Indian Pastor Beaten While Distributing Literature

I remember sharing a few weeks ago that my husband distributes bibles with The Gideon's International and I can't imagine him being beaten for simply handing out the bible.  Yet, we have another story that was in this weeks VOM's Canada's prayer alert about a pastor who was beaten for doing just that.

Here's the story.

Pastor Aharon, a Pentecostal pastor from Nizamabad, India was giving out Christian literature at a bus stop on January 13 when he was attacked by Hindu militants.

They claimed he was using money to lure people into converting to Christianity. Two members of the Hindu organization Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) were detained by police following the incident.

Pray that those opposed to the spread of the Gospel in India will come to understand the message of Jesus Christ. Pray that the literature that was distributed by Pastor Aharon will fall into the hands of those who are spiritually hungry. For more information on the persecution of Christians in India, go to http://www.persecution.net/country/india.htm.