MONDAY, 06 OCTOBER, 2025

⛳️ PERSECUTION 💔 PRAYER UPDATES

1. While Pastor Mohan Paura was conducting Sunday worship at a town in the Barwani District of Madhya Pradesh state, a few antisocial people barged in and accused the Pastor of converting. Police also arrived. Later they took Pastor to the police station.
A few Pastors and believers reached the police station, and the antisocial people attacked believers Vijay Dawar, Jandas Barde, Raju Yadav & Suresh.

Pray for the speedy recovery of Suresh, as he has an eye injury.

2. *Pastor Gilbert from Dharwad district, Karnataka state* informed that as they were closing the Sunday worship service, the police arrived and told them that they should not continue the prayer in that premises. The police instructed them to come to the police station today 06/10/2025. Kindly pray for the situation.

3. A meeting was held in Sarona Krishi Mandi, *District Kanker, Chhattisgarh state*, on the topics of cultural identity, customs, traditions, and religious conversion. A large group of people from 22 villages gathered for the discussion.

*Deepak Yadav*, a follower of Christ from Banspatar village, participated in the meeting. During the session, he was questioned about his caste, community, religion, and conversion and was pressured for Ghar Wapsi (reconversion to Hinduism). He firmly refused to accept Ghar Wapsi, after which he was forcibly sent out of the meeting.

– as informed by Pastor Simon Digal

4. *Pastor Steven*, from *Nadiad district, Gujarat state*, who had been in police custody since 28/09/2025, was sent to jail on 05/10/2025. His bail application will be filed today, 06/10/2025. Please pray for Pastor Steven to receive bail soon. He was falsely accused of conversions.
– as Informed by Pastor Dixon

⛳️ *PRAISE REPORT* 🙌🏽

1. During the Sunday worship service on 5/10/25, police arrested *Gulabchand and 18 believers* from the *Ambedkar Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh state. Praise God! 14 of them have been released. Challan has been issued under section 151.*

⁠Four of them are detained in the police station. Pray that they will be released soon.

– as informed by Pastor Sukesh

2. *Pastor Rajesh from the Siddarth Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh state* was arrested on 27/04/25 on conversion charges. He got bail on 26/09/25 from the Honourable Allahabad Court. *Praise God! He was released from jail on 04/10/25 after 160 days (5 months)*.

3. *Pastor Ashis Nag, Pastor Choudhary, Pastor Kishore Senapati, Pastor Sikandar Singh, and two women believers* had been invited to a believer’s home in *Raipur district, Chhattisgarh state*, for prayer. Before the prayer could even begin, a neighbour woman had called some antisocial elements to the house. They had arrived and violently attacked the group, beating the pastors and damaging their bikes and car.

An FIR had been filed against the pastors, and they had been kept in police custody since Saturday morning.

*Praise God that they had all received bail on 05/10/2025*! 🙌

⛳️ *TODAY’S COURT ⚖️ HEARINGS*

1. The bail application of *Mr Paulus Barjo from Anupgarh, Sri Ganganagar District of Rajasthan state*, heard on 03/10/2025, was given an order date for today, 06/10/2025. It had earlier been rejected by the Lower Court. Church, please continue to earnestly pray for God’s favour on Brother Paulus.

2. *Brother Dharamveer, from Kanpur Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh state*, has his bail hearing scheduled today 06/10/25. He is at Etah jail along with three Believers since 15/06/25 . Please pray for God’s divine intervention.

3. *Pastor Balram, Madan Pal and Ramswaroop from Lakhimpur Kheri district, Uttar Pradesh state* have their case hearing today 06/10/25.

Pastor Balram has three cases on him.
– In the first case from 2019, in which all three were charged under section 295(A) and 505.
– In the second case, he was charged under 151 and the case is closed now.
– In the third case opened in 2024, chargesheet is not yet prepared.

Church, let us earnestly pray for complete closure of all the cases.
-As informed by Pastor Balram

4. *Pastor Uday Raj, Vimla, Akash, Abhishek, Raghuveer, Chinta Devi, Sushila Devi from Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh state* have their next hearing today 06/10/25.

Church, continue to pray for God to strengthen the family throughout all the legal proceedings and for early miraculous quashing of the case.

– as informed by Sister Vimla

⛳️ *TODAY’S UPDATES ON CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION FROM MEDIA*

Stop religious conversions, those who have already converted will be brought back after persuasion: Bagda

https://www.bhaskar.com/local/rajasthan/ajmer/news/stop-religious-conversions-those-who-have-already-converted-will-be-brought-back-after-persuasion-bagda-136090767.html

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

🥏 1 Kings Chapter 15
🥏 Psalm Chapter 64
🥏 Isaiah Chapter 40-42

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