*DAILY PRAYER UPDATE OF THE PERSECUTED CHURCH*

*BY PERSECUTION RELIEF*

*SATURDAY, 13 DECEMBER, 2025*

🌲*PERSECUTION CASE UPDATES*

1. The Honourable Judge heard the bail plea of the *6 Believers from Sehore District of Madhya Pradesh state*, who have been booked under sections 3 and 5(1) of the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 2021. The decision will be announced on Monday. Church, continue to pray.

The names of the six believers are:
1. *Mukesh Barela*
2. ⁠*Lakhan Barela*
3. ⁠*Sitaram Barela*
4. ⁠*Rem Singh Barela*
5. ⁠*Kushma Barela*
6. ⁠*Bina Barela*

Continue to pray for the 2-year-old child who is in jail with the mother, and for all the believers that the Lord will give them courage and strength to overcome this situation.

🌲 *MIGHTY HAND OF GOD*

“_During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, ‘Up! Leave my people, you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested.’” Exodus 12:31_

One night was all enough for Pharaoh to let the people of Israel leave Egypt- around 30,00,000 people. God brought them out miraculously, despite the long years of slavery. The same God is able to do it even today.

*Let us continue to pray for a mighty deliverance – that all of God’s people who are imprisoned will be set free by the direct intervention of the Lord before the end of 2025. Let every limitation and impossibility be set aside. Let us remember the mighty hand of God, who is able to do what no one else can.*

_As Moses said, “Let My people go, so that they may worship Me” (Exodus 8:1)._

🌲 *COURT ⚖️ HEARING UPDATES*

1. *Sister Jessy Raju, wife of Pastor C.P.Raju and sister Sushma Thomas mother of Anil Thomas from Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh state*, who had their anticipatory bail hearing on 12/12/2025 got adjourned to 16/12/2025.
Church, continue pray for them.
-as informed to Persecution Relief

2. *Pastor Rakesh Baboo, his wife and brother Anand from Chandauli District, Uttar Pradesh State* whose case hearing scheduled on 12/12/2025 did not happen.
Church, continue to pray that the cases of all God’s people will be closed soon.
-as informed by Pastor Rakesh Baboo

3. The court hearing of *Pastor Santosh Shivanshi, Raju Kodape, Narayan Barmasiya, Sunil Markam from Balaghat District, Madhya Pradesh State* scheduled on 12/12/2025 in the Honourable Seoni Court, was adjourned as the complainant herself did not appear before the court.

-As informed by Sister Madhuri Shivanshi

4. *Pastor Chaggan Davar from Alirajpur District, Madhya Pradesh State* informed that he was asked to appear before the Honourable District Court on 22/01/2026.
He was charged under sections 3 & 5 of Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act 2021.

Church, please continue to pray.

🌲 *PERSECUTION CASES REPORTED IN MEDIA* 📰

1. India’s new digital privacy law may make it harder to track and report cases of Christian persecution.

https://www.ucanews.com/news/indias-new-digital-law-will-hinder-monitoring-of-christian-persecution/111300

2. Jalandhar Pastor Controversy: Narula said – give me 25 lakh rupees, I will convert my religion, Bhana said – oppose hypocrisy, not Christianity [Punjab]

https://www.bhaskar.com/amp/local/punjab/jalandhar/news/ankur-narula-25-lakh-conversion-remark-bhana-response-hypocrisy-not-christianity-136647436.html

3. Tension over ‘Prakat Diwas’ being written on Christmas flexes, organisations express anger [Amritsar, Punjab]

https://www.bhaskar.com/amp/local/punjab/amritsar/news/tension-over-39prakat-diwas39-being-written-on-christmas-flexes-organisations-express-anger-136644159.html

4. A Kanpur lawyer was funding the conversion racket at a church; police summoned him. [Uttar Pradesh]

https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/kannauj-kannauj-church-conversion-funding-case-40069138.html?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=uttar-pradesh&utm_campaign=hyperlocal#

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

🎍Job Chapter 20
🎍 Psalm Chapter 130
🎍Zechariah Chapter 3

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