ICC Note: 

The reopening of a Christian school in Sudan is a small victory in a country that is moving toward adopting Sharia  law. Sudan is one of the countries that is repeatedly persecuting Christians through imprisonment and taking over lands and properties belonging to Christian institutions.   Trials are usually drawn out with no end in sight. Four pastors remain in prison with trials that continue to be postponed and occur inconsistently.   In light of this, the relatively swift decision for the judge to reopen the school that was closed illegally in the first place is great news. We  rejoice while we continue to pray for the pastors who await a fair hearing and decision on their case. 

11/16/2016 Sudan (Morning Star News) – A judge in eastern Sudan today ordered a Christian school that government officials had taken over to resume classes under the prior Christian administration, according to the headmaster.

The Appeal Court for Administrative Affairs in Madani, Al Jazirah state, thus cancelled an order by the Madani commissioner calling for the closure of the Evangelical Basic School, which armed police along with civilians from Khartoum and elsewhere had seized on Oct. 24, the Rev. Samuel Suleiman Anglo, headmaster at the school, told Morning Star News.

“The court has ordered that the school continue to function with the current administration without interference from the commissioner,” Pastor Suleiman said. “Things are normal, thank God.”

The court delivered the final order for re-opening after ordering a temporary re-opening earlier this month, he said.

The Oct. 24 government seizure marked the third raid on the school, following efforts to seize it on Oct. 4 and Sept. 5. On Oct. 6, authorities jailed for four days Christian staff members who tried to prevent the seizure of the institution, which serves more than 1,000 students, ages 3 to 18, and belongs to the Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church.

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