A group of 84 Christians, including women and children, from eastern India were driven out of their own homes for refusing to renounce their faith in Christ. These Christian families have been followers of Christ for the past 8 – 10 years and they live in 3 villages in the Kondagaon district in Chhattisgarh state.
In late September 2020, a mob of more than 600 people vandalized the Christians’ homes and properties. The mob later cooked and ate the chickens and rice stolen from the believers’ homes after they escaped into the jungle.
“Being a human, I was filled with anger, but I was reminded that Jesus taught us to forgive our enemy. I know some of the people who were part of the angry crowd, but I prayed and forgave them,” says one of the displaced Christians.
Although these 84 displaced Christians have since been relocated to other villages, please continue pray for their protection and safety. Pray that their needs will be provided for and that they will be allowed to return to their homes safely.
Pray that their steadfastness will be an encouragement to other believers and their testimonies will bring many to salvation in Christ.
(Source : VOM, Photo Credit : Internet)
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