As war mounted in Sudan, three Darfurian Muslims took off for South Sudan with the hope that things would be safer for them there. Once settled in a refugee community in Juba, these three men (Mohammad, Nasradin, and Ahmed) became believers and built relationships with Tito Iranga and Cosmas Ladu who were running African Leadership South Sudan. They joined AL classes, started being mentored by Cosmas, and then became AL teachers.

With a passion for God and His Truth growing, they also began organizing a church of Darfurian refugee believers in Juba. During this time, Sudan was undergoing a brutal civil war and going through an Arab Spring where political, religious, and cultural freedoms were being encouraged.

By 2021, the government of Sudan had gone from being one of the most hardline Islamic nations in the world to a new era of religious freedom. With this news, Mohammad, Nasradin, and Ahmed set off for Khartoum to register their church as one of the first Christian churches in Sudan.

With much celebration and hope, these three leaders continued to spread the Gospel throughout Sudan and in Darfurian refugee communities in South Sudan, Chad, and Uganda. Yet, despite this good news, persecution has come as Darfur remains largely Muslim and Sudan remains unsafe for many Christians. One of the members of the church was murdered by his aunt while visiting family. Another Christian convert, evangelized by Nasradin, became governor of a Darfurian state and was assassinated by the Sudanese government for his outward expressions of faith.

Despite these and other atrocities, the Gospel continues to spread because of these three leaders. As of the fall of 2024, more than 30 churches have been planted by these men and those who have come to faith, creating safe spaces for communities of Muslim-background believers to live out their faith and encourage each other in the Gospel.