Mission Network News

Topping the news today, new legislative restrictions on Christians in India are growing in the wake of a Christian missionary's murder. For security reasons, we'll call this worker "Mike". He works with an organization in India, and says people must now register with police in Orissa State to explain their reasons for converting. "It has scared people from wanting to share their faith and also scared Christian organizations from sending mailings to people on their mailing lists because they're afraid people will find out that they're receiving Christian mailings and thus bring persecution on people that are receiving the mailings. So it's pretty much put a damper on quite a few outreach activities and just simple communication." Mike says that only means Christians should pray harder. "The Bible says in Ephesians 6 that our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against powers and principalities of the darkness of the world. So prayer is not just a cliché, it's very, very important to win battles in places like India."