JUBA, South Sudan — A woman in a South Sudan refugee camp sustained head injuries when her husband beat her for putting her faith in Jesus Christ.
Hawa Ismail Abdalla was beaten Dec. 27 at Wedwiel Refugee Camp near Aweil, reports Morning Star News. Abdalla, the mother of seven children, was beaten after her Muslim husband discovered she had put her faith in Christ.
Abdalla says she has forgiven her husband for beating her.
The woman did not have enough money for treatment but received some medical attention at the camp and a health center.
The camp accommodates about 9,000 refugees. The majority fled from South Darfur state in Sudan. About 2,000 of the refugees left Islam for Christianity, which puts them at risk for persecution, sources told Morning Star.
Abdalla and her family lived for years in a camp in South Darfur state. While there, Abdalla put faith in Jesus Christ.
In April 2023, however, fighting between the Rapid Support Forces and Sudan Armed Forces caused her family and others to leave Sudan for South Sudan.
Sudan is No. 8 on Open Doors’ 2024 World Watch List of places most difficult to be a Christian.
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