Suffering Saints in India Need Our Prayers and Support

The group of men are Christian refugees in Orissa, India.
The man laying down has lost his sanity after seeing His family murdered in front of him by radical Hindus.

I sat last night with my family and listened to the most beautiful Christmas music I have ever heard. I was in my church surrounded by siblings in Christ along with their families and friends. We enjoyed three of those services over the weekend and raised over $11,000 for Hope House - a new nonprofit organization created to care for a specific 3.6 square mile area of our city where the Gospel is not going forth, churches are not growing, and poverty is destroying families.

That morning a couple of thousand people came to our regular worship services and sat under the preaching of God's Word. Lives were impacted and the Kingdom of God took a step forward.

Throughout the weekend, no police or angry mobs showed up to attack us or to try and keep us from worshipping God. I was not arrested. My house has not burned down. My life was not threatened nor were the lives of my family members. We slept in our warm beds safe and well last night.

For all of these blessings I take for granted far too often, I give God praise and thanks today.

In Orissa, India yesterday over 50,000 Christians who have been forced out of their homes and into the jungle struggled to get their basic needs met. A radical group of Hindus have killed many of their pastors, their families, and many leaders in the church. They have burned down churches and Christians' homes. They have made it clear if the Christians come back they will kill them. These radical Hindus are now confiscating the property of the Christians.

In our prosperity, we must remember those that are in need. If you are a member of Living Hope, please give to the Gift for Christ. That money will go to fund mission efforts all over the world in places like India. If you are in a church that is a part of the Southern Baptist Convention, please give to the Lottie Moon Offering. This will provide resources for places like Orissa, India and other locations of need all over the globe where there are IMB missionaries. If you are a part of another church tradition, you can still give to the Lottie Moon Offering and make a difference in the world.

This morning I read Revelation 6, as a part of my daily Bible reading plan. I look forward to the day, when Jesus brings justice to our world. Here is what D.A. Carson said about the martyrs pleas in heaven to Jesus. The martyrs who are “under the altar” cry out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?” (6:9–10). It is a great comfort to know that justice will be done, and will be seen to be done; it is an even greater comfort to know that God is more forbearing than Christians.D. A. Carson, For the Love of God, December 15.

Come, Lord Jesus!