TUESDAY, 18 NOVEMBER, 2025

🦋 PERSECUTION CASE UPDATES

1. *The Church Building of Pastor Amos from Malkangiri district of Odisha state has been vandalized on the night of Sunday 16/11/2025.*

Church, please pray for the protection of the Pastor and the congregation.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1FwKC4uEig/?mibextid=wwXIfr

– As informed to Persecution Relief.

2. *Sister Gracy, a Persecution Relief* Watchman sister from *Kota district of Rajasthan state*, informed that a video of her Church meeting was recorded by few people and published to accuse them falsely.

Church, please declare divine protection in Jesus name.

https://dainik.bhaskar.com/LCgY3jarmYb

3. *An FIR has been filed against Rohit, his wife Pooja and sister Jyoti from Bagpat district of Uttar Pradesh state* on charges of conversion under sections 3 and 5 (1). Church please uphold them in prayers.

– As informed to Persecution Relief.
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4. *Dashrath Brijaya of Latehar District, Jharkhand state*, was assaulted by few men on 16/11/2025 who tried to kill him.
Church, please declare divine protection for him and family as they are facing death threats.
– As informed to Persecution Relief.
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🦋 *TODAY’S COURT HEARINGS*

*Psalms 25:15 ”My eyes are ever on the LORD, for only he will release my feet from the snare.”*

1. *Pastor Srinivas Rao Naik, from Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh State* has his next court hearing scheduled *TODAY, 18/11/2025* .
Pray that all the opposition witnesses are present and for a miraculous outcome in the hearing.
Please continue to declare divine healing as he is facing challenges in his health which has also drained him financially.
– as informed to Persecution Relief

2. The case hearing for bail for *R Padmanabhan (Pastor Joshua) from Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh state* is listed in the High Court *TODAY, 18/11/2025*.
He is charged under Sections 3 and 5(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 and is currently in Shajahanpur jail since 26/07/25. Sister Kiran (Pastor Joshua’s wife) got bail and is released from jail.

Church, please pray earnestly, as the family especially the 13 year old daughter of Pastor Joshua is prayerfully awaiting his return.

– as informed to Persecution Relief.

🦋 *COURT HEARING UPDATES*

1. Update on the bail hearing of *Brother Dujai Lal* who is lodged in the *District Jail in Lakhimpur Kheri District, Uttar Pradesh State since September 2024*: The case was not listed on 17/11/2025 in the Honorable High Court, Lucknow. He has been asked to submit medical checkup report.
He is 80 years old. Church, please continue to pray for a miraculous verdict, and his immediate release.
– As informed by his son Srikrishna

2. *Pastor Ramkewal, Dharmendra Gautam, and Vipath did not attend the court hearing in the Honorable Session Court, Ayodhya District, Uttar Pradesh State* on 17/11/25.
Church, please continue to pray for the case to be quashed in Jesus’ name without any further delay.
-as informed by Pastor Dharmendra.

3. Church, please continue to pray for *Pastor James Kumar and his wife, Savita from Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh state*. They have been held in Mirzapur District Jail for over a month. Church, please pray for God’s favor for bail approval from the Honorable Allahabad High Court. Next hearing date is yet to be received. Pray for the Advocacy team handling the case.

– As informed to Persecution Relief
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🦋 *PRAY FOR THE PERSECUTORS* 🛐

Dear Church, let us pray that all the persecutors will get an opportunity to taste the mercy and kindness of the Lord Jesus and that they would become partners of eternal life.

*“But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life.” 1 Timothy 1:15-16*

🦋 *CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION UPDATES FROM MEDIA*

1. *Anti-conversion’ law: Arunachal Pradesh appoints head of panel to examine draft rules*

2. *Pope Leo: Persecuted Christians are witnesses of truth, justice, hope*

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-11/pope-leo-persecuted-christians-witnesses-of-truth-justice-hope.html

3. *Supreme Court issues notice on Rajasthan anti conversion law: Petition claims law violates Constitution & exceeds powers; strict provisions target unlawful religious conversions*

https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/local/rajasthan/news/sc-issues-notice-on-rajasthan-anti-conversion-law-petition-claims-law-violates-constitution-provisions-religious-conversions-136441509.html

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

🎈Nehemiah Chapter 1
🎈Psalm Chapter 107
🎈Daniel Chapter 6

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