Pray for India

When I went to India, the nurse at the orphanage where I stayed told me a story. About 9 months before I was there they had a graduation for their Bible students, their new pastors. Hundreds of students from all over the country would come to the orphanage to be commissioned as pastors and evangelists.

But when they got there they were greeted by militant Hindus. They were beaten. A number of students ended up in the local hospital. Burning bottles of kerosene were thrown over the walls of the orphanage campus. But the graduation was completed and hundreds of God's students are starting new ministries all over India.

Today I read this on Brian's blog, asking readers to pray for India on behalf of Dan Edelen, who asks the same. Dan's blog points here, to a post about a new initiative by Hindus in one part of India. Half a million of them have volunteered to attempt to force Christians to renounce their faith, starting on February 11. Pray for them.

But also read the post. Can you feel the hope, the excitement in the face of persecution? I love our brothers and sister in India.