Josh Sullivan, a U.S. pastor kidnapped at gunpoint while delivering a sermon in his church in South Africa Thursday evening has been rescued in a shootout that left three suspects dead, authorities say.

Five days after he was kidnapped by armed men from his church in Motherwell, South Africa, Tennessee missionary Josh Sullivan was rescued and “miraculously unharmed” following a “high-intensity shootout” that left three people dead.

United States pastor Josh Sullivan, who was allegedly kidnapped by multiple armed men during a service at his church in South Africa, has been rescued and is 'miraculously unharmed,' according to local police.