MONDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2025

♦️ *PERSECUTION CASE UPDATES*

1. *Thousands rally in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh state demanding enforcement of 46-year-old APFRA anti-conversion law.* The Gauhati High Court has directed the government to finalize draft rules for the act’s implementation.

2. Pastors named *Dharmendra Kumar Pal, Ramshringar Gautam, Tribhuvan Gautam, and Rohit Gautam* from *Prayagraj District, Uttar Pradesh state*, were arrested based on the allegations of conversion on 18/10/2025.
Church, please pray.

https://www.bhaskar.com/amp/local/uttar-pradesh/prayagraj/news/uproar-over-attempted-conversion-in-prayagraj-136205871.html

♦️ *TESTIMONY OF PERSECUTED SAINTS*

“_Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison” (Hebrews 13:3)_

It’s quite overwhelming to hear every testimony of the Persecuted Saints who come out of jail. Each story proves one thing again and again: God indeed sends His children into prison with a clear purpose!. It may be for the deliverance of the inmates, the transformation of a particular criminal, or even the refining of His own servants. Jesus Himself went to Gerasenes to deliver one demon-possessed man.

One such testimony is from *Sister Kiran*, wife of Pastor Joshua, from Shahjahanpur District, Uttar Pradesh. She was recently released and shared her testimony during the Persecution Relief Worship with the Persecuted Saints, describing how God used her as a source of comfort for many inmates. Several came to her for prayer during her three month imprisonment. Praise God! 🙌🏽

Church, your prayers are not in vain.

Please continue to pray for Pastor Joshua, who is still in another jail and has his bail hearing on 28/10/2025.

♦️ *HOPE BEYOND PERSECUTION*

*We are all sojourners journeying toward the great Zion.*
This world offers pain, suffering, and persecution, yet the child of God looks forward to that glorious day when “_the Lord Himself will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” (Revelation 21:4–5)_

The words of eternal hope, shared by the *Founder of Persecution Relief*, deeply encouraged all the *Persecuted Saints who joined the Sunday worship*, strengthening and filling everyone once again with the unshakable assurance of the glory that awaits them in God’s Mount Zion.

♦️ *COURT HEARING UPDATES*

Sister Jeena informed that her husband *Pastor Rajkumar Yesudasan* from *Thane district, Maharashtra state* has his bail hearing on 28/10/2025.
Pastor Rajkumar has been in jail for more than three years now. Church, please continue to pray earnestly for his release

♦️ *PERSECUTION NEWS UPDATES FROM MEDIA*

*Allegations of religious conversion at a healing meeting, 3 accused arrested*: More than 50 people gathered at the event after a ruckes by antisocial group, police investigating. (Surguja district, Chhattisgarh state)

https://www.bhaskar.com/amp/local/chhattisgarh/ambikapur/news/allegations-of-conversion-in-a-healing-meeting-three-accused-arrested-in-surguja-136189332.html

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

🔺 2 Kings Chapter 7
🔺 Psalm Chapter 78
🔺 Jeremiah Chapter 5,6

*SUPPORT & HELP FOR THE PERSECUTED*

*BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE*

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*SHELTER FOR PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS*

If you are a Persecuted Christian in need of a place of shelter, we are willing to make necessary arrangements.

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