Our vision is to establish strong, stable Christian communities among the displaced Sudanese people living in the US.

These communities will welcome all people, from every nation, and support them in their Christian life and in their assimilation into the American culture.

This ministry involves training Christian leaders, educating children and adults, and providing for the everyday necessities of life.

Our prayer is that these communities will shine the light of Christ to the world and be a source of hope for the unity of the Body of Christ around the world.

We invite your partnership in this vision.



The Rev. Michael Yemba knows firsthand the horror of the situation in the Sudan. Having lived in the region, working as an underground church leader, and eventually escaping to the US seeking political asylum, Michael has a heart for the persecuted and a message of hope for those living in the US.

Rev. Michael Yemba is currently working with Sudanese congregations all over the US to provide Christian support and leadership training for over twenty five congregations around the country.

With some 50,000 Sudanese in the country, there’s a lot of ministry to do. The office of the ministry is located at Shepherd’s Heart Anglican Church in Pittsburgh.

Michael was raised in a village in the Southern Sudan where everyone gathered each week to worship God.

The southern Sudan is largely Christian, and the people although poor and persecuted, have held firm in their faith in Christ, despite many attempts by the Muslims to turn them from their faith by threats and economic incentives. In fact, the Saudi Arabian government has set aside $300 million dollars since the recent cease-fire to fund the Islamization of the southern Sudan.

Christians have suffered terribly for more than 20 years. During the civil war, sparked largely by the discovery of oil in the south and the desire to control those revenues, churches and hospitals were bombed, some Christian Sudanese were enslaved and many others killed. The Muslims in the North of Sudan raided villages and took Christian children back to the North and enslaved them, forcing many to convert to Islam and even to fight against their own people. Some two million have either been killed or displaced.

Michael’s own mother and stepfather were pulled from their house and shot. Their bodies were thrown into a ditch. Many people including the "lost boys" tried to escape to Ethiopia on foot. Many died trying. Others made it to refugee camps and some came eventually to the United States.

These are the members of Michael’s congregations around the country and the central focus of Jesus for Sudan and all Nations Ministries.