Prayer Request

[Thankful Jane]

I received the following letter from a brother in India named John DevaKumar. (He is a brother who spoke out against the LSM takeover of a number of churches in India, for those who might remember.) He is requesting prayer.

Dear Sister,
Hope by grace of our Lord everyone in your family and those who fellowship with you are fine .It is a very long time since we lost touch with each other.We are all fine here by God's grace.our fellowship is growing slowly but steadily.
I am writing this letter to you with much sorrow in my heart and I request you to share the matter I am sharing to you with other believers for prayer.
Since one week Christians in the state of Orissa is facing persecution. It all started when a Hindu Fundamentalist leader was shot dead by Communist radicals.Hindu fundamentalist groups like Vishwa Hindu Parishad and RSS blamed it on Christians and started attacking Christians . Up to now 17 people are killed and thousands of christian homes are burned.All these happened right in front of police.The state Government gave silent support for these activities. Now the violence is spreading to other areas also.
This time many home Churches are specifically targeted.Pray for the persecuted believers in Orissa
Please pray for our safety here at Delhi also.Even though we are far away from Orissa,The headquarters of these fundamentalists are at Delhi.As elections are approaching there is a possibility of more violence.
Tomorrow (29-08-2008) all Christian Educational institutions are going to be kept closed as a mark of protest and there will a mass protest rally.
Can this matter be taken up with any top level American Leader so that through him Indian Government can be pressurised to take action to somehow stop the violence?
If America and other western countries put pressure ,Indian Govt will listen.Please think about this and do the needful as the Lord leads you.
May God bless us and protect us at this time of crisis.


Your brother in Christ
JohnDevaKumar