
KHARTOUM, SUDAN-- Sudanese  Christians have urged fellow believers around the world to pray for them as  armed groups are kidnapping and killing church leaders and other Christians, an  advocacy group with close knowledge about the situation told Worthy News Tuesday  , September 15.
In one of the latest known incidents, an unidentified  armed group attacked the town of Wernyol on August 29, killing  “many people”  including Archdeacon Joseph Mabior Garang “who was shot at the altar while  conducting a service,” said Middle East Concern (MEC).
Earlier, three  people, including an Episcopal Church lay leader, were murdered August 12 in the  town of Ezo of the country's Western Equatorial State during a raid by the  militant Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), according to MEC  investigations.
"In addition to the murders, several children were  kidnapped. The town's clinic was attacked, with medical supplies being stolen  and equipment destroyed, which made care of the wounded more difficult," MEC  added.
The LRA is led by Joseph Kony, who proclaims himself the  "spokesperson" of God and a spirit medium. Rebels aim to overthrow neighboring  Uganda's government and to establish a theocratic state based on the Ten  Commandments of the Bible's Old Testament and local traditions, but have also  stepped up their presence in Sudan.