INDIA: “Now I’m in Light”

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🗓️ 29 February 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In India, resistance to the gospel and to Christian missionary activity is very organized. Hindu nationalists all over India are watching for evangelism—and they are ready to persecute Christians.

Aaron Miller oversees VOM’s work in South Asia. He’s just met with church leaders from all over India, evaluating the current state of Christian persecution there. He brings us a timely report as President Donald Trump just visited India, where he met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi—whose background is in the Hindu-nationalist RSS movement that is one of the main persecutors of Christians and other religious minorities in India.

Several Indian states have passed anti-conversion laws, but church leaders say the laws aren’t stopping people from coming to faith in Christ In fact, in every state where an anti-conversion law has passed, the church is still growing.

Aaron will share some specifics of how persecution in India is happening right now, both through physical violence and through more subtle means, like government restrictions and financial controls. But more importantly, Aaron tells stories of Hindus who have found freedom and peace in Jesus Christ and equips us to pray for our brothers and sisters in India right now.

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0:00.0	In parts of India, resistance to the Gospel of Jesus is very organized.
0:06.0	Aaron Miller says Hindu villagers are told what to do if they encounter Christians sharing their faith.
0:13.4	Hey, if you see somebody with a backpack or with a bag
0:16.8	and they're handing out things on the street
0:18.8	and they're talking to people,
0:20.6	call this number.
0:21.9	And when they call, a mob will be assembled and they will
0:26.9	come to that location and they will take the materials they'll be it and so there really is this nationwide kind of moral police force that can show up quickly and just just recap it.
0:42.0	Jesus never promised his followers an easy path.
0:45.0	In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them.
0:49.0	He sent them out as sheep among wolves.
0:52.0	Jesus' words came true in the life of the Apostles and
0:54.6	they're still coming true today in the lives of his followers around the world.
0:58.7	Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help right now on the
1:04.6	Voice of the Martyrs radio network. Last week here on Voice of the Martyrs
1:08.6	radio we were inspired by the courage shown by some of our brothers and sisters in the nation of Columbia.
1:15.1	Aaron Miller recently returned from there and he shared some of the stories he heard,
1:19.6	including the story of a teenage girl who refused to join an armed guerrilla group
1:25.6	because of her faith in Christ. If you miss that you can hear it online at
1:30.5	VOM radio dot net or just look for the VOM Radio podcast on your favorite
1:36.3	podcast app. Aaron also returned from another trip meeting with church and
1:41.0	ministry leaders from all over India.
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