hindu extremists

Continue to pray for pastor's wife Preetha, whose arm was broken in a violent attack by Hindu extremists. Despite treatment, her arms does not function properly, and she still has pain. Her husband also suffers from heart problems. Pray for God's healing and that they can get the treatment they...

Sharda works with impovished women and children in her community. Life became extremely difficult when her son was shot by Hindu extremeists. Fortunately, he survived and now lives in another town. Open Doors partners helped Sharda set up a tailoring business to support her - but she still faces...

Please pray for protection for the persecuted Christians and their churches. Sadly, very often, during this holiday season, the persecutors target Christians even more. Often churches are attacked or bombed. Please pray for safety and security and no loss of life. I am really worried for the...

Open Doors report reveals that, when HIndu extremists attack Christians, one of the first things they do is snatch the victims phones. However, the group will record the violence and add it to social media to promote their extremist agenda. Please pray that social media platforms will do more to...

Pastor Raman was in his church when the building was set on fire by a group of young people bribed by Hindu extremists. Burning wood fell on him as he tried to escape. Thankfully he has recovered from his injuries. Despite this terrifying incident, Pastor Ramanis committed to the ministry he...

Praveen and his wife Shanti became Christians after God healed Shanti when a local pastor prayed for her. But their new faith led to hostility from the wider family, who refused to give Praveen the land that he had inherited. The couple set up their own shop, but it didn't make a profit - and...

Since starting a church a few years ago, which around 200 people now attend, Suraj has been closely watched by Hindu extremists. They are angry that people have left their traditional faith to go to his church. The hostility came to a head when they beat him for three hours, threatening further...

In 2014, a leader of a large Hindu extremist group claimed that there would be no Christians left in India by 2021. Despite a rise in persecution in recent years, believers continue to courageously follow Jesus. Ravi was killed because he refused to stop telling others about Jesus. "If needed I...

When Ankita's son fell seriously ill, she visited many doctors, but none could help him. "I decided to bring him to the church for prayers, even though we were Hindu's," she shares. "He was completely healed!" Ankita and her husband are now Christians. It's one of many stories that expose the...

Hindu extremists promote Hindutva. It's an ideology that disregards Indian Christians and Muslims (and other religious minorities) as true Indians because they have allegiances that lie outside India, and asserts the country should be purified of their presence. But Indian Christians don't see...

Hindu extremists believe that all Indians should be Hindus, and that the country should be rid of Christianity and Islam. They use extensive violence to achieve this goal, particularly targeting Christians from a Hindu background. Christians are accused of following a "foreign faith" and blamed...