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A Nuba Safari…

Recently, the PPF team braved the muddy roads of the rainy season to visit the Nuba mountains again as part of our summer outreaches to this remote and war-torn region of Sudan. During our journey, we were able to receive updates on several ministry programs and see the progress of work at the Gigaiba Referral…
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Desiring the Pure Milk of the Word

By Ed Lyons “Desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.” (1 Peter 2:2-3) Sometimes the Lord unexpectedly grabs your attention and teaches you a lesson that lasts a lifetime. Abdelaziz lives in the Nuba mountains of Sudan and suffers from…
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Safe Water Update

Mama Salma Usman is 74 years old. She lives in the Nuba mountains of Sudan. A widow, Salma tragically lost all her biological children. However, she’s a mother to many in her sphere of influence— including the team of Persecution Project engineers repairing broken well pumps in the Nuba. Recently, our team repaired a pump…
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The Impact of Your Love

Recently, Persecution Project received a special correspondence from Tutu Mustafa Turkash, the Secretary of Health in the embattled Nuba mountains of Sudan. In his letter, Mr. Turkash thanked us for our role in assisting the Nuba people by supplying life-saving pharmaceuticals to more than 200 facilities, three rural hospitals and three mobile clinics serving a…
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Summer Outreach Update

Persecution Project’s long-standing work with the persecuted church in the war-torn Nuba mountains of Sudan is a source of great encouragement to believers there.  The military junta led by Islamist General al-Burhan still conducts brutal crackdowns on any dissenting voices. As the international community is distracted by Ukraine and other international crises, there is less…
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SUCCESS!

In 2021, we began a campaign to procure a tractor to provide more food security for the staff at the Gigaiba Referral Hospital. By the end of the year, the necessary funds had been raised and plans put in place for purchase and transport. Pictured here is the tractor your “active compassion” procured, as well…
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Names, not Needs

The large scale of great needs tends to obscure the human face. We can focus on a tragedy—a famine, for example— and lose sight of the fact that “thousands of people” don’t face days of hunger; but Mary does, as well as her aging parents, Yasin and Elisabeth, and her newborn son, Boniface. The persecuted…
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Your Part in a Miracle…

Several weeks ago, Persecution Project received a couple of photos from the Gigaiba Referral Hospital. The photos were of three newborn baby girls. They were triplets, and had just been successfully delivered at the new maternity ward. “Thank you for being a part of this miracle,” was how Dr. Ahmed’s e-mail read. In remote, war-torn…
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Improvements Continue at the Gigaiba Referral Hospital

Burdens of Joy

The two young men pictured are (L to R) Clement and Thomas. They live near Lohutuk, South Sudan, the home of the PPF-supported Jebel Lopit Training Center. They are both full of zeal for the Gospel, despite being threatened with beatings for sharing their faith with their animist family and friends. The men are studying…
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