Obstacles
and initial provision for rebuilding lives
We
spent two days with the persecuted believers and came to understand
their situation
and how they are living. It was very painful to hear about their present condition---thousands
of people scattered after the severe persecution in different parts
of India. But in this area people from two or three villages are
staying together.
We
had a group meeting before deciding how to help them. The leaders
of the villages stood and shared their problem.
They said that as uneducated poor people they used to survive by
cultivating and farming. They had land in their village to
farm but after fleeing their villages they lost everything to the
Hindu fundamentalists who are now using their land. Nothing was
there for them to survive on. So when will people help us? And
they said that most
of
their young people have gone to the cities of India to work as
laborers. None of them are educated so they won’t be able
to get government or private jobs.
With
many tears they said that either they will work here for their
livelihood
or plan on building their homes. They are uneducated and so what
will happen to their children since they are having difficulty
sending them to school. They are not getting any work there. There
used to get rice from the government but the government stopped
providing the rice. One sad thing is they have no graveyard. A
few days ago a believer passed away but there was no place to bury
him. They took
the dead body to another Christian village ten kilometers away
for the funeral.
This
is the painful testimony from these persecuted believers.
In this time of their need we have reached out to them to comfort
and help them with basic building materials to build their homes. We
purchased asbestos for Rs. 181000 (including transportation)
and gave Rs.36000/- for corrugated aluminum and lumber
for putting up their roofs.
Above
& below: believers living in temporary shelters
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Above
& below: corrugated roofing material arrives
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The
believers are saying we have not met those who provided the funds
for the building materials, but we can know Christ's
love through them. They greet you in the Indian
way.
Man
healed of head injury which caused loss of memory
Before
our stay with the persecuted believers...
"We
were supposed to hold a meeting in Bissumcuttack but because
of the recent attack of the Maoists, our local representative
evangelist did not feel secure. So we postponed the program to
the month of
September and relocated it to Gunpur which is forty kilometers
away.
After
our program I understood very clearly that God brought us here
to minister to the needy people. There were many healings and miracles.
But there was one heart-warming miracle which I would like to share
with you.
A man
named U. Jadarthan Rao is originally from Andhra Pradesh. He suffered
a lot for the last six months because of a head injury. He had
lost his memory power. He spent more than six lakhs (Rupees 600,000)
for treatment but had not fully recovered. There is nothing impossible
for our God who heals all diseases. God stretched forth his healing
hand and touched him. He experienced God's healing touch in his
body and mind. Hallelujah! In the photo below, he is standing on
my right side."
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U.
Jadarthan Rao is the older gentleman in the center
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Luke
10:9 "Heal the sick who are there and tell them, 'The
kingdom of God is near you.’"