*DAILY PRAYER UPDATE OF THE PERSECUTED CHURCH*

*BY PERSECUTION RELIEF*

*MONDAY, 15 DECEMBER, 2025*

📜 *PERSECUTION CASE UPDATE*

1. *Pastor Lalchand* from a village in *Didwana-Kuchaman district, Rajasthan state* was taken to the police station along with a couple of others. The other two have been released, but Pastor Lalchand is still at the police station. Church, please pray.

2. While Pastor was conducting a worship service at a believer’s residence in *Chhindwara District district of Madhya Pradesh state*, a few people arrived and began beating with sticks and rods. One brother sustained a serious head injury. Later, the police arrived and took *Pastor’s wife Prathiba , the house owner G.N. Masih* from the house to the police station. By the grace of God, they were later released. Please pray for the believers, especially for the healing of the brother who has been badly injured.

3. *Pastor Daniel Nag*, from the Assemblies of God Church in *Palwal District, Haryana state*, was conducting a Sunday worship service on 14/12/2025 when a few anti-Christian individuals forcefully entered the worship service and started shouting slogans of their gods. Later, the police arrived and *took the Pastor along with 28 believers to the police station*. An FIR was registered against the Pastor. All of them have been released later.

📜 *COURT ⚖️ HEARINGS TODAY*

_Church, please pray earnestly for a miraculous closure of all the cases against the Persecuted Saints this week, as the Court will close for vacation from 19th December. Pray in faith that all the following cases will be quashed and closed completely._

1. *Pastor Bikau from Maharajganj district, Uttar Pradesh state* informed that he has his next hearing today *15/12/2025.*
He was arrested on 16/11/2025 on conversion charges and a challan was issued under Section 151 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).

2. *Pastor Hemant Dhakad, his wife Shanti Dhakad, Kanta, Ganesh (from Ratlam District), Manish, Vipin, Lavina, Rani, Rakesh, Ruben and Jitendra (from Indore District), Madhya Pradesh State* have their next case hearing scheduled *today 15/12/2025* at the Honorable Sessions Court in Indore. They were booked on conversion charges on 26/01/21. The opposite witness did not appear on 14/10/2025. Church, please continue to pray for the case to be completely quashed in Jesus name.

3. *Pastor Mintu, from Sitapur District, Uttar Pradesh state* informed that his case hearing is scheduled today *15/12/2025* .
He is charged under conversion charges under Sections 3 and 5(1) of the anti-conversion law.

:1-3 as informed to Persecution Relief

📜 *ESTHER WILL YOU RISE UP?*

“_For how can I bear to see disaster fall on my people? How can I bear to see the destruction of my family?”_ – This was Esther’s cry before the king.

Church, how burdened are we when we hear and see the disaster that is falling upon the people of God today? Are we still sitting relaxed in our comfort, or will we step out in faith? Will we rise and say along with Esther, “*How can I bear to see the destruction of God’s people?”*

Let us stand together with the Persecuted children of God and not remain silent or indifferent in this hour.
*~ Shibu Thomas*

📜 *PERSECUTION CASES REPORTED IN MEDIA* 📰

1. Five members embraced Sanatan Dharma in Kanker [Chattisgargh]: A family in Ghotiyawahi left Christianity and returned home, welcomed by sprinkling Ganga water and wearing turbans.

https://www.bhaskar.com/local/chhattisgarh/kanker/news/5-members-adopted-sanatan-dharma-in-kanker-136658810.html

2. Chaos erupts at Christian prayer meeting. Allegations of cancer-stricken and childless individuals being targeted and lured into conversions; both sides arrive at the police station [Korba, Chhattisgarh]

https://www.bhaskar.com/local/chhattisgarh/korba/news/chhattisgarh-korba-controversy-erupts-over-prayer-meeting-136668532.html

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

📨Job Chapter 22
📨 Psalm Chapter 132
📨Zechariah Chapter 5

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