WEDNESDAY, 29 OCTOBER 2025

🪭 *PERSECUTION CASE UPDATE*

*Update: *Pastor Lakshpath Singh from Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh state*,
is kept on remand in police station for further investigation.
Church, please continue to pray for the Pastor.

– As informed by pastor Thanuram.

🪭 *TESTIMONY OF THE PERSECUTED SAINTS*

*Psalms 105: 2, 3 “Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.”*

*Praise God for the mercies of the Lord 🙌🏻*

On 28/10/2025 the Honorable Sessions court , Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, has *acquitted *Pastor Mahender and his wife sister Seema*.

*Pastor Mahender and his wife Seema are from Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh state*. On 18/07/23 they were called by a believer in Ghaziabad district Uttar Pradesh state to pray for his sick brother. Some anti social people barged in with weapons hitting pastor accusing him of running a conversion gang . A case under FORA was registered against him and he was sent to jail. After a week his wife was also sent to jail leaving behind their three children aged 15, 12, 9 years old, who were taken care by their aunt.
After a month in jail, on 28/08/23, the Honorable District Judge’s Court accepted their bail plea.

*Pastor Mahender and his wife are grateful to Persecution Relief for all the support*

🪭 *PRAISE REPORT*

1. Sister Priyanka informed that a case under sections 299 and 302 of BNS were registered against her husband *Pastor David and her father in law Virendra, Bharatpur district, Rajasthan state*

Praise God on 28/10/2025, they got the bail.

🪭 *TODAY’S COURT HEARINGS*

*Psalms 105: 4,5 “Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced.”*

Church, let us pray for divine judgments to be heard in the case.

The case hearing of Anugrah Joy, Sumit John and Roshan Nishad from Ayodhya District, Uttar Pradesh State, scheduled on 26/09/2025 got adjourned to *29/10/2025* . They are charged under sections 3 & 5 (1) of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act 2021, and section 351.
Church, pray that everyone is acquitted from the false allegations against them.

🪭 *COURT HEARING UPDATES*

1. Sister Kiran from Shahjahanpur District, Uttar Pradesh State, informed that her husband *R Padmanabhan ( Pastor Joshua) and Asneet (Believer)* did not receive bail on 28/10/2025.

Their 13-year-old daughter, Ansi, had fasted and prayed earnestly for his release. She is deeply heartbroken and wept bitterly. Ansi had been eagerly waiting to see her father and then return to school.
They are in Shajahanpur jail in Uttar Pradesh state* since 26/07/25. Sister Kiran (pastor Joshua’s wife) got bail and is released from jail.
Church, Please pray earnestly that Pastor Joshua will soon be granted bail and be reunited with his family.

2. The court hearing of *Pastor Motilal, his wife Meera, and Dilip from Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh state* on 28/10/2025 is adjourned to 13/11/2025. Sister Meera wife of Pastor Motilal informed that one opposite witness gave his statement against them.

Dear Church, please continue to pray for Pastor Motilal and Dilip who are still in jail.
– as informed to Persecution Relief

3. Sister Jeena informed that the hearing of her husband *Pastor Rajkumar Yesudasan from Thane district Maharashtra state* was held on 28/10/2025 and discharge application was submitted in the Sessions Court. The next hearing date is 04/11/2025.
Pastor Rajkumar has been in jail for more than three years now and three more FIRs of Pastor Rajkumar are put on trial.
Please pray for a supernatural favor of God in the hearing at the Honorable Sessions Court.

4. The case hearing of *Pastor Yashwant Singh Dhurve, Mihilal Ahirwar, and Nannu Ahirwar from Chhatarpur District, Madhya Pradesh State on 28/10/25* has been adjourned for 06/11/2025. The two witnesses appeared and gave statement in their favor.
Church, please pray for divine justice and favor.
– as informed by Pastor Dhan Singh Dhurve (father of Yashwant Dhurve).

5. *Pastor Thanuram Yadav from Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh state and the three believers Heera Lal Baiga, Sanju Baiga, and Parvati’s* case hearing on 28/10/2025 is rescheduled for 13/11/2025
Please continue to pray for the 12 opposite witnesses, out of which 4 have finished with their statements in earlier hearing, two of them gave in favor saying they don’t know him. Pray that the Four witnesses who were summoned but did not appear in the Court, may come and give their statements in favor of our brethren.

•⁠ ⁠as informed by Pastor Thanuram to Persecution Relief

🪭 *PRAY FOR THOSE IN PRISON FOR THEIR FAITH*

*Psalm 42: 8 “The Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, And in the night His song shall be with me—A prayer to the God of my life”.*

Dear Church, let us uphold all those who are in Prison who are away from their loved ones. Pray that their hearts are continually meditating on the love of God. Pray that all the memories of torture and mistreatments they received from their villagers will be forgotten as the Lord fills them with divine visions and revelations.

🪭 *PERSECUTION RELIEF DAILY BIBLE READING PORTION ON PERSECUTION*:

💧 2 Kings Chapter 16
💧 Psalm Chapter 87
💧 Jeremiah Chapter 23-24

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