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Summer Ministry Madness

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Summer in the States is marked by rising temperatures and drier weather. But in the Nuba mountains of Sudan, it’s the opposite. Seasonal rains begin around May and typically carry on through November. This cools things down a bit and turns the brownish landscape into beautiful green. But the rains also bring mud. Lots of…
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A New Phase for Prayer and Progress

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In the war-torn Nuba mountains of Sudan, the coronavirus still plays second fiddle to the pre-existing challenges resulting from a nine-year humanitarian blockade and other repressive and genocidal policies of Islamists in Khartoum. One of the major challenges is the lack of access to essential medical care— not just for Covid-19, but everything. For the…
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Staff and Volunteer Ward Also Progressing

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We have recently reported the completion of the maternity ward construction at Gigaiba Referral Hospital. You can learn more about this project by visiting www.NubaHospital.com  But there are other important ways you can help our persecuted brothers and sisters get access to the care they need. As we raise funds to furnish the maternity ward…
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If anything is Excellent or Praiseworthy

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By Ed Lyons In Philippians 4, Paul instructs us to stand fast in the Lord (v 1), rejoice in the Lord always (v 4), be gentle and kind to all men (v 5), and be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let our requests be made known to God…
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Love is a Verb

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By Matt Chancey Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects,…
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A Refuge from the Storms

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“There will be a shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and refuge and protection from the storm and the rain.” (Is. 4:6 NAS) The months of May and June traditionally herald the beginning of the rainy season in East Africa. In 2019, a deluge of rain caused flooding and crop damage unseen…
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Reflections on Service

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by Dr. Gene Ulmanis It was September, 2019, and I received a phone call from Ed Lyons at Persecution Project, asking if I would be interested in visiting our ministry projects in the war-torn Nuba mountains of Sudan. The response from my heart was an instant “YES!” When I went home and told my wife,…
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Shut Down, but not “Shut Out”.

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When the world shuts down amidst fears of a deadly pandemic, one would expect this would be the worst time to start a new campaign. But you have made it possible for PPF’s ministry to continue. At the time when East Africa was closing borders, issuing stay-at-home orders, and ordering curfews, Persecution Project’s team loaded…
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Prayers of the People

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By Brad Phillips The novel Coronavirus pandemic is changing many things about the world’s “normal.” And it will change all of us. The only question is, How will we change?  Tragedy and crisis bring out both the best and worst in people. For myself, I want the change to be positive. I know what this means….
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An “Epidemic” of Active Compassion

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As these lines are being written, panic from the Coronavirus has shaken world markets, halted air travel, quarantined entire nations, and caused a run on everything from canned food to toilet paper and hand sanitizer. Hospitals are concerned about being overrun with new patients, and lack of sufficient tests are causing governments to hustle as…
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