Many Sudanese have fled to Egypt to escape war, others persecution.
Many Sudanese have fled to Egypt to escape war, others persecution.
Apr. 16, 2026 | Egypt

Sudanese Refugee Faces Prison Time

[148] prayers in [10] nations have been posted for Maida.

A Sudanese refugee has been sentenced on false charges as retaliation for placing her faith in Christ. Around 1.5 million Sudanese live as refugees in Egypt, including Christians who have fled persecution. Among these is Maida, who became a Christ follower years ago and fled after her Muslim husband rejected her and took their children away as she feared for her safety. Recently, she learned that she has been tried in absentia in Sudan and sentenced to two years in prison on false accusations that she assaulted her husband. “This is to punish her for leaving Islam,” a front-line worker said. Maida hasn’t seen her children in several years and now fears returning to Sudan. Pray that the Lord will comfort her and that front-line workers will have wisdom as they try to help her navigate legal processes.

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  • Dear Lord, we pray for all of the Sudanese Christian refugees that they may find a new home in Egypt and not have to return to their country. lease keep them safe. We especially pray for Maida that she may not have to face prison time and that her children & husband may also come to know Jesus as their Lord and Savior. We pray for all to come to Jesus
    Donna H - USA
  • In the name of the Lamb of God, Jesus, our heavenly Father, Yeshua, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for faithfulness of Maida. We ask for deliverance, for provision, for healing, hedge of protection and heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to her. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • God, I praise You that this woman was able to flee; but she is separated from her family. I ask that all of her children would turn to Christ, and that she would see them again, soon. I pray for her husband, that he would repent, believe, and know the truth. I ask for wisdom for the people helping her, and others; that the paperwork would go through.
    Kesse R - USA
  • Lord,
    Thank You for Maida and her willingness to follow You even at great personal cost. It breaks my heart that she hasn't seen her children for several years and has been sentenced to prison in her home country. I pray that You would give her and front-line workers wisdom as they try to help her navigate legal processes. May they find favor.
    Lysander S - USA
  • Jesus, please meet Maida's angry husband much as You did Saul on the road to Damascus..send an affliction..send a Christian to pray for his release from torment. Cause the husband to drop all charges against Maida. Arrange a conciliatory meeting with her children in a safe place. If they receive Christ, let her children stay with her. Amen.
    Danae V - USA
  • Lord I pray for Maida and for Your Spirit to guide her and help her. I pray for her children to come to know You and be reconciled to You. I pray for them to then have relationship with her and for her family to be rebuilt and reknit together. I pray Lord for Your hand to comfort her as she grieves and weeps and sits with You. I pray for peace for her
    Joy H - USA
  • Heavenly Father, I lift Maida up to You in prayer. I pray You would protect her from all those who seek her harm. I pray You would comfort & strengthen her as she faces various challenges. I pray You would guide her legal team as her case moves forward. I pray that through Your power and grace, her children would come to Christ, and return to Maida.
    Curtis M - USA
  • Our Father, hold Maida close to Your heart as she deals with the separation of her and the children, as well as the trial in absentia. Give wisdom and favor to those who are working on her behalf. In Jesus' name, Amen
    Elizabeth S - USA
  • In the name of the great Shepherd Jesus, our heavenly Father, Jehovah Raah, Lord is our Shepherd, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we glorify You for faithfulness of Maida. We ask she sees family, for hedge of protection, heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to her. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Our Father provide Maida with the grace, comfort and peace that only you can provide. Keep her anchored in community with other Christians and with front-line workers who can help her navigate the vindictive Sudanese legal system. Sway the judge to drop all charges and move her husband to drop them. Bring her children to her so they can recontact. Amen
    Paul M - USA
  • I pray for Maida that you will comfort her and minister to her. I pray that her husband will know you. I pray he has a dream or vision of you Jesus. I ask that Maida's charges will be dropped and she will be released from them and that she will be able to see her children again. In Jesus name.
    Michelle K - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Sudan & Sudanese believing refugees: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Sustain them, especially all facing Muslim violence, like Maida. Open Muslim hearts in Sudan & Egypt! Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Merciful Father, I pray that You, Lord will comfort Maida in her sad and traumatic situation. Please Lord, will You give the front-line workers wisdom as they try to help her navigate legal processes. Lord God, I pray Your favour in this situation. In Jesus Name, amen.
    Delicia W - New Zealand
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Sudan & Sudanese believing refugees: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Sustain them, especially all facing Muslim persecution like Maida. Open Muslim hearts to You in Sudan & Egypt! Amen.
    Lisa D - USA

  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Sudan & Sudanese believing refugees: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Sustain them, especially all facing Muslim persecution, like Maida. Open Muslim hearts in Sudan & Egypt! Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Heavenly Father, please show your loyal love to Maida through her present trial, and uphold her innocence amid these false allegations. May you sovereignly order all that happens for your glory and her present and eternal good. Please make a way for her to see her children and bring her comfort from the pain, loneliness, & rejection she feels. Amen
    LAURA G - USA
  • Father, you love Maida more than she will ever know. You know the challenges she has been thru and you are with her always. May she receive the peace that you offer. Give wisdom and protection. Put the right people into place to help regarding this legal trouble. May she be able to see her children again. May she trust Jesus fully. Thank you. Amen.
    Vicki Y - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Sudan & Sudanese believing refugees: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Sustain them, especially all facing Muslim persecution, like Maida. Open Muslim hearts to You in Sudan & Egypt! Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear Heavenly Father I amen these previous prayers. I pray the truth will come to light regarding these accusations. Make it unbelievably clear & humiliate the persecutors. But you have her here for a cause, give her the faith and the strength to endure in prison. May Your miracles, signs, & wonders follow in her wake. In Jesus' Faithful Name amen.
    Johnathan K - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Sudan & Sudanese believing refugees: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Sustain them, particularly all facing Muslim persecution, like Maida. Open Muslim hearts to You in Sudan & Egypt! Amen
    Lisa D - USA
  • Father, bless Maida in her faith. Strengthen, comfort, guide her every step. Connect her with her Christian family. Calm her fear & fill her with joy in believing. Speak to the hearts of her children & husband to bring them into your kingdom. Overturn this unfounded conviction. Convict those who perpetrate such wickedness; bring them into your kingdom.
    Elizabeth M - USA
  • Lord protect her above, beneath, through, arouind, on the right hand and the left. Give her direction, courage, and good fruit.
    Margaret D - USA
  • Our Father, comfort and and strengthen Maida and give wisdom to these front-line workers as they navigate her legal process. Please go before them and make the way for Maida to be exonerated. May she be reunited with her children dear Lord! In Jesus name I pray Amen!
    Vicki A - USA
  • Father I pray that You will go before Maida and make her path straight. Give her and those helping her wisdom in how to navigate this prison sentence. Hi r her peace and comfort regarding the loss of her children. Help her keep her focus on You. In Your Holy name I pray. Amen!
    Colleen S - USA
  • In the eternal name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, Apha and Omega, beginning and end, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for faithfulness of Maida. We ask for hedge of protection, heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to her. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Sudan & Sudanese believing refugees: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Sustain them, especially all facing Muslim persecution like Maida. Open Muslim hearts in Sudan & Egypt! Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear Heavenly Father, You know Your daughter, Maida, intimately. You know her suffering, and You are with her. I pray You will comfort her heart. I pray You will protect her. I pray You will make a way for her to be reunited with her children. Give her hope in the hopelessness. Provide for her every need and strengthen her faith. In Jesus' name, amen!
    Barry D - USA
  • Lord you are a just God and you hear Maida's cries for justice and for her children. Please move on her behalf Lord, give her children back and change her husband's heart to realize how cruel his actions are towards her. Please fill her mind and heart with peace and assurance that You are working this out for good purposes to reveal Your glory
    Teresa S - USA
  • Heavenly Father, I pray You will come to Maida's rescue and protect her from having to go to prison on false charges. Please give her peace about it, and I pray front-line workers will help through the legal hurdles. Please work in the hearts of those who are trying to harm her to drop charges.
    Rosalind T - USA
  • Lord, please comfort and encourage Maida and give heavenly wisdom to the front-line workers to help her. I do ask that she may be able to see her children again. Also, touch the accusers and give them an attitude of repentance, and allow them to hear the gospel and experience genuine Christian love.
    Mark R - USA
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