During our stay in India, we dedicated a church building in the city of Khamman. Our friends are working among the poorer part of the population, so the building wasn't anything grand. It will hold about 60-75 people, which means around 40 Westerners! It was very rudimental. Lots of people came to the dedication and we had a good time.
About the same time the Maoists (Naxalites) abducted 8 tribal people (India is a country with lots of different people groups. The Dalits or unscheduled castes (formally known as the Untouchables)are made up of a number of different tribes. Most of these tribes are not Hindu but rather animists. However they are very open to the gospel and you can find many Christians among them.
Eight of them were abducted because according to the Naxalites they were traitors and had given the security forces information about them. Today two of them were found dead just outside the cits.
Although the Christian persecution in Andhra Pradesh is at a minimun. The Christians and the rest of the population are faced with a terror group that causes hardship and spreds terror among the people.
Kife isn't easy for our friends out there.
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