American Pastor Josh Sulivan issued a statement after saving him from captivity after a deadly firing in the eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Sulivan wrote in a press release, “I want to start by thanking God that it was undoubtedly the worst experience of our life.” He said that his “personal relationship with Jesus” gave him the strength he needed to survive.
Joshua Sulivan was abducted by armed men on 10 April. (Fellowship Baptist Church/Facebook)
American pastor kidnapped in South Africa after deadly police firing
“I am deeply grateful to thousands of people who prayed for me while staying in captivity. It was due to these prayers that God did a miracle a few nights earlier.”
Sulivan also thanked the priority for the Directorate, Crime Investigation (Hawks), FBI, Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) special agents and South African Police. He also said that he was grateful to his wife, “whose strength and flexibility made her the strongest woman in the world last week.”
Josh Sulivan, an American pastor from Tennessee, has been working as a missionary in South Africa since 2018. (Fellowship Baptist Church Madvel/Facebook)
The abduction of American pastor in South Africa was filled with fuel in recent years by increasing the incidents of armed robbery
Sulivan asked for secrecy, but said that he would tell his “miraculous” story “when the time is right.
Hawks stated that an operation led by the agency “resulted in a successful defense of an American citizen”, allegedly a local pastor, who was allegedly abducted and placed in a safe house on 15 April 2025 in Quamagaki, Gakbarba. “
According to officials in South Africa, Josh Sulivan was safely rescued on Tuesday. (AP)
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According to the Associated Press, when four people broke into his church and pulled him from a pulp, Sulivan was abducted, stating that his truck was found a few hours later. The outlet reported that the fellowship has been located in the Motherwell Township branch of Baptist Church since 2018.
Elizabeth Protechet contributed to this report.
