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Joyful_Heart
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 Village Chief Gives Permission to Beat Christians

Village Chief Gives Permission to Beat Christians

March 30, 2012 – Gospel for Asia
Pastor Bhaskar Pillai, with his family, serves in the village where believers have been excommunicated.

Christians of a small village in India have been excommunicated for their faith in Christ. The village chief has forbidden the local people to speak with anyone who is a Christian; nor are they allowed to visit the believers’ homes.

The persecution began when the village chief heard people were embracing the love of Jesus through Gospel for Asia-supported pastor Bhaskar Pillai’s visits to the village.

Enraged, the village chief asked all the believers to gather near his home the morning of December 29, 2011. Once they were all present, he gave the local people permission to physically and verbally abuse the Christians. For three hours, the believers silently endured beatings and humiliation. They were warned to either leave Christ or leave the village. When the Christians refused to deny Christ, the village chief declared that all the believers would no longer be able to participate in the community activities and could not attend church.

Pastor Bhaskar does not live in this village and was not present when that phase of hostility took place. When he did hear about the incident, he went to visit the believers to encourage and pray for them. For one week, they fasted and asked the Lord to intervene in this situation. The village chief’s heart softened a little, and he is now allowing them to attend worship services. However, he still adamantly refuses to allow any local villagers to speak with and visit the homes of the Christians.

Please pray:

The believers will stand firm in their love for the Lord, and they will bring glory to God in the midst of this difficult situation.
Pastor Bhaskar can continue to minister in this village and bear much fruit for God’s kingdom.
The village chief will personally experience the love of Christ in a real, life-changing way and stop the persecution of God’s children.

 2012/3/30 11:35Profile
Lysa
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 Re: Village Chief Gives Permission to Beat Christians

G
od have mercy on these God-fearing villagers! Strengthen their faith so they are singing and praising you as they go throughout their day!! And Lord, convert the village chief to Christ!! That he would be a Saul/Paul in their village and lead the rest to Christ!! Nothing is too big for You o Lamb of God!! Thank you Father in the name of your son Jesus for what you are doing, not only in that village but all the villages that we don't hear about!! Amen and amen!!


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