By Brad Phillips Dear LORD, You alone are LORD. There is none other besides You. The nations of the world are a drop in the bucket to You. Nevertheless, You are mindful of the nations. You raise some up, and You tear others down — for Your Own glory and divine purpose. Oh God, we […]
By Bradford L. Phillips Most religions are ‘man-centered’ where the emphasis is placed on man’s abilities and requirements to perform certain rights or duties in order to be acceptable to his deity (or deities). But Christianity is God-centered, meaning that man’s standing before his Creator is determined solely by God’s choice to love and show compassion […]
By Matt Chancey When did you have your first memory? I vaguely remember my nursery at home when I was probably two or three years old. Some people can remember even earlier. But a young man I recently met in South Sudan has no memory of his childhood. I met Santino on a recent trip […]
Poverty is Africa’s biggest industry. Every year, $ billions flood into Africa in the form of government and privately funded charity. Hundreds of thousands of short-term missionaries, doctors, educators, and aid workers fly in to do what they can for some of the poorest people in the world. The Bible says much about the poor, […]
By Ed Lyons In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, who was always doing good and helping the poor. – Acts 9:36 On a recent trip to Africa, I spent time with PPF Director, Matt Chancey and his family, who live in Nairobi. They have a very large tree in their front yard […]
By Matt Chancey Recently, I traveled near the Southern Darfur border to inspect a new clinic PPF supports. A shipment of medicine supplied by Voice of the Martyrs was scheduled to arrive any time, and our team notified clinics in the area of the impending shipment. While our team visited the clinic, a Toyota Land […]
By Brad Phillips As I write these lines from Nairobi, Kenya, I am envisioning what things must look like back home in the States. Doubtlessly, small towns are putting out Christmas decorations. People are taking down the lighted reindeer lawn ornaments from their attics. Retailers are pulling out all the stops to lure consumers in […]
By Ed Lyons I just finished reading Brian Kluth’s book, Experiencing God as Your Provider. In it, he writes, “God our Provider has a plan to allow us to glorify Him and bless others. He promises to meet our needs as we labor in those things to which He has called us.” Later, he reminds […]
By Matt Chancey Thinking about Thanksgiving Day brought to my mind many ways God has provided for His people all over the world. In particular, God recalled to my memory the story of PPF partner pastor, Francis Ayul Nyok…. Lying on the ground bleeding to death is not a circumstance most conducive to making one […]
This building will soon be the home of PPF-supported pastor, Tito Abaha, and his family. Once completed, the home will function as a guest house and the headquarters for Pastor Tito’s ministry in Torit, Southern Sudan. This home is being built with bricks made by a machine provided by PPF. The machine was purchased mainly […]
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