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Pastors Beaten in India
By James Varghese Special to ASSIST News Service MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA (ANS) — Two pastors were badly beaten by a group of 20 Hindu radicals. According to news issued by www.persecution.in, the attack took place on Feb. 22 at about 8.15 pm in Kosmi, Madhya Pradesh, India. At around 8:15 pm .Pastor Tom George, a guest speaker from Kerala was sharing the word of God in a believer’s house. Suddenly, 20 Bajrang Dal (Monkey Brigade) Hindu extremists came into where the believers were meeting, caught hold of George, and both verbally and physically assaulted him. Pastor Sunil Marawi attempted to protect George, but then the radicals grabbed Marawi and began severely beating him. They used their fists and leather belt sticks to hit him. When George asked the attackers to leave Marawi alone they started beating … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, HIndu, India, Persecution
Degar Montagnard tortured by Vietnamese authorities
By Michael Ireland Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA (ANS) — Kpa Kloh was a 42-year-old Christian and a Degar from the village of Ploi Ring commune of Hbong district of Cu Se in the province of Gialai, Vietnam. On October 12, 2004, he was arrested, tortured and then sent to Phu Yen province prison because he was accused of preaching the Good News about our Lord Jesus Christ and because he was accused of attending or being involved in the Easter prayer vigil in April of 2004, says a report from the Montagnard Foundation, which is dedicated to the preservation of the indigenous peoples of central Vietnam. The Foundation says that after his arrest, the Vietnamese security police repeatedly tortured Kloh. “They beat him, punching him and kicking him with their military … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Persecution, Vietnam
Pastor Kidnapped, Again Forced into Hiding
Orissa, India – A Gospel for Asia native missionary in Orissa is once again in hiding for his safety. On February 19, Durga Gedam was traveling to an important meeting on his motorbike when he was abruptly interrupted by a group of anti-Christian extremists. They caught him and forcibly took him to the site of one of their religious festivals. They put Durga in a room, searched him and took all his money. They also made sure someone was watching him around the clock. Thankfully, by God’s grace, one of the guards had compassion on Durga and allowed him to go free. Durga was able to get his motorbike back and hurried to his original destination. Once there, he informed a GFA leader of the incident and is now staying there for … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Gospel for Asia, India, Persecution
Christians Kidnapped in India
Himachal Pradesh, India – About 40 Christians were kidnapped February 27 by anti-Christian radicals in Himachal Pradesh, India. The extremists reportedly took the Christians to a religious temple and are trying to force them to renounce Christ and return to the country’s dominant faith. Initial reports from the area indicate that some of those kidnapped are part of a Gospel for Asia-related church in the village where the kidnapping occurred. GFA leaders in Himachal Pradesh ask for prayer for those who were captured, that they will stand firm in their faith, even in this difficult time. They also ask for prayer for the overall situation for Christians in this northwest Indian state. An anti-Christian political party controls Himachal Pradesh, and it is possible that the group who kidnapped these Christians is affiliated with … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Gospel for Asia, HIndu, India, Persecution
Hindu Extremists Attack Christian in Madhya Pradesh
Compass Direct News reports that: INDORE, India– At least 125 Hindu extremists here yesterday attacked one of the oldest and best-known churches in Madhya Pradesh state, Masihi Mandir Church, brutally beating one of the fleeing members. The assault followed an attack in Kosmi of the state’s Balaghat district on Friday (February 22) in which a mob of Hindu extremists dragged at least four people from a home where Christians were meeting and beat them with bamboo poles, rods and belts. In Indore, the mob from the Hindu extremist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Bajrang Dal arrived at 2:30 p.m. as the third of the church’s four Sunday services was about to begin, forcibly making their way into the church compound angrily shouting slogans. Full story at Compass Direct News. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Compass Direct, HIndu, India, Persecution
