1. The cost of Christian Discipleship in India “ If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me before it hated you…… If they persecuted me, they will persecute you……..They will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know HIM who sent me”. (John 15:18 – 21)
2. Churches & Christian Institutions in Kandhamal, Orissa, December 2007 Disfigured statue of Our Lady Carmel Convent St. Paul Church Carmel Convent
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5. Forest was the only refuge….. Shops & Houses Owned by Christians About 50,000 people fled to the forests
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8. Leaping out of Memories Dr. Graham Stains and children burnt to death in Manoharpur Tomb of Sr. Rani Maria In MP Grace Nayak & family beaten up in MP
11. Here are the facts …….. As per Justice Wadhwa Commission Report, Between 1991 to 1998 the Hindu Population rose by 2.52% whereas the Christian population rose by 0.008%
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15. What do the religions teach? “ Go and proclaim the good news to all creations”. - Jesus Christ “ Go into all lands and preach this gospel. Tell them that the poor and the lowly, the rich and the high are one”. - The Buddha “ For this purpose was I born, and to spread this religion God appointed me”. - Guru Govind Singh “ You must go out to preach your religion, preach it to every nation under the sun”. - Swami Vivekananda “ May the active be Glorifying God, arianising all ” (Rig Veda 9.63.5) “ May I speak these blissful words to my own people and the foreigner ” (Yajur Veda 26.1-2)
16. Missionaries from India “ Up India, rise and conquer the world with Your spirituality” There are thousands of Hindu monks running ashrams and temples in Europe & America
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21. The Truth Will Prevail… After every death There is Resurrection… The persecuted church in India awaits the day of Resurrection!!!