A man has had to seek safety inside a church in a South Sudan refugee camp because of death threats against him since he put faith in Jesus Christ.
Mosab Haroon Ahmed went to Gorom Refugee Settlement near Juba two years ago to escape military conflict in his native Sudan, he told Morning Star News. In May of last year, he put his faith in Christ after watching “Jesus Film” at a church within the camp.
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Hostility and death threats
Hostility and death threats followed quickly after his conversion, he said. Muslim extremists within the camp targeted him. In addition, his family in Darfur, Sudan, disowned him after learning of his conversion, and they supported efforts to kill him.
“My family wants me dead,” Ahmed told the media outlet.
Not only is he facing threats, but he is also in a camp where food and water supplies sometimes are inadequate. The 16-year-old camp supported by the United Nations was built to accommodate 2,500 people, according to Morning Star. As of April 2025, the count was greater than 22,000.
World Watch
Sudan is No. 4 on Open Doors’ 2026 World Watch List of the 50 places most difficult to be a Christian.
As for South Sudan, its “constitution provides for religious freedom, including the right to propagate one’s faith and convert,” noted Morning Star. However, “communal and familial pressure remains high within refugee populations originating from more restrictive regions.”
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