Christians Beaten in Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

09 May 2007 0 minutes read

^{Mrs. Annapurna with her husband,
Pastor Bakhthula Anand
Photo from}^GCIC

At approximately 8:00 p.m. on May 2, Mrs. Annapurna (35) was beaten by Hindu militants in the town of Ramayanpet in Uttar Pradesh state. Mrs. Annapurna assists her husband, Pastor Bakhthula Anand, in the church activities of the Bethesda Prayer House in Ambojipeta. On March 11, Pastor Anand was beaten by Hindu militants (click here for more details) and he has received death threats for his Christian work in the area.

According to Compass Direct, on the evening of May 3, twenty Christians were beaten with clubs by a group of Hindu militants while they were gathered in the home of Dr. Vijay Pradhan in Sarguja district, Chhattsigarh state. One Christian's leg was broken and several others sustained minor injuries.

Pray that the work of Mrs. Annapurna and her husband will continue on unhindered. Pray that Christians in India will rest in the fact that those who share in Christ's sufferings also share in His glory (Romans 8:15-17).

For more information on the persecution of Christians in India, click here. Several video features on India are available on VOMC's multimedia website, www.vomcanada.com.

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.