Three Christian School Girls Assaulted by Militants in Orissa

26 September 2007 0 minutes read

Orissa, India Three daughters of Pastor Abraham Burdhan were molested by Hindu militants and chased down by a tractor while on their way to school in Nuagada Village, Orissa on September 12. The assailants were the same militants who attacked and seriously injured their father in late March (click here for more). This attack has made other local believers' children fearful to attend school. Over the past month, armed Hindu militants in the area have been daily threatening Christians and are determined to kill all believers in the village.

Ask God to give these girls healing from the emotional and physical scars of their assault and fill their hearts with His love (Matthew 5:43-44). Pray that Christians in this area will rely on God to be their Protector and Guide in this time (Psalm 46:1).

For more information on the persecution of Christians in India, go to the India Country Report.

India

India Information

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.