India

India

Which courntry is steep in idolatry? Both India and China.

Where and which country will send the 200million army to fight Israel?

Lots of people in the East.

Mass evangelism is taking place in India.

Evangelism in China has to be an underground activity in most places and cases.

Both countries know warcraft .

Both countries have advanced technology, capable of hi-tech communication, space race and nuclear war.

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India train derails, killing 100

A passenger train derails in India after flood waters wash away part of the track, killing 100 people. - Saturday, 29 October 2005, 18:58 GMT 19:58 UK

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Sunday, 30 October 2005, 01:38 GMT - BBC News

Delhi on high alert after blasts

Security is tightened in the Indian capital Delhi after three explosions on Saturday which killed at least 55 people.

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Deadly blasts hit Indian capital

Explosions targeting two busy markets in India's capital Delhi kill at least 48 people and injure many others. - Saturday, 29 October 2005, 18:58 GMT 19:58 UK

Explosions hit New Delhi market

- TS - Sat. Oct. 29, 2005.

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India is next Asian tiger

India and China are in a race to lead major world economies in growth in the next half-century as their populations of more than one billion people each evolve into middle-class consumers. China is in the lead, with production this year increasing at a faster-than-forecast 9.5% a year, compared with India's 6.6%. But there are demographic trends at play that may give India the advantage over time. � National Post 10-5-05

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INDIA SUCCESSFULLY TEST FIRES NUCLEAR-CAPABLE SURFACE MISSILE

May 13, 2005 - JVIM

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Averting disaster

Jun. 25, 2005. 08:17 AM � Toronto Star

Building up to a critical G-8 Summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, July 6 to 8, and the Live 8 concerts, the Star dispatched journalists to Africa, India, China and the Arctic to report on the world�s most urgent crises: HIV/AIDS, orphans, poverty and global climate change.

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India's deadly secret: HIV/AIDS explosion

Jun. 28, 2005. 08:21 AM � Toronto Star

MUMBAI�For five years, Bharti Dhamankar's husband lived with HIV/AIDS. Two weeks ago, he died of it. Along the way, the former truck driver infected his wife. Now, his 31-year-old widow can think only of the medical death sentence facing her � and the destiny of her two young children who will become orphans.

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Protest against India rape fatwa

A ruling by a Muslim seminary in India that a woman allegedly raped by her father-in law must separate from her husband has been met with protests.

The religious edict or fatwa was issued by the Darul-Uloom Deoband, a powerful Islamic school which was established more than 150 years ago.

The Deoband school promote a radical brand of Islam which is said to have inspired the Taleban in Afghanistan.

Last Updated: Friday, 1 July, 2005, 12:52 GMT 13:52 UK � BBC News

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Christians Face Increasing Difficulties in Madhya Pradesh, India

The Indian state of Madhya Pradesh is one of several with legislation

restricting religious conversions. This legislation has led to arrests and

mob violence in areas throughout India. According to a July 26 report from

Compass Direct, government officials from Madhya Pradesh are considering

amendments to its present legislation to check the increasing numbers of

tribal people converting to Christianity. � VOM 27-7-05

Three incidents in the past week demonstrate the difficulties facing

Christians because of this legislation. On July 20, a couple in Jeet Nagar

village were charged with trying to convert poor Hindus to Christianity by

offering inducements. According to a report in the Hindustan Times, members

of the Hindu organization Jagaran Manch claim that Gracy Naik and her

husband Jagdish are offering food, medicine and free education as an

inducement for people to convert to Christianity.

On July 21, Father P.T. Thomas, director of St. Michael's Catholic School in

the Jhabua district in western Madhya Pradesh, was arrested under the

"Freedom of Religion Act." It is alleged that he was abetting conversion to

Christianity by offering reduced school fees to Christians. He has been

released on bail. A recent report claims that the number of Christians in

the Jhagua district has increased by eighty percent in the past twenty

years.

In Gandhi Nagar in the Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh, members of the

militant Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh stormed a pastor's retreat on July 23

and asked tribal participants why they were attending. As a result of this

intrusion, police and media representatives investigated the conference and

accused the organizers of encouraging forced conversions. No arrests have

been made in this incident.

Continue to pray for Christian ministries in India as they endeavour to

serve the needs of the Indian people under increasing pressure.

For more information on the challenges facing Christians in India, go to

http://www.persecution.net/country/india.htm.

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Disease fears after India monsoon �BBC News 29-7-05

Authorities in India fear outbreaks of disease as the death toll from a monsoon climbs to 700.

Torrential rains return to the Indian city of Mumbai as it tries to recover from floods that have killed 900. � BBC News 31-7-05

Flood toll may hit 1,000 in India

Aug. 1, 2005. 08:10 AM � Toronto Star

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Hindu militants in the Banswara district of Rajasthan, near the border of

Madhya Pradesh, interrupted a prayer meeting around midnight on August 14

and began assaulting those present. Nine Christians were seriously wounded

in the attack.

On the occasion of India's Independence Day on August 15, approximately

fifty Christians had gathered from the villages of Pathda and Piploda for a

three-day prayer vigil to pray for their nation at the home of Jeeva Badar.

The attackers were dressed in the typical khaki uniform of the militant group

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

When representatives from Miracle Ministry, who organized the prayer

meeting, attempted to obtain a copy of the police report, a mob of around

300 met them at the police station. The police were forced to escort them

across the border into Madhya Pradesh. Pastor Biju Varghese of Miracle

Ministry has expressed fear for the safety of the Christians in the area.

Join with these believers as they pray for freedom of worship and religious practice

throughout their nation.

Reports suggest that another Indian state, Chattisgarh, is endeavouring to strengthen its anti-conversion legislation. Under the proposed changes, anyone wishing to convert would

require the approval of district officials. Anyone found to converting someone forcibly or fraudulently could face up to four years in prison and afine up to 100,000 rupees ($2750 CDN).

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"The greatest need of the church in mission is to reflect biblically and thereafter act upon that reflection." - Christopher R. Little entitled "Mission in the Way of Paul: Biblical Mission for the Church in the Twenty-first Century" (Peter Lang Publishing, 2005).

Otherwise, as Little says, we end up putting unnecessary obstacles in the path of the missio Dei (mission of God).

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Flaws

by: Author Unknown.......

A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water at the end of the long walk from the stream to the masters house, the cracked pot arrived only half full. For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water in his masters house. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect to the end for which it was made. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do. After two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. "I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you." "Why?" asked the bearer. "What are you ashamed of?" "I have been able, for these past two years, to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your masters house. Because of my flaws, you have to do all of this work, and you don't get full value from your efforts." The pot said

The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot, and in his compassion he said, "As we return to the masters house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path."

Indeed, as they went up the hill, the old cracked pot took notice of the sun warming the beautiful wild flowers on the side of the path, and this cheered it some. But at the end of the trail, it still felt bad because it had leaked out half its load, and so again the Pot apologized to the bearer for its failure.

The bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of your path, but not on the other pots side? That's because I have always known about your flaw, and I took advantage of it. I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back from the stream, you've watered them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my masters table. Without you being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty to grace his house."

Each of us has our own unique flaws. We re all cracked pots. Don't be afraid of your flaws. Acknowledge them, and you too can be the cause of beauty. Know that in our weakness we find our strength.

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David Lim toured churches in India (7-19 Sept 2005) preaching, teaching, and baptising. Enjoyed fellowship, love, hospitality.

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India hit by protest strike over reforms

India's first national strike since the Congress party won power in 2004 disrupts air, rail and banking services.

- BBC News Thursday, 29 September 2005, 11:48 GMT 12:48 UK

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Believers in Christ in India are our brothers, and we pray for them. They are part of the body of Christ.

We love and care for those in sickness and in sufferings. We pray for them. We pray for their healing and release. We pray for real Peace and happiness in Christ.