By Melissa Bent on 11/26/2008 11:09 AM

Dear Brothers and Sisters,   A dear brother at our fellowship alerted me to this article on the Berean Call Website (Dave Hunt). Please read and then please pray for the Christian pastors in Orissa.   Published on thebereancall.org

Going Rate to Kill Pastors By TBC Staff - EN Created 2008-11-25 Going rate to kill pastor: $250 [Excerpts]

Hindu extremist groups are offering money, food and alcohol to anyone who murders Christians and destroys their homes.

The violence is nothing new in Orissa, India, where India's Communist Party estimates that more than 500 Christians have been killed by Hindu mobs in Orissa since late August, 12 times more than official government claims of only 40 homicides.

But now the stakes are even higher – and pastors have a bounty on their heads.

Faiz Rahman, chairman of Good News India, said Hindu militants are targeting Christian leaders, the Christian Post reported.

"The going price to kill a pastor is $250," he said.

Rahman,...

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By Melissa Bent on 11/11/2008 3:38 PM

On Nov 7, 2008, Brother Henry wrote:

Greetings in the holy name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Lalu (513/07) and Anitha Mercy (372/05) are admitted in the hospital. Both are special children.

Lalu is having a infection in his ears which has made him very ill. Whereas Anitha Mercy is having a tumor in her cheeks. The doctors doubt it to be a cancer and having taken Biopsy test.

Please pray for the health of these two children. I have attached some photos also.

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By Melissa Bent on 10/9/2008 3:36 PM

Please join us in prayer for the following requests...

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By Melissa Bent on 8/28/2008 3:32 PM

Pray for the Body of Christ in Orissa. Radical Hindus retaliate against Christians after VHP leader is killed. Thousands have lost homes, churches are demolished, hundreds are beaten, and lives have been lost in the violence.

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