#prayeralert: South Sudan Facing StarvationLaura Gish - 10 Apr 2014
South Sudan is hungry
One-third of the population is at severe risk of starvation as they face the worst food shortage in Africa since 1980.
The country needs $230 million of aid and they need it now. Basic resources for farming and survival are needed over the next 60 days to avoid this tragedy.
Since many people have been driven from their homes due to continuous fighting and great political instability in this newly independent nation, their ability to grow crops has significantly diminished. Towns, agriculture, trade, and production of oil have also been disrupted by the conflict within the country.
Appeals for aid have been made, but the requested funds for South Sudan have not been fully provided.
Your prayers are needed for this great nation.
Please pray for South Sudan:
- Pray that funds are provided. Ask God to impress on hearts to give so that lives will not be lost.
- Pray the news of this danger would be heard throughout the nations so volunteers and donors would step up to help the people of South Sudan.
- Pray that those who hunger would not only be provided for with physical bread, but that they would hunger for Truth and find the Bread of Life.
- Pray that fighting would cease and hearts would be turned to God. Pray that people would be able to return to their homes and their way of life speedily.
All images are used by permission in accordance with commons copyright license terms: Feature image is a derivative of the images 'We left because of the war' by DFID - UK Department for International Development and 'Wet, Muddy, Nasir' by Owen Fuller