Kashmiri Woman Escapes Her Kidnappers Twice

22 June 2005 0 minutes read

Nargis (22) is a Christian worker in the predominantly Muslim area of Kashmir, India. According to Asia Harvest, she was kidnapped five weeks ago. When her friends heard no news from her, they began to fear for the worst. On June 8, however, coworkers received a phone call from her saying she had managed to escape. She said that her captors had produced false documents claiming she had married one of them. She gave them her location. Her family rushed to get her, only to find out that she had been captured again. Ten days later, the family received notice that she had escaped for a second time and was making her way to a safe location.

Pray that she will be safe from her attackers. Pray for her physical, emotional and mental healing.

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India

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Current Ministry Projects
VOMC assists persecuted Christians with legal support and rehabilitation assistance, and cares for children of martyrs by providing them with a safe place to be nurtured physical and spiritually. VOMC also partners to equip Christians in India with Biblical training and works to strengthen and support marginalized and persecuted Christian women. Additionally, VOMC helps to provide medical assistance to believers who have faced injuries after being attacked.”

Project Funds: Families of Martyrs, Equipping the Saints, Legal Defense, Relief and Development, Women’s Ministry, Medical Fund
Country Information
Population
1,399,179,585 (2023 est.)

Ethnicity (%)
Indo-Aryan (72), Dravidian (25), other (3)

Religion (%)
Hinduism (79.8), Muslim (14.2), Christianity (2.3), Sikh (1.7), other (2)

Leader
President Droupadi Murmu (2022)

Government type
Federal parliamentary republic

Legal system
Based on English common law; separate personal law codes apply to Christians, Hindus and Muslims.

Source: CIA World Factbook
Pray for India
Despite the intimidation and violence that have taken place in many of India's states, may Christians wisely yet unashamedly preach the Gospel. Pray that indigenous Christians and foreign missionaries will minister in ways that do not hint at fraudulent conversions, unmasking the intentions behind the anti-conversion legislation. Intercede for India's leaders, that they may reign with justice and righteousness.