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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Persecution Project seeks to minister to victims of war, genocide and religious persecution. We bring physical relief but also spiritual hope to those who have often been neglected or forgotten. For this spiritual hope, we rely heavily on our indigenous ministerial partners on the ground. These shepherds live in targeted communities and are often the…
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On Christmas Day, the world learned of President Trump’s ordered strike against Islamist terrorists in Nigeria for their relentless persecution of Christians. But at the same time, more than a thousand miles away in Sudan, the Islamist regime of Abdel Fattah al Burhan launched a strike against Nuba Christian worshippers at a Christmas Day celebration. …
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Dear Persecution Project Family, Since April 15th, 2023, the population inside Southern Kordofan Sudan (Nuba mountains) has swelled by more than 1.6 million souls, bringing the total number to more than 4.5 million! All of the recent arrivals were forced to flee with only what they could carry. The current war has resulted in mass…
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The Persecution Project team recently visited our friends at Mt. Horeb Church in Lexington, SC, for a screening of our film Exodus. Mt. Horeb has been a dedicated ministry partner with Persecution Project for over 20 years, and it was great to meet with so many friends and celebrate what God is doing in the…
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“But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.” (Matthew 6:20 ESV) Our team recently sent us a batch of photos from Fall outreaches which we are pleased to share here. We hope that these images encourage you in your prayers…
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by Matt Chancey, VP/Deputy CEO Twenty-five years ago, Brad Phillips asked me to join the board of directors of Persecution Project. I agreed out of friendship to Brad but also from a sense of basic duty. While I had no personal connection to the persecuted church in Sudan, I had been taught my whole life…
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