Greetings in the name of Jesus, Prince of Peace,
Christians in Sudan request our prayers for Michael Yat
(49) and Peter Yen Reith (36), two South Sudanese pastors on trial in Khartoum
who had their latest hearing on 15th June.
According to their lawyer, prosecutors failed to produce
any new evidence, as officials from Sudan's National Intelligence and Security
Services (NISS) repeated statements they had made earlier in the trial.
The lawyer was also able to present his defence to the
court. The next hearing is scheduled for Thursday 18th June.
Pastor Yat and Pastor Reith were detained in Khartoum by
the NISS on 14th December and 11th January respectively. They have been charged
with a range of criminal offences. These include crimes against the state which
are punishable by death, a life sentence or lesser detention and confiscation
of property.
On 4th June the pastors were transferred from a
low-security prison in Omdurman to the high-security Kober Prison, where they
are held in separate cells. Kober Prison administrators have denied the
pastors access to their families and lawyer. The lawyer has been informed that
the pastors were transferred because Western visitors took photographs of them,
and because an interview they gave was broadcast by a Christian media
organisation.
Please pray:
a. that Pastors Yat and Reith and their families will know the Lord's peace and protection
b. that all charges against them will be dropped
c. that church leaders in Sudan will know the Lord's wisdom in the face of increasing pressures against them
d. that all officials involved will love mercy, act justly, learn about Jesus and choose to follow Him
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Middle East Concern
URL for this prayer request: http://www.meconcern.org/index.php/en/prayer-requests/894-sudan-no-new-evidence-against-pastors
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