SUNDAY, 28 DECEMBER, 2025

✝️ *PERSECUTION CASE UPDATES*

1. *CHRISTMAS ATTACK*:
Another Christmas program disturbed!

*Persecution Relief has recorded over 33 incidents* of *attacks against Christians throughout the Christmas week*, and the situation is only growing worse. This is undoubtedly having an impact on the Christmas festive spirit of Christians.

As informed by *Raja from a village in Valsad District of Gujarat State*, on 25/12/25 night their Christmas program was disturbed when more than 200 anti Christian elements barged in and *attacked the Believers. One was severely beaten*. Kindly pray for the protection of the believers and for the situation.

2. Pastor Vikas informed us on Helpline for the Persecuted Saints : 1800-1234-461 that *Evangelist Prem Shah had been taken to Piri Bazar, Police Station in Lakhisarai District of Bihar State*.

He was caught by few villagers while sharing Jesus on Christmas.

Church, Pray that he will be released without any charges.

3. The Honorable Jhabua Sessions Court has sentenced upto four years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of 50,000 rupees to *Bishop Pal Munia of the Shalom Church and his associate, Pitha Bhuria, from Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh state,* each on account of religious conversion case. This verdict came under the Madhya Pradesh Religious Freedom Act, 2021. Church, please pray for them as they are facing this because of their faith.

https://www.jagran.com/madhya-pradesh/indore-jhabua-conversion-bishop-aide-get-4year-jail-term-40086227.html

4. More than 350 people gathered in a “mahapanchayat” at Badshahpur in *Gurugram district of the state of Haryana state* on Friday to protest against the construction of a church on a private land.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/gurugram-news/tikli-villagers-convene-mahapanchayat-against-church-construction-on-private-land-101766773065870.html

✝️ *UPCOMING COURT HEARINGS*

*”Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me”. Micah 7: 7*

1. The next bail hearing of *Pastor Rajkumar Yesudasan from Thane District, Maharashtra State* is on *29/12/2025*. Church, let us pray with fasting for Pastor Rajkumar Yesudasan, who has been imprisoned since 10/8/2022, for his faith in Jesus Christ.

2. The next case hearing of *Pastor Bikau from Maharajganj district, Uttar Pradesh state* is scheduled on *29/12/2025*. (He is called every week to sign his attendance). Church continue to pray for God’s favor.

✝️ *CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION UPDATES FROM MEDIA*

*_Tripura CM calls for social fight against forced religious conversion_*

https://tripuratimes.com/ttimes/tripura-cm-calls-for-social-fight-against-forced-religious-conversion-33950.html/

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

@ Job Chapter 39
@ Zechariah Chapter 7-9
@ Psalm Chapter 147

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