26-8-08 From Indian brother in Orissa, please pray:

Dear all, The following information collected from different fields of riots affected areas of Orissa directly from the victims for your information and sincere prayer.
In Phulbani, the district headquarter of Kondhamal district, more than 25 houses were attacked, all house hold things/ properties burned in front of the houses. RC church and Baptist church were attacked and ransacked in the presence  of the police.
In Raikia, 40km from Phulbani, 10 shops belong to Christians burned and looted yesterday while the dead body of late lakhanananda Saraswati was carried towards Phulbani and than cremated in Chakapada where Mr.Swaraswati lived for many years and continued all the activities.
1.In Tikabali, which is near to Chakapada  Mr.Swaraswati, more than 10 houses were set ablaze and one Church completely demolished. Now all Christians with families live in the jungle.
2.Pastor Sikandar Singh(Missionary Association President, Kalahandi)was attacked by a group of fundamentalists today morning 9am. His house is looted and demolished. Believers from Indian Christian Revival Mission were attacked too.
3.In  Jeerango, a  village 32km away from Parlakhemundi and around 90km from Berhampur, one church was blasted and 11 houses were destroyed. Activists were not from the local area.
4.Twelve families in Rupanagar, 3km away from Chakapada, were attacked, houses were set ablaze onewoman was burned alive apart from a nun who burned alive in Baragada ashram. Fundamentalists are basically from neighboring states.
5.Mr.Prabir Kumar Swain from Jagatsinghpur ADP, a project of WVI, is  gharowed by the fundamentalists since morning. They are arguing and forcing  the house owner to take   Mr.pravir and pastor out of the house. House is famous person in that small town and gracious to these two families. But the fundamental activities waiting out side the house to attack pastor and Mr.Pravir's f amily. Night 2 am one vehicle will come from Bhubaneswar to take them. Though it is very much risky but they  do not have any alternative. Please pray for them. His mobile No. 09437229870
6.In Baliguda Rev.Gurubandhu Sansad, Ex.UESI staff an UBS graduate is under attack. House owner suddenly asked him to vacate the house as fundamentalist activities would attack him at evening.
When  I called Rev.Gurubandhu at evening he was not in a situation to talk to me over phone as he was about to be attacked and asked me to pray and put down his phone. His phone No. is 09437589233. We are not able to contact him.
7.In Divyajoyti a RC pastoral centre in Angamendi village, near Nuagoan and 20km away from baliguda,Father Thomas Challen was bitten mercilessly and stripped, was made to walk necked in Nuagoan and baliguda. 
A Nun who was in that centre was raped yesterday at about 3 pm. Last time when I went to Kondhamal area for relief I had stayed in this centre and Father Tomas had given me shelter 8.Around 3 people were killed in  the  village Piangian 3km away from Rikia. This news has to be confirmed yet.
Now at this moment house burning is going on in Rikia by more than 200 fundamental activities. Police is simply following them helplessly. Police is watching the situation being inactive. 9.Many  fundamental activities are entering into Kharihar Road, 150 km from Raipur and around 10km from Nuapada (Orissa), through Nuapada to attack kharihar Mission Hospital.
They burned two shops in front of the Christian hospital. Now the hospital is protected by the police. Activities have bitten up the local pastor Isudananda Senapati. Whole night burning is going on in different parts of Orissa especially in Kondhamal dist. Please continue to pray for the situation. Please remember that tomorrow you and I may face the same situation.
"But if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance will come from another place but you and your father's family will perish" (Esther 4:14)
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PRAYER POINTS TO PRAY URGENTLY The following is sent from the Russian leaders of our program. PLEASE PRAY that we would be able to do what God has called us to do. Pray that "the enemy" would be stopped and that God's mission accomplished!!!

1. There is a big Christian gathering taking place this weekend at the camp site and authorities try their best to cancel the event. If the event is canceled, the camp will have to be canceled too as the campsite will be shut.

2. Health of the team members. There are lots of physical issues going on on both sides. There are physical issues among the team that is coming (Joe has just developed a heart condition and will not know until Thursday evening if he will be allowed to travel on Friday) and as well as on Russian side Please keep us all in prayers. YANA.

3.Please pray for the our beloved president Rev G.Terry steenburg. Rev marlene stenburg. And all team members for good health and free from all kind of bondages and oppositions. And let the word of god will be preach and proclaim safely.

4. pray for the ministry in India and for the good health of mrs. Kalavathi Daniel and all team in India , he's alive ministries. Also pray for the need of the ministry and own house and computer for ministry also need funds for ministry hall and church buliding and for the need of regular supporter to encourage our ministry so that we can work under them and send regular ministry reports, also need funds to run bible collage and orphans and sunday schools. and to conduct seminaries, conferences for pastors and evangelists, in india and needy ares to spread the gospel

5. pray for the men and women and children and Sunday schools, teachers. And non Christian families in ministry also for the supporters and wellwishers and prayer team in hubli India and around belongs to ministry. To be blessed. FOR ALL YOUR OFFERINGS AND DONATIONS PLEASE SEND;- TO. THE. REV. P DANIEL. PO. BOX NO. 149. HUBLI - 580020. KARNATAKA INDIA.

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Pastor Daniel India. God bless you all.