Missions Stories from Around the World
(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
(“Hinduism 101” from Pray4Asia)) – Idol worship is an integral part of Hinduism. However devotees stand divided on this. Some believe in the importance of a tangible form of god (saguni or sakar) while others worship a formless divine (nirguni… Read moreHinduism and Idolatry
This is the story of one amazing man’s sacrifice for Christ, and yet most of us have never heard of him. His name was Robert De’ Nobili, and he was born into a family of nobility in 1577 in Tuscany,… Read moreGiving It All Up To Reach 4,000 Souls
(From Pray4Asia): In west India, Aruni* was under the spell of an evil spirit. A few Jesus-followers prayed for her and she was delivered. She believed in Christ and started sharing with many. She and husband then joined a house… Read morePerson to person evangelism