Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, is a large communications hub in Northeast Africa. It is a city of 6.3 million people located at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile Rivers.
Prior to the secession of the south in 2011, Sudan was the largest country in Africa. After decades of civil war, the country signed an agreement to separate the predominantly Christian south from the Muslim north, which had been seeking to become an Islamic state since the 1960s.
After years of war, the economy and infrastructure of the country and capital city are in disarray. With less than 2.5% evangelical Christians in the country, persecution is constant.
"Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road"
Luke 10:4 (NIV)