GREETINGS TO ALL BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN THE FORUM. THIS IS VERY BAD TIME FOR THE CHRISTIANS IN INDIA, RECENTLY ONE HINDU PRIEST KILLED BY THE MUSLIM TERRORISTS AND THE HINDUS MISUNDESTAND ABOUT THIS AND ATTACK THE CHRISTIAN LEADERS,CHRISTIAN INSTITUTIONS AND PASTORS. ONE ROMAN CATHOLIC NUN WAS RAPED BY THE HINDU PROTESTANTS, ALL THE ORGANISATIONS,INSTITUTIONS AND CHURCHES DAMAGED BY THEM.
THIS MORNING ONE PASTOR KILLED BY THEM IN ADILABAD TOWN IN ANDHRAPRADESH STATE,PLEASE KINDLY PRAY FOR THE PASTORS FAMILY AND FOR INDIAN CHRISTIANS. TODAY THE CHRISTIAN INSTITUTIONS CLOSED FOR THE INSIDENT.

WITH GREETINGS
BRO.CHINNAM NAIDU
MERCY ORPHANAGE
INDIA

i have been getting regular up dates from gospel for asia we are living in dangerous times and as the end comes close its going to get worse jesus warns us

i feel more for the ones who are being persecuted in countrys such as india and pakistan and for the christians living in iran than i do for the ones who have not experianced this

i am also covering my own financee and my in laws

its going to get worse and your country brother needs prayer i pray also that the christians in your country are pulling down the enemys strong holds as you have a lot of people worshiping false gods brother

the hindus will not give in that easy they will go out of their way to cause trouble they do not care as you can see by what has been done to this nun many good men and women have lost there lives


god says vengance is mine he wil deal with these hindus his way all we have to do is pray that peoples eyes are opened to the truth brother right now the enemy roars like a lion in your country he has free rain and were their is evil their you will find the enemy and his dominion working ever so hard to destroy what god wants to do in your country


i was only reading today what is going on in your country i get regular up dates as i am on the prayer list for gospel of asia dr kp yohannan has a good heart and his heart is in the right place and i am sure that he is doing what ever he can to were indias needs are being covered in prayer sadly these things will contiue to happen

i am embracing my self and learning much as i can about the philippines god has takken me out of my comfort zone and i will need to be alert when my citazenship is aproved for me to live in the philippines

just keep everyone hear who knows you up to date with what is happening in your country you are not alone this is happening in other places i have a good friend who lives in indonesia god put it on his heart to leave australia and settle in indonesia my friend use to be our worship leader he moved to indonesia with his family


very sad indeed but jesus warns us its going to get worse we are to keep our focus on him and not what is going around us


God bless from damo

bro DAMO it is good to hear from you and cautions and cares for me. i understand you deside to settle in indonesia, i think it is good in GOD,S sight. and also you are heartly welcome to visit our mercy orphanage in india and gospel work in india with support of david johnson and our forum members. he never visit us,and please you come here and bless the children.we are praying for incidents in india, and your citizenship in indonesia.
we always praying about all our members prayer requests and about india. we are in dangerous country,please continue your prayers for us.

bro.chinnam naidu

high brother

it is my worship leader richard who is living in indonesia i will be living in the philippines once my citazen ship is aproved so my focus brother wil be on the members in our churches and the work my fiancee is doing how i wish i could come to india and god willing one day i wil so i know who to contac if i do decide to visit but it wil have to be in gods timming and for him to meet the needs to were we can pay for a ticket as you know its very expensive to travel

dont give up hope but just trust in the lord i am seeing the more i am asked to share i share but what i am noticing some will not put what they hear preached into action dont let this harden your heart i know your heart is set to help the ones who are in your care its the same for me god has given me a love for the filapino people brother my friend richard when god challanged him to leave australia he had to come before the lord to make sure it was god speaking to him he heard so much storys and has been told what happens to christians he did not want to put him self or his wife or kids in harms way since he has been living in Indonesia god has blessed him and prottected him

all i can do for you brother is pray for you and your wife and your child and the orphans in your care so please dont see this as me ignoring your needs my focus is on the poor kids in our care brother and with the food prices going up and typhoon season nearly ending i am praying no child in my fiancee country falls ill or sick


brother my heart goes out to you and i always keep you covered in my prayers


dont be up set if david cant visit you be greatfull that you have the full support of this forum brother god has put some good people around you who care for you and who do pray over you and your wife and child and the orphans in your care

some times we have to give what we are feeling over to god and i can tel you when i walk away with nothing to send to my fiancee after being asked to share what the lord is doing in the philippines and what our needs are i can honestly say i cry before the lord in anger thumping my fists on the floor saying lord what is the point of even sharing to this pastors congregation when they wil not even put what they hear preached into action please dont make me go threw this were i just feel i am wasting my time talking to rich people who dont care


you wil need to pray blessings over the ones that support you you are also like an open book brother to the ones who dont have a chance to hear the gospel preached or even are able to read

i know its un safe for christians in your country and i know right now things are getting heated brother you are covered from this side of the world and i know god is watching over you and your wife and child and the orphans he wil make sure no harm comes to you or the little ones in your care i too wil be having to learn to live the way my fiancee lives when i am acepted to live in the philippines but i dont tend to worry as i know my father in heaven is going to prottect me

just like i am praying over you dont let evil have its way to were you live in fear look evil in the face and rebuke it brother

i just needed to say its not me living in Indonesia but my old worship leader richard i wil be catching up with him as he comes back to australia for a bit of a rest and it wil be good to say hello this man spoke into my life when i was just 18yrs old i am 40yrs old and i want to say thank you to him

you are covered in my prayers brother and i know its your typhoon season i saw this on news today


God bless from your brother in the lord damo

Chinnam, it is always an honor to pray for you and all of your needs there in India..
In prayer, I bring you to my Father's hands and leave you there in His Care..

Much love because HE first loved us..
HE IS Faithful!
Cheryl

Please give my love to the children and widows..

thank you damo for your brief reply with philippine and indonesia work reports and i enjoys when i get reply from you.i am praying for you and your philippino pastor and orphans in your care. continue your support to them and try to care more children with support of australians.
THANK YOU CHERYL FOR YOUR REPLY AND PRAYERS FOR THE INDIA. ALL THE CHILDREN SAY THEIR HELLO TO YOU.I AM NOT FORGET YOU IN MY PRAYERS.

WITH LOVE
bro.chinnam naidu

today government send the military troops to save christians from hindu protestants and please you continue your prayers

Dear Chinnam..

is there a news link regarding the christians being protected from the ones causing the danger?
Asking the Lord's hand of protection for all our brothers and sisters..

thank you for your prayers.. it is an encouragement to my heart..
and I hope likewise for you..

THIS IS VOICE OF AMERICA news in 27th august
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Hindu-Christian Violence Kills 9 in India's Orissa State
By Anjana Pasricha
New Delhi
27 August 2008

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In India's eastern Orissa State, spiraling violence between Hindus and Christians has killed at least nine people. From New Delhi, Anjana Pasricha reports on the religious tensions gripping the region.


Smoke rises from a church torched by hard-line Hindus in Muniguda in Phulbani District of India's Orissa state, 26 Aug 2008
Authorities issued shoot-at-sight orders and police staged marches Wednesday in Orissa's Kandhamal District, the region worst-hit by violence between Hindus and Christians.

Kandhamal is a primarily tribal area, where Christian missionaries have worked for decades. Almost 20 percent of the district's people are Christians.

The clashes erupted after the killing of a Hindu leader, Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, and four others on Saturday by unidentified armed men. The Hindu leader had been leading a drive to reconvert local residents from Christianity to Hinduism.

Since then, angry Hindu mobs have attacked and damaged churches, Christian homes and an orphanage. Some of the victims were burned to death, when rioters set fire to their homes.

Police say rival groups from both communities have attacked each other with axes, sticks and guns, despite a curfew. New clashes occurred Wednesday.

Home Minister Shivraj Patil says the federal government has asked state authorities to protect all communities.

"We asked them to take stern action to protect the properties, the churches, the life and limbs of people and properties and houses of other people also," said Patil.

Police say the Hindu leader was killed by local Maoist rebels. But Hindus blame Christians for his death. He belonged to a hard-line Hindu group called the World Hindu Council.

This is not the first time that tensions have run high between Hindus and Christians in Orissa. In 1999, a Hindu mob killed an Australian missionary and his two sons by setting fire to their car.

Hard-line Hindu groups accuse Christian missionaries of trying to convert illiterate tribal or Hindu villagers by alluring them with promises of free education and medical care, a charge denied by the missionaries.

Christian organizations in India have asked the government to end the violence. Christians make up about two percent of India's population, which is predominantly Hindu.

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Indian Christians Come Under Attack from Hindu Extremists

Contact: Loralei Coyle 202-682-4131, 202-905-6852 cell, lcoyle@ird-renew.org; Radio Interviews: Jeff Walton, jwalton@ird-renew.org; both with the Institute on Religion and Democracy



WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 /Christian Newswire/ -- Anti-Christian violence in India's Orissa State was further inflamed this past Saturday after suspected Maoists murdered a Hindu leader and four of his disciples. Radical Hindus, seeking to rid India of Christians, accused the tiny Christian community of the murders.

Reports from Compass Direct News Service say that Hindu extremists paraded the leader's body through villages to anger crowds and shouted, "Kill Christians and destroy their institutions."

Violent mobs have since destroyed churches, homes, orphanages and convents. Woman and young girls have been raped, while pastors, priests, nuns, and Christian lay people have been killed. On Friday, word came from Phulbani District--one of the worst affected areas of Orissa State--that the extremists have compiled a hit-list of Christian leaders to kill. They have already slain five pastors by sword and killed more than twenty-seven other Christians. The extremists have taken an oath to convert Christians to Hinduism by force or to kill all who will not renounce their faith in Christ.

In December Hindu extremists went on a ten-day rampage in Orissa State that began on Christmas Eve. The mob of nearly five thousand burned and destroyed 730 Christian homes and 102 churches in 83 villages. In that attack, at least four people were killed, and thousands fled.

IRD Director of Religious Liberty Programs Faith J.H. McDonnell commented,

"Reports IRD has received from Orissa State reveal that villages are empty. Christians have been forced to flee to the nearby mountains for safety.

"The gruesome violence is surreal in light of the natural beauty and seeming 'normality' of the area. It is all the more horrific that such barbarous actions and irrational cruelty could be occurring in a place whose tourism web sites urge you to visit Orissa's 'fun-filled fairs and festivals,' and 'drench yourself in fun' on Orissa's 'pristine beaches.'

"Our source says that neither the state nor central government, the Army or police forces, have been able to protect the Christians and bring them out of the mountains to a place of safety. He says that the extremists are 'openly moving in thousands with swords, axes, guns, grenades, sticks, spears, etc.,' and that the only way to help the Christians at present is to drop food packages and other relief aid by helicopter into the dense jungle."

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with greetings
bro.chinnam naidu

Chinnim,
My prayers always go out to all of the Christians in India and other persecuted Nations. I went to India Nov 2005 and experienced some of this hardship first hand. I must say as an American, one can not fully understand the scope of the persecution until you are faced with it. I know that God will work through this as He always does. Thank you for enduring and trusting in our Savior for the sake of the little ones, the sick and the widowed.

In His Loving Hands,
Dee

dear friend dee thank you for understanding about india and hardship of india these days. please pray for the situation in india and christian facing challenges with hindu protestents,they are blasted churches,christian organisation and all the institutions.two days before they killed one pastor.you are welcome to work with us in india.we praying for you and all our forum members.

with love
bro.chinnam naidu

please pray for us

you are not forgotten

thank you sister

Sadly all Christian schools and colleges are closed due to this.

thank you whitenight

INDIAN CHRISTIAN GROUPS CALLED FOR A DAY OF PRAYER AND FASTING

By Michael Ireland
Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service

ORISSA, INDIA (ANS) -- A Christian human rights organization has been monitoring the situation in Orissa, India and receiving status reports from those affected by what it calls "this massive outpouring of hate."

The Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) www.persecution.org , received the following first-hand report from a believer in hiding in Kandhamal District, Orissa, India which contradicts the claims of the Indian government that the situation is under control.

Yesterday, ICC spoke with a Christian taking shelter in the middle of an area where Hindus are on a rampage against Christians. When ICC asked him how he was doing, he responded, "By God's grace I am still alive, but I do not know what will happen tonight."

ICC says that according to this eyewitness account, the last three days of violence have resulted in the deaths of 18 Christians that he knew of alone, including pastors, nuns, and Catholic priests. In addition, he said that Hindu radicals have demolished at least 75 churches and hundreds of houses belonging to Christians.

The ICC report says: "While the Indian government maintains that the situation is under control, our eyewitness says it is anything but. The main towns have received additional police protection, but in the rural areas there is nothing to stop Hindu mobs from looting, killing, raping, and destroying. In addition, the police have had their hands tied. The local government has prohibited them from firing on any mobs."

ICC spoke with this source at about 9:30pm local time (in India). At that moment, everything was quiet, but he said that the Hindus usually attack between 11pm and 4am. He said their only defense against another rampage is divine assistance.

Samuel Wallace, ICC's Regional Manager for South Asia, said, "It looks like the only defense these Christians have is God himself, because the Indian government has proved itself unable to stop the violence."

National Organization of Indian Christians Denounces Violence in Orissa

Meanwhile, in New Delhi, the National United Christian Forum (NUCF), a joint initiative of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI), the National Council of Churches in India (NCCI) and the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) to promote national level united action to address the critical concerns confronting the Christian community in the country, has denounced the communal violence that has erupted over the gruesome murder of a VHP leader -- Swami (a Hindu fundamentalist) and four others in Kandhamal district allegedly by Maoist groups (Terror groups).

In a statement released to the media, the group says: "While condemning the dastardly act of murder we appeal to one and all to maintain communal harmony and peace."

The statement goes on to say: "The Christians were not at all involved in the incident. Nevertheless, there have been already over 45 instances of violence, including the burning alive of at least five persons and over 300 in Rupagaon, Kandhamal."

Appealing to the Christian community, Archbishop Vincent M. Concessao, NUCF President, said, "As a mark of our solidarity with our suffering brothers and sisters and as a protest against all acts of communal violence and atrocities on the Christian community and other innocent people we request all our Christian schools, colleges and other educational institutions to be closed on Friday, August 29, 2008, and we wish that everywhere peaceful marches/rallies be conducted with black flags' demonstration in a truly prayerful spirit."

The group is also declaring Sunday, September 7, 2008 as a Day of Prayer and Fasting.

"We hope that all our dioceses, our churches, parish communities and all church institutions/organizations will hold prayer services and memorial gatherings on this day, highlighting the need for our solidarity with all the victims and pray for all our Missionaries in India, who are facing most trying and difficult times for the sake of the Gospel.

"We appeal to the Central and State governments to take strong measures to curb violence caused by any group in the country and urge all political, social and religious organizations to desist from spreading communal hated which has already taken a heavy toll in our country."

In a report obtained by ANS from Evangelical Fellowship of India News Service, the group details the list of Christian victims in the violent aftermath of the Hindu Swami's killing.

The list is published in full below.

1) NUN BURNED ALIVE: A nun was burne to death on Monday, Aug.25 after an orphanage was torched in at Phutpali in Bargarh district in Orissa during a bandh called by Hindu nationalist parties. Twenty children, who were at the orphanage, managed to escape but a priest suffered serious burn injuries in the attack.

2) RASANANDA PRADHAN TORCHED ALIVE: Another person, Rasananda Pradhan, was burned to death when his house was set ablaze at Rupa village in Kandhamal district.

3) INFLAMMATORY SPEECHES TARGET CHRISTIANS: During the bandh inflammatory speeches spreading hatred against the Christian workers and the community were given by the VHP leaders. To gain the mass support,the activists have also carried the body of Swamiji throughout the town.

4) CHURCHES BURNED ALL ACROSS ORISSA STATE: Churches were attacked in Khurda, Bargarh, Sundergarh, Sambalpur, Koraput, Boudh, Mayurbhanj, Jagatsinghpur and Kandhamal districts as also in the state capital, police sources said, adding 40 houses were set ablaze in Phulbani town.

5) BUSES AND VEHICLES TORCHED: Mr. Mishra Digal was beaten up, while the motorcycles of Mr. R. K. Digal and Jitendra were burnt. Several buses at Gee Udaigiri in Baliguda were burnt.

6) PULBANI CHURCH RANSACKED: The Church at Phulbani, and several other churches at Phiringia were attacked and ransacked. Pastor D. Tatson's house was vandalized and his property burnt.

7) KAKRIGUMA CHURCHES VANDALIZED: Churches in Kakriguma have been targeted by the mob that reportedly damaged the Assembly Of God Church and the Philadelphia Church.

8 ) WORLD VISION STAFF FLED FOR SAFETY: World Vision India office ransacked and the Staff has also fled to jungle for protection.

9) CHRISTIANS TAKE SHELTER IN FOREST FOR PROTECTION: A police camp at Barakhama was also attacked by the Hindu fundamentalists. With several houses being burned down and people being made homeless, many Christians, particularly from Nua Sahi, Munda Sahi and Suna Tonga have fled into forests for their lives.

10) NUN RAPED: A young Catholic Nun of the Cuttack Bhubaneswar diocese working Jan Vikas Kendra, the Social Service Centre at Nuagaon in Kandhamal was reportedly gang-raped on August 24, 2008 by groups of Hindutva extremists before the building itself was destroyed.

11) SENIOR PRIEST AND NUN INJURED: Fr Thomas, director of the Diocesan Pastoral Centre in Kanjimendi, less than a kilometer away from the Social Service Centre, and another Nun were injured when the centre was attacked. They were taken to the police station in a disheveled state as the armed mob bayed for their blood. The Pastoral centre was then set afire.

12) BALLIGUDA CHURCH BUILDINGS DESTROYED AGAIN: On August 24, 2008 evening lynch mobs at the block headquarters of Balliguda, in the very heart of Kandhamal district, which had seen much violence between December 24-26, 2007, attacked and destroyed a Presbytery, convent and hostel damaging the properties.

13) CHRISTIAN BOYS' HEADS TONSURED: The mobs in Balliguda caught hold of two boys of the Catholic hostel and tonsured their heads.

14) PHULBANI CHURCH DAMAGED: On August 25, 2008 mourning followers of the late Lakshmanananda Saraswati damaged the Catholic Church in Phulbani, the district headquarter town.

15) MOTHER TERESA BROTHERS ASHRAM ATTACKED: Mobs attacked the Mother Teresa Brothers' residence and hospital in Srasanada, destroyed once before and rebuilt two months ago, and beat up the patients.

16) BHUBANESWAR BISHOP'S HOUSE ATTACKED: On the morning of August 25, 2008, violent mobs made several attempts to enter the compounds of Catholic Church and Archbishop's house in the heart of the Capital of the State of Orissa. They could not enter because of the police presence. They threw stones at the guesthouse of Archbishop's House, damaging windows.

17) DUBURI PARISH: Another group of fundamentalists entered presbytery in Duburi parish, managed by the SVDs and destroyed and damaged property. Two priests of the parish are missing.

18 ) Mr. Jamaj Pariccha, Director of Gramya Pragati, is attacked and his property damaged, vehicle looted and burned.

19) A Baptist Church in Akamra Jila in Bhubaneswar is also damaged.

20) Christian institutions like St. Arnold's School (Kalinga Bihar) and NISWASS report some damage.

21) BOUDH DISTRICT [Adjoining Kandhamal]: Fundamentalists enter the Catholic parish church and destroy property. People are fleeing to safer places. But nothing seems safe.

22) MUNIGUDA: Muniguda Catholic Fathers and Nuns' residence have been damaged.

23) SAMBALPUR: HM Sister's residence (Ainthapalli) has suffered damage.

24) PADANPUR: One priest is attacked and admitted to a hospital. Hostel boys and those in charge have moved away from the place.

25) MADHUPUR: Madhupur Catholic Church currently under attack.

26) SMALL CHURCHES: Attempted violence on small churches in various districts, including Padampur, Sambalpur near GM College, Talsera, Dangsoroda, Narayanipatara, Muniguda, Tummiibandh, Tangrapada, Phulbani, Balliguda, Kalingia, Chakapad, Srasanranda.

27) VILLAGE CHRISTIAN HOUSES ATTACKED: Houses attacked on forest hamlets of Balliguda, Kanjamandi Nuaguam (K.Nuaguam), Tiangia (G.Udayagiri), Padangiri, Tikabali.

28 ) KALAHANDI DISTRICT: Houses burned even though the district is more than 300 kilometers from the place where Swami Lakshmanananda was killed.

29) PASTORS' HOUSE BURNED: Pastor Sikandar Singh of the Pentecostal Mission beaten up and his house burned in Bhawanipatna.

30) KHARIHAR: 3 Christian shops were looted and burned. Pastor Alok Das and Pastor I M Senapati beaten up.

31) AAMPANI: Pastor David Diamond Pahar, Pastor Pravin Ship, Pastor Pradhan and Pastor Barik beaten up and chased away with their families.

32) NAKTIKANI: Mob surrounds village to attack Christians.

[This list was compiled with assistance from the Archbishop's House, Bhubaneswar, John Dayal, Light Foundation, and EFI News reporters and other sources].

Christian Leaders Meet with Government Official

EFI News says it is reported the government has sent forces into the region.

A delegation of Christian leaders under the leadership of Archbishop Vincent Concessao, the President of National United Christian Forum of CBCI, NCCI and EFI, also met the Home Minister Shri Shiv Raj Patil and submitted a memorandum.

EFI News says the Home Minister assured the delegation all necessary steps have been taken to maintain peace and harmony and protect the innocent. He also expressed his helplessness by stating that police protection cannot be given in all villages.

EFI requests prayers at this time so that peace and harmony may prevail.

The Evangelical Fellowship of India (established 1951) is a charter member of World Evangelical Alliance, an accredited NGO with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.

Further information on the ICC portion of this report may be obtained by visiting the ICC website: www.persecution.org. Media may also contact Samuel Wallace, Regional Manager for South Asia, 1-800-ICC (422)-5441, samuel.wallace@persecution.org .

ICC is calling on all concerned Christians to urgently pray for the Christians taking shelter from the attacks of Hindu mobs and to contact Indian politicians at the following addresses in Orissa to stop the violence.

Shri Naveen Patnaik
Chief Minister
General Adminis tration,
Home Affairs Naveen Nivas, Aerodrome Road,
P.O.-Bhubaneswar, District-
Khurda Pin-751001 (Orissa)
Office: 91-674-2531100; 91-674-2531500
Res: 91-674-2590299; 91-674-2591099;
Fax: 91-674-2535100; 91-674-2590833

Dr. Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister South Block, Raisina Hill,
New Delhi,
India-110 011
Phone: 91-11-23012312;
Fax: 91-11-23019545; 91-11-23016857

there are calm the attacks on christians now and the hindus agree for no attacks again on them.

government agrees to rebuild the churches and damaged property of christians, PRAISE THE LORD.

That is a great testimony! May His Name be greatly blessed forever! Thank you for the update!

thank you wwjdtoday

dear friends please continue your prayers for india and christians in india until peace to the christians