South Sudan has been struggling to avoid an outbreak of civil war. Fighting—both political and ethnic—has resulted in at least 1,000 deaths. More than 600,000 people are displaced. A tenuous ceasefire is now in place, but renewed violence is an ever-present danger. Samaritan’s Purse evacuated more than 70 expatriate employees during the height of the…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Massive Relief Effort Continues in South Sudan
It’s been a tough year for the people of South Sudan. Political conflict between rival factions in the capital, Juba, took an ugly turn in December 2013 and violence spread throughout the country. Tens of thousands have been killed. The nation, still the world’s newest, remains fractured. The continuing turmoil has displaced about 1.9 million…
Construction Projects
Celebrating Over 500 New Churches in South Sudan
God receives thanksgiving and praise at a special service to mark the end of a program to restore houses of worship in South Sudan Hundreds gathered at the Akuem Cathedral in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal State on Sunday to celebrate and thank God for the rebuilding of more than 500 churches destroyed as…
Discipleship, Education & Training
South Sudan: Until Everyone Hears Jesus Is Lord
The Reverend Simon Deng Dut Chok knows the pain of persecution. He still winces when he thinks about how Christians suffered for their faith in his city, Aweil, when the Muslim majority attempted to wipe them out. But he also knows the joy of a church rebuilt and how believers, once beleaguered, now praise God…
Crisis & Disaster Response
South Sudanese Refugees Struggle to Rebuild in Uganda
Refugee Margaret Jerwa continues to offer up prayers for South Sudan, even while she lives in a Ugandan resettlement camp. “I pray that they will come to God,” she said. When South Sudan celebrated independence on July 9, 2011, the international community also celebrated the end of 25 years of bloody conflict with the country’s…
Franklin Graham Statement on Sudan
Franklin Graham, president and CEO of Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelical Association, calls for changes to allow an opportunity for peace in Sudan
Discipleship, Education & Training
Samaritan’s Purse Provides Biblical Training to Government Leaders in South Sudan
For more than 20 years, Samaritan’s Purse has worked to meet the physical needs of people throughout South Sudan while also presenting the hope of the Gospel. As a result of the longstanding relationships we’ve built with national officials, we recently had an opportunity to provide Biblical leadership training to the country’s police chaplains, as…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Responding to Tragedy in South Sudan
The widespread violence in South Sudan between the government and opposition forces that escalated to dangerously bloody levels on December 15 has subsided for now. The fragile country that teetered on the brink of civil war has settled into a tenuous ceasefire. Peace talks that had been ongoing since mid-February between the factions are scheduled…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Discipling Church Leaders in South Sudan
Like most members of his church, Pastor Mikias and his family struggle with life in a South Sudanese refugee camp. They fled down from the Nuba Mountains in Sudan without any personal belongings and rely on monthly food rations to survive. Despite hardships, Pastor Mikias gathered together a group of Christian believers and began meeting…
Animals, Agriculture & Livelihoods
Sewing Projects Strengthen South Sudanese Families
Riek Kuok was forced from his home in Pagak, South Sudan, nearly seven years ago due to armed conflict that flared up in the area. Along with many others, Riek settled in a camp along the Ethiopia border. Just two years ago, he finally returned to the region where he’d been a farmer and a…
