Village Christians are fighting for survival with many feeling afraid and alone as many thousands of Indians come to faith yet face increasing violence and discrimination.
Amongst these hardships, we are seeing disciple making movements and huge numbers of people coming to faith in Christ that missionaries only 10 years ago could only dream of! God is moving powerfully across the northern and central Indian regions which a decade ago were widely termed the ‘graveyard of missions’.
The stories coming through are truly inspirational. These persecuted ones are paying the ultimate cost for their faith that many of us will never face. Even when they are threatened with death, they are saying…
“I want to continue to follow and serve Jesus. It was for this Jesus that my husband was willing to be faithful to the point of death; I too will follow in his footsteps. Please pray for me, I need your prayers.”
Christian widow from Central India, pictured below, whilst fleeing for her life
Central Indian woman (pictured right in the above picture) recovers following an attack where her husband was killed for his Christian faith (Photo courtesy: Global Christian Relief).
Stand in prayer
with persecuted Christians in India
Thank God:
For many thousands of new and brave believers across central and northern India who are willing to face many sufferings for their new faith in Jesus.
That amongst unprecedented persecution our leaders and their teams remain focussed on catalysing unprecedented disciple making movements.
Ask God:
For strength – that our Indian brothers and sisters need to endure the pain and pressure of persecution (Ephesians 3:16-19).
For provision – that God would provide them with their daily needs when faced with poverty, loneliness and isolation (Philippians 4:19).
For the gospel to spread – that despite the challenges, these suffering believers will be bold and wise in sharing their faith as people continue to come to Christ (Phil 1:9-11).
For the Indian government – that Indian authorities would protect those being persecuted and discriminated against (1 Timothy 2:1-4).
Stand in partnership
…give to the persecuted Indian church
“Just when we don’t think it will get any worse, it does. Hundreds of Christian families have been forced to leave their homes and fields. These are very simple and often poor people from very remote villages.”
One of our leaders in Central India
Your giving will help with the essential needs of:
- Emergency relief and urgent provisions
- Towards disciple making in India
(We guarantee that every dollar you give will be put in the hands of local believers and will go towards helping those with needs on the ground.)