Persecution Project’s Emergency Borehole Repair team recently reported this year’s successful repair of the 57th broken well pump in the war-torn Nuba mountains of Sudan. Each well is designed to serve the needs of 1,000 people and their livestock, which means that at least 57,000 additional people in the Nuba mountains now have safe, clean…
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INTRODUCTION In 1995 while serving as a legislative aide for Rep. David Funderburk, I received an unexpected visit from a 7 foot 7-inch-tall man in a tailored purple suit. As a child I had gone to see Manute Bol play for the Washington Bullets at the Capitol Center, but there is no way to describe…
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Ismael Persecution Project’s mission is “Active Compassion for the Persecuted.” But the “persecuted” are not faceless, nameless masses of people. They’re individuals, each with a family, a history, a vision, and a testimony. It’s so very easy to get focused on the “big numbers” of our work: “20,000 displaced by fighting,” “1 million returnees needing…
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We recently received the following testimony from Pastor Esam, who received a backpack projector system from Persecution Project last year. “Before I got The JESUS Film, I used to tell stories about Jesus as I went into villages preaching the Gospel. Because most of [the people] do not know how to read and have no…
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Water is life. Without it, we couldn’t survive. But if water is contaminated, it can still be a death sentence, as many of our persecuted brothers and sisters in the war-torn Nuba mountains of Sudan understa Water-borne illnesses account for more than 80 percent of all disease in places like the Nuba. But this negative…
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In December, our headquarters received many photos and reports of successful Christmas outreaches to our brothers and sisters in the war-torn Nuba mountains of Sudan. Distributions included heavy-duty tarps and refugee assistance kits (part of our Emgergency Christmas Airlift), Dignity Kits for women and girls, print Bibles and audio Bibles, and three pastors and evangelists…
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by Matt Chancey October was a rough month. October saw a fresh wave of attacks by Islamists against our brothers and sisters in the Nuba mountains. But the month was also a tough one for my family. First, it was the 1-year anniversary of my father’s passing, which is always a sad time for families….
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In October, fresh protests broke out all over Sudan. That month was the year anniversary when Islamists in the military forcefully removed the civilian element in the transitionary government, essentially ending the efforts of forming a real democracy. The people of Sudan took to the streets to remind the Islamists that they don’t intend to…
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In the September 2022 Africa Messenger, we told you about a disabled man named Abdelaziz who waited all night in the rain for a chance to get an Audio Bible. After this story was published, we received dozens of emails, and notes from ministry partners with words of love and concern for Abdelaziz. For context,…
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By Brad Phillips On a recent visit to the Nuba mountains of Sudan, I traveled to Gigaiba Referral Hospital and several other sites where PPF has ongoing projects. What I found was both encouraging and also alarming. I was encouraged because I saw the progress of construction at the hospital, including a visiting staff ward…
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