Sudan: Christian Convert Assaulted by Muslims Inside Church

Photo: Sudan refugee camp, Henry Wilkins/VOA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons | Jihad Watch

A group of Muslims recently entered the church attended by Drake Haron inside South Sudan’s Gorom Refugee Camp and physically assaulted him. Haron, who converted from Islam to Christianity, said he had long anticipated facing hostility because of his decision to follow Jesus.

The attack took place on May 28, disrupting the sense of peace and security within the small refugee church. Haron, a Sudanese Christian living in displacement at Gorom Refugee Camp, was attacked inside a place that serves not only as a center of worship but also as a vital refuge for a community already enduring extreme vulnerability.

“For me, being a Christian is a privilege,” Haron said. “That Jesus had to die for my sins for me to be saved means a lot to me. Based on that reality, I have chosen to follow him and to do his will, which is preaching the gospel.”

The assailants have not been identified. The attack was reportedly unprovoked and occurred within a space that should, by all standards of human dignity and international norms, remain protected.

For displaced and persecuted Christians, the church represents far more than a physical structure. It is a place where trauma is healed, fellowship is nurtured, and faith endures despite overwhelming challenges. When violence reaches such a sacred space, it affects not only the individual victim but the entire community of believers, reinforcing fears that even their last refuge is no longer secure.

Despite the attack, Haron said he had expected persecution ever since he chose to leave Islam and embrace Christianity.

(This Article was originally published by Jihad Watch)