Pray for India – Page 8

Chin Christians Ask for Prayer

Christians in Myanmar continue to face severe persecution in the midst of civil war, especially in Chin State, where hundreds of Christians have been killed and homes and villages have burned to the ground at the hand of the Burmese military. Today, we share with you a prayer request from a Chin brother for thoseContinue reading “Chin Christians Ask for Prayer”

Christians on the Run in India’s Manipur

At least 58 people have died and more than 23,000 have fled their homes in the northeastern state of Manipur, India, next to the border with Myanmar, due to ethnic clashes between the Hindu Meitei and the Christian Naga and Kuki (Myanmar’s Chin) people groups. Global Christian Relief reported at least 25 churches and manyContinue reading “Christians on the Run in India’s Manipur”

Day 22: South Asia

30 Days of Prayer for Global Awakening Verses for contemplation: Isaiah 44 Tradition says the Apostle Bartholomew took the Gospel to Pakistan, and Thomas to India, where he was martyred in AD 72. Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier, who ministered to India’s lower classes in 1542, baptized 30,000 Paravar people. William Carey, instrumental in evangelical missionsContinue reading “Day 22: South Asia”

Christians Under Attack in India

Let’s continue praying for Christians under attack by Hindu extremists in India. Click here for a recent report: Church in Central India attacked by extremist mob Mikaela Vincent and her husband are missionaries who live by faith, trusting in God to provide for their needs as they pray for and share Christ with the nations.Continue reading “Christians Under Attack in India”

India: Pray for Christians at the Top of the List

Several states in India have passed anti-conversion laws, and Christians are suffering greatly. Hindu extremists have busted down church doors and assaulted worshippers in the midst of services, and when the police show up, it is not the violent attackers who are arrested, but the pastors and Christians. In some parts of India, believers mustContinue reading “India: Pray for Christians at the Top of the List”

A Deadly Weekend

When tens of thousands of people pressed into the streets of Seoul, South Korea‘s Itaewon neighborhood Saturday night to celebrate Halloween, the crowds grew so dense, they panicked, crushing people underfoot. A total of 154 died. In Mogadishu, Somalia on Saturday, at least 100 died and more than 300 others were wounded when two carContinue reading “A Deadly Weekend”