Missions Stories from Around the World
Imagine you are a pastor living in the midst of extreme persecution just for being a Christian in a country hostile to your beliefs. People lose their jobs, because they believe in Jesus, and children are afraid to attend school…. Read moreHow You Can Help The Persecuted in India!
(From Pray4SouthAsia.com) For 4 months now, Manipur state in Northeast India has been burning. An ethnic and political conflict between 2 communities has caused devastation in many parts of the state. Over 190 people have been killed and thousands of… Read moreManipur State In India is Burning!
(From Pray4SouthAsia). The Valmiki of India are a community that claims descent from Valmiki, author of the Ramayana, an ancient Hiindu epic. They are at the lowest rung of the caste system, and mainly work as sewage cleaners and street… Read moreOutcastes Among The Outcastes
(From feed.rhino-news.com) Meet the Siddi people, a marginalized African tribe of India. The Siddi are unique in that they are both African and Indian, and they speak the Gujarati language. The Siddi people, who trace their roots to Africa, have… Read moreAfrican By Origin, Indian By Nationality
Just this week, an Indian pastor on the ground in India, and friend of thewaitingworld.blog and thewaitingworld.net messaged and pleaded with us to get the word out: “PRAY FOR MANIPUR!” He said, “Brothers and Sisters in Christ are being killed… Read moreUrgent Prayers Needed For Manipur, India
(From Pray4SouthAsia). For over a year, a group of Jesus-followers prayed for an Indian city. They did regular prayer-walks and prayer-drives, covering their city in prayer. Then they met a person who was ready to follow Jesus. They started to disciple… Read moreFrom One Church To 70!!
(From Pray4SouthAsia.com) – In the last few decades, South Asia has seen some Discipleship Making Movements (DMMs). The great harvest among Bhojpuri peoples in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar states (India) is an example. Some reports suggest that around TEN MILLION… Read moreGod Will Do It Again!
(From YWAM Frontier Missions serving in India) – Tragedy struck one family again and again. Being low caste, their lives were already hard. This situation, however, was unusual. Over a period of five years, three of their children died. It… Read moreA Desperate Family And A Terrible Curse
(From Pray4SouthAsia) – In the Hindu philosophy, yantras are spiritual journeys or pilgrimages in which devotees take part. The culmination of these yantras usually involve darshana or beholding a deity, person or sacred object. This form of pilgrimage and eventual… Read moreIn Search Of A Source of Power
(From Pray4SouthAsia) Followers of Hinduism worship many different gods, but we will only share two of of the major ones here: Vishnu and Shiva. The worship of Vishnu, “The Preserver”, or one of his incarnations as the manifestation of the… Read moreHinduism Has Multiple Deities