Pastor Raju and his wife, Adya, have faced immense persecution as church planters in the snowcapped mountain ranges of North India. In addition to threats of violence, they have been economically shut out in their village. Shopkeepers and other individuals refuse to do business with them.
It’s too late for me … But please, save my daughter…
She’s fighting back her own tears as her weeping child clings to her … The little one doesn’t know her mother is only trying to do what’s best for her — to get her out of harm’s way and give her the only foreseeable hope for her future — “It’s too late for me,” whispers the desperate mother, a beaten woman who has been trafficked into India’s infamous brothels and cannot escape …
CHURCH PLANTERS IN INDIA
Five years ago Pastor Chauhan* and his wife, Monica, moved to a village in North India to plant a church. People in this area had no knowledge of the gospel, and the Chauhans met with strong resistance. Faithfully and persistently, they started a Sunday School for boys and girls. Families noticed the positive influence on their children. Slowly, a few adults became interested in the gospel. Today about 25 first-generation believers have been baptized and are the core of a growing work in a previously unreached area. Yet the Chauhans face a dilemma. They are undaunted by the constant resistance…
REACHING INDIA’S UNREACHED MOUNTAIN PEOPLE ONE AT A TIME
Dear Friend of Eurasia, “Why would you wait 2,000 years to tell me this story?” The man from India, who had just heard the gospel for the first time, demanded an answer. Brokenhearted, the AGWM worker tried to explain that this was the first time he had been able to locate the Indian man’s village, nestled high in the mountains of northern India. He and the rest of his team searched for months to find this village! Their purpose? To distribute MP3 players containing audio Bibles in the native languages of isolated Indian people groups, giving them their first exposure…