{"id":12332,"date":"2024-06-18T14:18:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T13:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opendoorsuk.org\/?page_id=12332"},"modified":"2024-12-18T09:19:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T09:19:29","slug":"indian-christians","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connect.opendoorsuk.org\/ireland\/act\/letter\/indian-christians\/","title":{"rendered":"Write to Narendran and Kavita"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From miracles to church growth, Narendran* and Kavita* have seen God show his goodness in and through their lives. It\u2019s deepened their faith, but it\u2019s also brought hostility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It culminated one night when the couple and other believers had met for prayer. A group of youngsters gathered at the gate of the church. They began verbally abusing the Christians, before then severely beating Narendran and Kavita.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The couple were deprived of treatment at the hospital, because of the influence of Hindu extremists on the doctors. But thanks to the pressure of pastors and lawyers, they eventually got the care they needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Narendran and Kavita continue to recover from their horrific ordeal. Narendran has stopped doing pastoral visits and doing outreach and their church has shrunk in size \u2013 all because of fear of further reprisals from the extremists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But their faith remains strong, helped by your prayers and support. \u201cWe would have been living in fear and anxiety if you had not come to our aid,\u201d says Kavita. \u201cWe are not alone. God\u2019s people stand with us in our troubles and support us through prayer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can continue to encourage them by writing to them \u2013 they\u2019d love to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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