Young Believer Beaten by Angry Villagers

JHARKHAND, INDIA – Haran Jin, a Christian man in Jharkhand, India, was badly beaten last week while serving on an outreach team. Haran, along with his pastor, Gospel for Asia-supported missionary Tej Kishen Roy, and several other believers from their church were handing out Gospel tracts in a village when the attack occurred. Read the rest of this entry »

Missionaries Attacked, Fears Abound as Orissa Anniversary Nears

ORISSA, INDIA – Nine Gospel for Asia-supported missionaries were arrested August 10 after an encounter with a group of anti-Christian extremists in Orissa, India.

The missionaries were handing out Gospel tracts and talking with people when the extremists began harassing them. The missionaries stood firm during the incident. They were taken to the police station and held there until a local Gospel for Asia leader could arrange their release. Read the rest of this entry »

Missionaries on Trial for Preaching the Gospel

JHARKHAND, INDIA – A complaint lodged against two Bible college interns could leave new Christians on their own for discipleship.

Yash Menon and Rajiv Trivedi work under Gospel for Asia-supported missionary Bala Chopra in a village in Jharkhand, India, where 30 believers, both local and from a neighboring village, gather for worship. The two interns have been conducting regular prayer meetings in the nearby village in the home of a believer named Harbir.

Three days ago, one of these meetings was disrupted by relatives of one of the Christians. The group began beating Yash and Rajiv, accusing them of forcefully converting people. Then they went to the local authorities and filed a complaint against the interns and Harbir. Read the rest of this entry »

Gospel for Asia Film Team Beaten, Equipment Damaged

Gospel for Asia-supported film team members Bhanu Singh and Mareechi Malik encountered harsh opposition one night as they attempted to screen a Christian film. Read the rest of this entry »

Believers Suffer Another Onslaught in Orissa

ORISSA, INDIA -  On the evening of June 30, a group of believers in Orissa, India, was attacked with weapons by 40 to 50 people after refusing to participate in a Hindu festival. Villagers demanded that the Christians make donations and cooperate in the festival, but when the believers decided to stay in their homes instead of pay homage to Hindu gods, the crowd became angry. They broke into the Christians’ homes and began to beat them without mercy. Read the rest of this entry »