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Pastor Beaten; Police Look the Other Way
Gospel for Asia missionary Govind Ram and members of his congregation ask for prayer as they are appealing to their superintendant of police for protection. This request comes after local policemen did nothing to protect them from a group of 50 fanatics who, on June 15, savagely attacked the Christians. Govind was in his church conducting a service when the fanatics came inside, dragged him and his wife outside and began beating them in front of their congregation. Several of the believers tried to help their pastor, but the extremists just beat them, too. The police were summoned, but the officers stood by watching, apparently powerless to control the mob of angry anti-Christians. “The believers, who ran to help the pastor, were also beaten up in the presence of the policemen,” GFA’s … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Gospel for Asia, India, Persecution
Christian Meeting Conducted by South Korean Missionary attacked by Hindu Radicals
By James Varghese Special to ASSIST News Service KARNATAKA, INDIA (ANS) — A Christian training meeting attended by about 70 pastors from all over Karnataka was attacked by Hindu radicals. The incident occurred on June 17 in the early afternoon. The series of meetings between June 16-18 were organized in Varna village near Mysore, by Rev. Paul, a South Korean missionary. On June 16, a Hindu radical group named Bajrang Dal (Monkey Brigade) learned about the meeting, and about 100 members went to where the pastors were having lunch together. The pastors asked the Hindus why they had come, and were told that there were illegal conversions occurring at the meetings. They then verbally abused meeting attendees, and demanded that the event and the alleged forced conversions be stopped. A story on the website www.persecution.in reported … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, HIndu, India, Persecution
Christians Beaten Up by Hindu Radicals: One Family Has Money Stolen
By James Varghese Special to ASSIST News Service CHHATTISGARH, INDIA ANS — Two Christian families were attacked recently in a Rewadahi village. According to a story reported on www.persecution.in, the incident occurred on June 16 at midnight. According to the story, Christian converts Ramesh and Karthik were asleep, when they heard someone knocking at the door. When they went to see who was there, they saw a group of between 50 to 60 people from the Hindu radical group Bajarang Dal Monkey Brigade standing outside. The story reported that the Hindu fundamentalists started attacking the two believers. The attack occurred two days before Karthik was going to get married to a girl from his community who had also accepted the Lord. The story reported that the two should get married in a temple according to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, HIndu, Persecution
Genuine revival in China
In contrast to the so called “revivals” we sometimes hear about in the West, the Church in China has and is experiencing genuine revival on a Biblical, Apostolic scale. Today alone approximately 30,000 people will get saved in China to add to their 100million plus church. Why? The house church believers display a passion unequaled in the church worldwide mainly due to their circumstances of intense persecution from the Communist government. Many believers spend years in prison for their faith. Brokenness, repentance, humility and a willingness to trust, obey and lay it all down for the Lord has turned China into one of the most remarkable stories in Church history. This video will challenge your faith and who you are in Jesus, to the core. In China there are miracles … Read entire article »
Filed under: China, Christian, Persecution
Muslims Threaten to Kill Pastor to Keep Church Out of Village
Compass Direct News reports from Bangladesh DHAKA, Bangladesh – Muslim fundamentalists in a village 192 kilometers (119) miles north of the capital have threatened to kill a pastor as part of an effort to keep his church from constructing a church building, according to the head of the Isha-e-Jamat Bangladesh Jesus’ Church denomination. Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, chairman of the Dhaka-based denomination, said the Muslims are trying to wrest land from the congregation in Lokmanpur village, Gaibandha district. The church planned to erect a worship building on the land, which the denomination purchased in January. “We enclosed the land with a brick wall after buying it from a believer,” Chowdhury said. “The local Muslims came to know that there would be a church inside the enclosure, so they demolished the boundary wall in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Bangladesh, Christian, Compass Direct, Muslim, Persecution
