friend and asked, “Why did everybody start talking and some shouting at the same time like that?”
“We were praying.”
“Is that how you people pray?” He asked.
“Yes.”
After a few more visits, he asked to be led to Christ, and Pastor Stanley, the Director of the Ministry, led him to Jesus. He got a Bible and according to his friends, he was reading it like the only book in the world. Within a few months, Mubarrak was preaching on the FM radio station and sharing his faith. His first day in church after receiving Jesus was a day to remember.
As first-timers introduced themselves, he got up and said, “My name is Mubarrak, I’m from the Nuba, I was once a Muslim but I’m now a Christian.” The church roared with applause and ululations. I recall his posture and the boldness with which he spoke that morning. I felt heaven come down.
He is one of my good examples of a passionate disciple hungry for the glory of God in all things. His witness is a challenge to those who once knew him as a smoker of marijuana, a drunk, a fornicator…
He came into my room a few days ago and told me to pray for him as was returning to the Nuba to see his family. His goal is to preach Christ to them. He earnestly covets our prayers. His friends here tell me he may not be allowed to return to Yei because of his faith in Jesus. Persecution is inevitable.
With disciples like Mubarrak raised from the South, I believe our vision to reach the rest of Sudan with the gospel is achievable in our time.
Please as you watch and listen to this short [VIDEO CLIP], join me to pray for Mubarrak.
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