Story number 1 for 15 Jul 2003

(India)–We begin today in India where Christians in Kerala State say they will not cooperate with a new government survey. They want more clarification on why a Census survey is aimed at the Christian-Muslim places of worship. Bibles For The World’s Rochunga Pudaite. “This survey is something that is creating quite a bit of confusion and fear because they’re wondering whether this survey is a means of identifying who is a Christian and who is an outstanding Christian who has been getting converts and ultimately, they may be able to attack those individuals.” Pudaite says this also highlights the need for prayer. “They are being attacked everyday in one place or another right now. We need to pray that number one, God will give them the courage and there will be no fear in their hearts, and number two, God will protect them, as he said he’ll give us protection in his word, and then, number three, that the enemy will be defeated.”