Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ...

This
mail is regarding the Persecutions on Christians in Orissa, Vishwa
Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswathi and four
others were killed by some unknown assailants at Jalespata ashram in
Kandhamal district of Orissa (India)on 23rd of August. Many of the VHP
leaders
are thinking Christians have killed them, 50 churches are destroyed, 27
people are burnt alive, hundreds of houses were burnt, this situation
is continuing till today.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Uneasy_peace_in_Kandhmal_Orissa/articleshow/3429417.cms

http://in.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/christian-orissa-violence-hindu-mob-church-kandhamal- protest-attack.htm

http://christianpersecutionindia.blogspot.com/2008/08/orissa-anti-christian-violence-update.html

http://www.persecution.in/node/3046

letter to Orissa state Chief Minister http://blog.bible.org/bock/node/320

The
situations is so worse that a pastor was tied to the chair and was
burnt, two of the pastors are directly thrown in the fire, thousands of
Christians
had fled their homes, while many were hiding in forests, even there 19
dead bodies were found at different places in the forest.

In
many places VHP leaders are forcibly converting Christians to Hindus.
Below are the prayer requests, kindly spare at least few minutes in
prayer Believers should be firm in faith and keep there faith at any
cost as the persecution is severe.

Condolence
to the family members, pray that God should strengthen them in every
problem. Public should know the correct person behind the killing as they are blaming Christians for this matter.

Many
of the innocent youngsters who are burning churches and pastors
unknowingly, pray that God should directly speak to them either through
dreams or visions, let there conscious tell them.

Pray for basic needs (food, shelter) of believers, for there financial support as they lost everything and are empty handed now. 

Let
us spend a few minutes in prayer everyday for the martyrs and the
missionaries, for when we pray in one accord, God would hear us and
answer our prayers and deliver these people. PLEASE FORWARD THIS MAIL
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Thank you,    VJ     www.freewebs.com/mbsindia