Athok Mayuot Adieek spent 19 years as a slave in Sudan where she endured terrible physical and mental abuse. Thanks to a slave retrieval operation by Christian Solidarity International (CSI), Athok is now safely back in South Sudan where she is starting to rebuild her life. Now 35, Athok had a happy childhood, living with… Read more »
Christian Solidarity International (CSI) has returned 300 former slaves to their home in South Sudan, bringing to 1,500 the total number of people it helped free from slavery in Sudan in 2020. Project manager Franco Majok said that following the retrieval action on December 19 to 20, 150 people were brought home to Aweil North… Read more »
Today the Free for 1000 campaign crossed the finish line in its goal of being able to free 1000 slaves in Sudan. Mark Girguis has worked tirelessly to achieve this goal. Without his work 100s of people would still be in bondage yearning to be free. Mark’s campaign was able to free slaves such as… Read more »
Three hundred men and women who were held in slavery in Sudan have returned home to South Sudan in the latest retrieval operation organized by CSI. Project manager Franco Majok oversaw the liberation of slaves that took place on August 15 and 16. The former slaves, who had all endured years of forced labor and… Read more »
In South Sudan, a drought has left many families in desperate need of food. CSI was able to prevent widescale hunger by providing sorghum to thousands of people in Northern Bahr el-Ghazal State in August. The rainy season should have started in April or May but this year the rains did not come until July…. Read more »
In the disputed border region between Sudan and South Sudan members of the Dinka ethnic group have come under attack from Arab Misseriya tribesmen twice in the past month. At least two children were killed and several women are missing. CSI is providing aid to the affected communities. South Sudan’s Aweil East County, close to… Read more »
Three hundred people who were held as slaves in Sudan have returned home to South Sudan after a slave liberation operation conducted by CSI in the first week of April. At the same time, CSI organized a workshop to raise awareness among former slaves about the coronavirus pandemic. The freed slaves – men, women and… Read more »
Dear Friends, Today we are excited to announce Pastor Heidi McGinness, CSI’s Director of Outreach, has retired after 14 years of exemplary service to the organization. We are grateful for her stellar service, and affirm that she will be missed. During her 14-year tenure, Pastor Heidi Impacted the lives of countless persecuted men, women, and… Read more »
ZURICH, June 18, 2018 – Christians in Sudan are “more vulnerable than ever,” according to John Eibner’s contribution to Christianity in North Africa and West Asia, volume 2 of the authoritative Edinburgh Companions to Global Christianity. This new volume is being launched today at Heythrop College, University of London. Eibner’s contribution to the volume focuses… Read more »
