Prayers for Sudan

                                                                      Revised August 25 , 2008

General

Praise the Lord for the peace that returned to the Nuba Mountains. For many it has been the first

          return home in more than 15 years.

 Pray that the Lord will protect the internally displaced in Kalma Camp from further attacks by the

           Sudanese Army.         

For the Sudanese People:

	That the diversity of their cultures be a cause for celebration and not an impetus for asserting power or control over others;
	That the sad history of decades of violence be seen as a costly waste of lives and resources and not as an inevitable means of attaining anything;
	That the marginalized regions of Sudan who are not yet in conflict can unite in peace and work for the human rights they all deserve for now and future generations.

	My first prayer for southern Sudan is that the CPA will be honored and peace will truly come.
	My second prayer for southern Sudan is that the leaders will be servant leaders rather than "grabbing for themselves while the opportunity is there."

My third prayer for southern Sudan is that the people and leaders will have the wisdom to move slowly in seeking to modernize. Every Sudanese whom I ever have asked has told me that the most important priority is education. Let education, healthcare, sanitation and safe water move rapidly and all else at a managed, deliberate pace.

	That an agreement on the UN/AU peacekeeping forces (UNAMID) in Darfur defining parameters for the composition of the troops, type of equipment/weapons and an assignment of land for use by the mission be accepted by all parties in early February;
	That the 10th African Union Summit’s decisions regarding the crisis in Kenya and the other neighboring counties be implemented as soon as possible before more lives are lost;
	That the lives of those who serve, be respected for the sacrifices they are making to protect the vulnerable of Darfur.

	That this troubled region soon know the full deployment of the committed UNAMID forces and the orderly return of citizens to their homes and customary way of life;
	That the ruling factions can come together as a united entity for the sake of negotiating a mutually acceptable settlement to the conflict.

	That they may bring solace, aid and security to the Darfuri without being thwarted by ill intentions and that their lives not be endangered as they go about their work;
	That those humanitarians who have lived under stressful conditions and those who have lost their lives while carrying out their work be eternally remembered as saints who truly tried to live the example set by Jesus.

For the people of the countries neighboring Darfur

That the strain of having so many displaced people coming over their borders not disrupt their fragile equilibrium;

That the governments of Chad, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo not be drawn into civil unrest.

	To recognize that our current national budget does not reflect of the commitment concerned citizens express for the plight of the Sudanese; and
	To ask Presidential candidates to include statements of their foreign policy intentions towards Sudan while they campaign.

To use their considerable influence with the government in Khartoum toward ending the conflict in Darfur without further delays.