India Couple Resists Persecution, Shares Gospel in Village

10/10/2024　(VOM)

Since 2011, Pastor Prem and his wife, Amala, have served in an area of India where pastors and Christian organizations serve for a short time but then leave because of persecution. The area is the central hub in the district for the Hindu nationalist organization Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Prem and Amala now lead a church with about 35 believers. Prem has been beaten four times, faces constant pressure from the community and is continually watched. For his safety, he does not leave the house after 6 p.m. Their landlord has been pressured to evict them, but she refuses, having come to faith in Christ through their witness. Local RSS members have slandered Prem publicly and sometimes prevent other Christians from attending worship services. Still, Prem and Amala have come to love the people of the town and choose to stay to bring the gospel to them.

Please pray…

• Praise the Lord for the faithfulness and love of Pastor Prep and Amala.

• Pray that the Lord will help them to have an effective witness to the people in their village despite the persecution they are facing.

• Pray that the 35 believers will grow in their faith and resist the pressure to abandon their faith in Jesus.

• Pray that there will be a change in the government of India and that the new government will not allow the persecution of non-Hindus.