Five Nuns Beaten by Militants in Madhya Pradesh, India
by Staff
November 6, 2007
(christiansunite.com) - Five sisters of the Franciscan Clarist Congregation (FCC)--Jincy (40), Sayujia (27), Pavitra (26), Sweta (26) and Anna aria (27)--were beaten by twenty Hindu militants in the city of Indore, Madhya Pradesh on October 25. At approximately 8.30 p.m. the militants surrounded the house of a local believer, where the nuns were attending a prayer meeting, and accused the nuns of forcibly converting local Hindus to Christianity. When the meeting was over, the militants attacked the nuns and were stopped only when police arrived and took the women to safety.
All five were injured and Sister Jincy is in serious condition due to the head injuries she sustained in the attack.
Pray for healing for these five faithful believers. Pray that they will take comfort in the fact that God commends those who suffer for doing His work (1 Peter 2:20-21). Pray that Christians in India will not give in to fear but rest in the fact that the Good Shepherd walks with them through their trials.
For more information on the persecution of Christians in India, go to www.persecution.net/country/india.htm.
