Received
from Pastor Subodh on February 15, 2009
"Praise
God for enabling us to go for the registration work on the land
at Parlakhemundi. Again we went to see the
persecuted believers
after
one
month.
Let
me tell you what happened on the way to Parlakhemundi. Before we
reached the town we met with a few children who were staying in
a broken slum and begging by the roadside. After seeing their pathetic
condition we were so sad. We talked to them. We came to know all
about their situation. This is the poverty of Orissa. Those children
are supposed to go
to School but instead they have become beggars of Orissa. (See the
photo below.)
Please pray that the fate of Orissa may change and at least the
children may have a bright future.
Thank you very much for your heartfelt support for the persecuted
believers. As you know the government of Orissa closed the relief
camp on January 16. These persecuted believers are now staying in
several Churches just like refugees. But by the grace of God and
with the help of many supporters they had the land registration work
done last Friday. According to the believers after February 20 they
will come to this place and will start work on their homes. For shelter
they are planning to stay in a tent and slowly they will be starting
the work of building.
On behalf of the persecuted believers we would like to give special
thanks to you and to all the supporters of Elijah Challenge. They
are remembering you all in their prayers as I told them about you
and your support very clearly.
Please pray that they may have enough support to build their homes.
We met
with one family from a village called Mukundapur who suffered much
during the Orissa persecution. While the RSS Hindu fanatics
came to attack that village many Christians fled. But a brother named
Chinchani was brutally attacked by them and burnt alive in front
of his wife. They shot his son too and the bullet passed through
his hip. We were able to meet his wife and son in the town. We prayed
for them and extended some help to them.
Please
pray for them in their tragic situation." (See their photo
below.)
Mother
and son in Mukundapur
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Some of the Orissa refugees
Luke
10:9 "Heal the sick who are there and tell them, 'The
kingdom of God is near you.’"