Faith on the Frontlines: Missionaries Risk Lives Amid Global Turmoil and Declining Numbers
Last month, a 45-year-old missionary from Tennessee, Josh Sullivan, was delivering a sermon in the heart of Motherwell Township, Eastern Cape, South Africa, when armed assailants stormed the church and abducted him at gunpoint.
What followed was a tense five-day ordeal, ending in a violent police shootout that left three suspects dead and Sullivan miraculously unharmed. Now safely reunited with his family, Sullivan’s story is a chilling reminder of the risks faced by those who carry their faith across borders.
Many aren’t so fortunate.
