Gospel for Asia Moves to Aid Flood Victims
Gospel for Asia (GFA) native mission leaders in India are moving quickly to bring aid and hope to victims of what is reported to be the country’s worst flooding in 200 years.
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India Evangelicals Resume Mission Operations Amid Terrorist Threats
One of India’s largest evangelical mission groups continued operations Friday, July 11, after legal victories, but there were fresh terrorist threats by Muslim militants against areas where it has been active, including Mumbai.
Court in India Restores EMI Registration, Bank Accounts
A day after extending the bail of leaders of Emmanuel Mission International (EMI), the Rajasthan High Court today restored the registration of five of the mission’s institutions and unfroze EMI bank accounts.
Persecution, Anti-Conversion Laws Plague Christians in Indian States
So-called ‘Religious Freedom’ laws have been passed in the Indian states of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh with the expressed intent of stopping people from receiving Jesus Christ as their Savior.
Outreach Team Attacked in Maharashtra; Pastors’ Wives Beaten in Chhattisgarh
In July, three students from a Gospel for Asia Bible college in Maharashtra were hospitalized after being attacked and severely beaten by a group of anti-Christian extremists.
Gospel for Asia Bible Students Jailed
Four Gospel for Asia (GFA) Bible college students have been released after spending two days in a jail in Bagalkote, Karnataka, on false charges brought by a radical Hindu group.
Bhutan Releases Jailed Christians; Men Reunited With Families
Amid international pressure, Bhutan released two evangelical Christian government workers who were jailed after preaching and showing the internationally acclaimed ‘Jesus’ film to Buddhists, Christian rights investigators confirmed Monday, July 31.
Anti Christian Violence Feared In India State Amid New Legislation
There was concern Saturday, July 29 over the situation of the Christian minority in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh amid fears the government’s decision to strengthen controversial anti-conversion legislation will further encourage violence against Christians.
India Court To Rule On Future Of Mission Groups In State
One of India’s main mission organizations and its American supporter were expected to learn from a High Court Tuesday, July 25, whether they will be allowed to officially resume operations and use their bank accounts in the volatile state of Rajasthan.
India States Passes Controversial Religious Conversion Law; Christians Attacked
The parliament of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh passed a controversial bill Tuesday, July 25, to prevent ‘religious conversions by force or allurement,’ a move critics claim is aimed at the Christian minority and preachers.
Pastor in India Arrested During Sunday Worship
Police on Sunday (July 16) arrested Pastor Om Prakash Pandey while he was leading worship at his independent church in the village of Daksinwara, in the Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh state.
India Hindu Militants Attack Church and Mission Station in Karnataka, Pastor and Child “Traumatized”
Hindu militants attacked an evangelical church and base for Christian missionaries in the suburbs of the south Indian city Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka state, causing serious damage and leaving the pastor and his small child “terribly traumatized,” local Christians said Monday, July 17.
Mexico Releases Evangelicals Jailed Over Massacre
Mexican authorities have agreed to release some of 90 jailed men, including evangelical Christians, who were charged with involvement in killing 45 Tzotzil Indians in southeast Mexico in 1997, sources close to the negotiations said Monday, July 10.
Bhutan Christians “Disappear” After Showing ‘Jesus’ Film
Family and friends are searching for two Christian government workers jailed in Bhutan for showing the internationally acclaimed ‘Jesus’ film, a well informed source said Monday, July 10, on condition of anonymity for security reasons.
India Hindu Militants Threaten Massive Rape And Killing Of Orphans
Over 150 young Dalit girls remained in a state of shock Thursday, July 6, just hours after Hindu militants reportedly attempted to rape and kill them in an orphanage run by a major evangelical mission group in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
India Hindu Militants Burn Down Church, Christian Tortured, Official Says
Hindu militants burned down one of the oldest churches in India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh on Friday, June 30, as part of a violent campaign against minority Christians, an official with close knowledge about the situation told BosNewsLife.
India State Court Orders Reopening Of Mission Group’s Operations
Schools, bank accounts and offices of Emmanuel Mission International (EMI), one of India’s largest evangelical mission organizations, have reopened in the tense state of Rajasthan after being closed for over four months, BosNewsLife learned Friday, June 30.
Pakistan Woman Raped For Faith in Christ
A young Pakistani Christian was reportedly in hiding with her husband and two young daughters Saturday, June 24, after being attacked and raped for changing her faith– amid signs that militants increasingly use rape as a weapon against Christian converts in Pakistan and neighboring India.
India State Threatens Confiscation Orphanages; Missionaries Fight Back
Lawyers for a major evangelical mission group said Tuesday, June 20, they plan to file an appeal to the Supreme Court of India against the government of Rajasthan state which threatens to take over its institutions, serving thousands of orphans.
Rape Victims Charged with ‘Forced Conversion’ in India
Hindu extremists have filed a counter-complaint of ‘forced conversion’ against two Christian women who had lodged rape charges against Hindu villagers in Madhya Pradesh state.