As we approach Thanksgiving Day, we want to especially thank everyone reading these lines, because you have made such a difference in the lives of our brothers and sisters in Sudan in 2026. Thank you for walking with us on this journey of service together. As we gather to thank God for all He has…
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by Brad Phillips “Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” (Col 2:6-7) It has been suggested that every organization needs to identify its “brand,”– something unique that distinguishes it from all…
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“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” (James 1:27) In nearly 30 years of ministry, we have never seen conditions as desperate as they are right now in Sudan’s Nuba mountains….
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CrossWay Community Church in Grand Rapids, MI hosted a very successful Car Wash/Bake Sale in July to support the purchase of Emergency Shelter Kits for displaced Nuba families. The day’s activities ended with a Sudan update provided by Persecution Project’s Director of Ministry Advancement, Ed Lyons. If you would like to invite a PPF speaker…
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Right now, Persecution Project is involved in perhaps the most aggressive outreaches we’ve conducted in our history. Multiple flight rotations, many tons of freight moving by road, and weather wise, all taking place during the worst time of the year. We are deep into the rainy season. The roads are rivers. The only reliable way…
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By Brad Phillips Each evening, as I sit down in the comfort of my own home to give thanks with my family for God’s provision of health, food and shelter, I remember there are many fathers and mothers in the Nuba mountains of Sudan sitting under a tree watching their children die slowly from the…
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The Nuba mountains of Sudan are home to that country’s largest Christian community. And this community has been under a humanitarian blockade since 2011. This means there is a shortage of nearly everything, from food, to medicine, to fuel. But there is no shortage of courage. A couple years ago, we introduced you to a…
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“The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.” (Prov. 28:1) We recently received the heartbreaking news that a good friend and member of our Sudan team was killed in the Nuba mountains. Yassin Hassan was an accomplished Nuba photographer and videographer who we had the privilege of knowing for 15 years….
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“I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” (Phil 3:14) The current war with Iran might not be a “World War” but it certainly has global reach. Persecution Project works primarily in areas heavily influenced by traffic in and out of the Persian Gulf. With…
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“Whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.” (Matthew 10:43 ESV) In 2012, we launched our Nuba Borehole Repair Project. At that time, there was a population of 1.2 million souls in…
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