islam islam islamic ra sheem trying to get them to become muslim. it is a buffer in south africa. >> there have been attacks in border regions. >> the north is trying to determine the border. they want to mandate what the border is without the south having a say. this border area is rich in oil. in april and may it was over a billion dollars. they want to clear the people and make it secure for the oil. they want to determine what the border is. >> this new nation is facing a refugee crisis, isn't it? >> yes, tens of thousands are refugee. so they had no homes to return to. many of the people from the recent fighting have no homes. big humanitarian crisis in south sudan. >> what does the future hold for south sudan? >> it is bright if people can help them and build roads and in essence tugss. tugs. >> the world watching, what should we pray for? >> for the peace of sudan and pray that many more people come to the lord. so pray for the peace of sudan no. 1, no. 2, pray that more people will be open to the gospel and have an opportunity to hear it. >> governments like the u.s., what can we do to help? >> u.s. government giving 100 million dollars a year in military aid to beef up their sudan people's liberation army. south sudan army. that is needed if they are going to stand a chance against this giant in the north that may want to do things their own way and fight with them again. >> gary, thank you so much. we know you'll keep us posted. >> you can learn more about christian ministries, visit our website at "christian world news" >>> sub sue harn africa, george thomas takes us there. >> reporter: 20 years after the end inside south africa's biggest black township, another image emerging, soeto is on fire for god. grace bible church is where it is happening. they began in 1983 with a handful of people. it has now more than 15,000 members and 11 satellite churches across south africa. mosoono is the senior pastor. >> god said if you long for me and seek for me with all your heart, i think africa is really hungry for god. >> for 4 months, researchers crisscrossed the nations and interviewed more than 25,000 people face to face in 60 different languages, what did they discover? >> clearly the most religious place on earth. >> this team found people that live south of the sahara desert are seeking after god unlike any region in the world including europe and united states. overwhelming number said religion is important to them. most believe in one god and heaven and hell and bible is the literal word of god and jesus will return in their lifetime. >> to the importance of jesus in people's lives to attendance to believe in god to prayer, one after another africa ranks at the highest level in terms of global comparison. >> he says christianity nor particular is exploding. in 1900 there were 7 million christians in sub sahara africa, that is up 7 fold to 770 million. christians are 70 percent of the population. >> it has to be one of the most rapid transformations in the last 2,000 years. >> muslims has seen a big rise from 11 million in 1900 to some 234 million in 2010. >> it is not to say the indigenous african beliefs are not being practices on the continent. half of the people questions here in south africa believed sacrifice to the ancestors and spirits can protect people from harm. >> despite the dominance of christianity and islam itraditional african beliefs haven't diminished. jack could never have imagined today's phenomenal growth. born in gaborn to swiss parents, he says he was 20 years old when he got the calling from god to be a missionary to africa. >> in those days i never preached before a big congregation. >> 57 years later, he leads one of the largest churches in democratic of congo. he has 60 other churches around the country. like his fellow pastor in soeto, he bears witness to the power in people's lives. >> god is doing something special in africa in our days>> despite hunger, famine that millions face, the people living in this region rank the highest in the worlds in terms of their optimistic outlook. back in soeto, this pastor is thrilled africa is on the leading edge of christianity's growth worldwide. he has been calling on men and women from his church to carry the banner of christ to the ends of the earth. >> people came to us to tell us about christ. they were their dark continent. we re