Saturday, February 2, 2008

Mission Encounters

We would like to recommend mission endeavors in India. If you have personally worked with any mission services in India, I want to hear from you. I would like to add your story to this page.

Currently the gate is working with two Non-government organizations (NGO).
Every Nation Ministries
Serviced out of Brentwood,Tennessee, we are supporting a couple in Mumbia.
They are working with college and career ages to bring the gospel to men and women who will be influential leaders in this nation. (www.everynation.org)

Harvest Now Inc
Serviced out of Humble,Texas, we are supporting the children's homes which are located mainly in the northern states. We highly recommend you look into the full scope of this mission. (www.harvestnowinc.org)

Friday, February 1, 2008

February 2008

2.1.2008
Two Christians Abducted and Beaten by Militants
Two men, Vijaya Kumar Maurya and Keera Lal, were abducted and beaten by Hindu militants in Madhya Pradesh state on January 17, according to a January 22 report from Compass Direct.
At approximately 8:00 a.m., six armed men stormed a house church meeting in the village of Pathigaon and accused the believers present of forcibly converting Hindus. The militants demanded that Maurya and Lal accompany them to the police station. When other believers requested that they go along to the station, the militants beat Maurya and Lal and kidnapped them.
Both men were taken to a jungle, where they were beaten again. They were then taken to a nearby temple. The militants planned to sacrifice the two to the temple god, but decided not to do so after the police informed them that a complaint had been filed against them.
The militants forced Maurya and Lal to call the police and say that they had not been kidnapped and also forced them to sign a paper making the same claim. At approximately 8:00 p.m., both believers were released.