India Ministry
Only 3 percent of the Indian population is Christian and the government has recently enacted reforms restricting the work of Christian evangelism and ministries in the country. They have made it difficult for the Indian Christians to preach the Word of God and to care for the needy.
Pray for India
Christians in India are under increasing persecution by Hindu nationalists who want to purge India of other religions and beliefs. Americans are largely unaware of the persecution there due to the lack of reporting by the news media. Christians in India need support and prayers from not only Americans but all Christians in other countries. Below is a recent news article documenting the persecution in India.
Disturbing Uptick in Violence Against Christians in India, 5 More Believers Killed for Their Faith
07-30-2020 Tré Goins-Phillips, Faithwire
A young woman in the Khunti district of Jharkhand has become the fifth victim in a string of Christians killed in India because of their faith.
The woman, 25-year-old Suman Munda, was found dead on July 19 in a deserted place near her home, according to Vatican News. Just one month earlier, on June 24, another Christian, 27-year-old Ramji Munda, was killed outside a village in the Khunti district.
Global Christian Persecution Remains High, Media Interest Remains Low
Speaking out about Munda’s murder, Bishop Binay Kandulna said, “It is a matter of serious concern because the state witnessed a Christian man killed only last month in the same district.”
Faithwire managing editor Dan Andros spoke with Todd Nettleton of Voice of the Martyrs, who recounted stories of the murders of some of the believers.
“Persecution is on the rise all over India,” Nettleton said. “If it was one village or one state, and you could kind of say, ‘Yeah, things are really hard there, but look at these other places,’ but when you see people in four different states within such a span of time being killed, it really reflects the attitude and the atmosphere for Christians all over India.”
FAITHWIRE: Christian Persecution Is Nearing ‘Genocide Levels’
“They are under pressure,” he continued, “and the government — the national government — is led by Hindu nationalists, people who believe that Indian soil is Hindu soil, every person in India should be a Hindu.”
As a result of that overarching philosophy, the VOM executive explained to Andros, bad actors feel they can “get away with” these fatal persecutions of Christians.
As for Bishop Kandulna, he is calling for religious tolerance across India.
“Persons of faith,” he said, “are a creation of God and we have to respect all.” The bishop added, “Some vested interests groups are trying to target minorities in the state to spread hatred among various faiths who are otherwise peace-loving people.”
The killing of Christians in India is on the rise.
In 2019, Persecution Relief, a group dedicated to helping persecuted Christians in India, recorded 527 cases of persecution against Christians, compared to 447 cases in 2018.
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Iran Now Has One of Fastest Growing Christian Population As More Muslims Are Having Dreams and Visions of Jesus
By PRECY DUMLAO ( news@gospelherald.com ) Dec 08, 2015 05:53 PM EST Comment
Despite severe persecution and acts of terror from ISIS headlining the front pages, Christianity remains strong and is, in fact, a fast growing religion in Iran – one of the most hardline Islamic countries in the world today.
In a report from CBN, wherein the interviewees – Iranians visiting Kurdistan – have requested anonymity for their protection, former Muslims are revealing that many are coming to Jesus through supernatural dreams and visions. The dreams are giving them hope amidst the desperation and hardship facing many in the Islamic Republic today.
“Dennis,” one such ex-Muslim who had converted to Christianity after having a dream about Jesus, admits that desperation in Iran is driving more people to run to Christ as the answer to their predicament.
“Yes, many people are coming to Christ through a dream. You cannot imagine how Jesus is appearing to them…You know the experience that the Iranian people are passing through right now is very difficult. The only one who can change that situation is Christ Himself,” Dennis said.
Dennis’ dream was a dramatic message that moved him to look to Jesus as a source of truth.
“In the dream, I still remember some marks on His face and that He was wearing a crown, a King’s crown on His head. Very strong brightness came out of each part of His Body and many people were bowing down before Him…That dream became a turning point in my life.”
Another convert who shared her story was a woman named “Abby”.
“Suddenly, one of the nights when I was in my bed, I just dreamed, and the Light was speaking as I’m speaking to you now,” Abby recalled. “It was speaking to me and calling my name verbally and saying ‘Come to me. I will save you and I will rescue you.'”
“Abby” and her mother soon made a difficult decision – one that could cause them to be executed by the government or socially ostracized by their community.
“This year, about seven months ago, we made our decision to follow Jesus with all our hearts,” she said.
This is not the first time that this puzzling supernatural phenomenon have occurred. Reports of Muslims – from hardline Islamic countries across the globe – having dreams of Jesus have been growing in strength in the last five years.
God Reports is a privately maintained blog where a collection of first-hand experiences of ex-Muslims and their dreams about Jesus are meticulously detailed. Nabeel Qureshi‘s post describes how he had specifically asked God to give him three different dreams as proof, and how these prayers were carefully answered.
The phenomenon has only motivated the converts to share their faith even more. As for Dennis, he would like the flames of Christianity to take a deeper hold over Iran.
“Please pray and ask the others to pray for the people of Iran to experience the power of the Resurrection,” Dennis said.
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