Missionary Couple Faces Serious Threats after Home Prayer Meeting

Gospel for Asia-supported missionaries Rahul and Deepika Bhambri are facing a time of intense trial stemming from a prayer meeting they had at their home.

The couple, who are both third-year students in a local Bible college, were assigned to work in this village as part of their field internship. Most of the villagers are openly hostile to the Gospel, and Rahul and Deepika have been under harsh physical and spiritual attack since their very first days there. Read the rest of this entry »

Missionary Attacked with an Ax

ASSAM, INDIA ANS — Gospel for Asia missionary Titus Aamer has severe head injuries after being attacked by an ax-wielding man who was trying to kill him. Titus was not expected to live, but God had other plans. Read the rest of this entry »

Missionary and New Believers Harassed and Threatened

ASSAM, INDIA ANS — The Choudhury family in Assam, India, is paying a heavy price to follow their new life in Christ. They have been forced to flee their home by the harassment and threats from other villagers, including their own relatives.

Lalit, Anjali and their three children chose to follow Jesus after hearing about His love from GFA-supported Pastor Samir Datta. When the couple recently made a bold proclamation of their new faith in the community, their relatives and others in the village reacted strongly. In fact, they launched an intense campaign of harassment to try and force the family to come back to the area’s traditional religion. Read the rest of this entry »

Missionaries Brutally Beaten, Flee to the Forest for Shelter

Gospel for Asia-supported missionaries Mohak Chavan and Ishayu Tambe had to hide out in a forest after enduring brutal beatings at the hands of anti-Christian extremists on September 4. The men had just returned from one prayer meeting and were leading another in a village in Rajasthan, India, when about 30 extremists barged into the room, shouting and speaking abusively against them. Then they beat the missionaries very badly. Read the rest of this entry »

Extremist Disrupt Prayer Meeting, Attack Christians

On Sunday evening, three families in Rajasthan, India, were worshipping Jesus as usual when a group of anti-Christian extremists barged in and beat them without mercy. Read the rest of this entry »