Persecution News
Persecution is a part of life for many GFA workers.
Jesus promised His followers that the world would hate and persecute them. Many Gospel for Asia-supported missionaries have come to know the harsh reality of Jesus' words.
Beatings, death threats and imprisonment are a few of the things they encounter on a daily basis. But despite great hostility, they continue to press onward as they proclaim the Good News of Christ to the unsaved souls of Asia. They are not willing for any man to perish without hearing the name of Jesus, even if that means that they might physically perish.
Persecution Archive
- 2011-10-21: Missionary Attacked While Walking Home from Church with His Family
- 2011-10-07: Anti-Christian Extremists Attack Missionary
- 2011-10-06: Threats Can't Slow this Man Down
- 2011-10-04: Small Fellowships Face Big Opposition
- 2011-10-02: Believer Beaten, Missionary Threatened
- 2011-09-24: Missionary Attacked with Swords, Left for Dead
- 2011-09-16: Christians Locked out of Their Church
- 2011-09-06: Pastor Takes a Beating, Remains Joyful
- 2011-09-02: Missionary Escapes Attackers; Brother-in-Law Still Missing
- 2011-08-30: Missionary Finally Released from Prison
- 2011-08-24: Angry Protesters Threaten to Destroy Church
- 2011-08-22: Two Mission Church Buildings Destroyed
- 2011-08-16: Believer's Burial Wishes Enrage Villagers
- 2011-08-15: Prayer Sought for Students, Missionary Attacked while Sharing the Gospel
- 2011-08-12: Landlord Evicts Church
- 2011-08-05: Missionary Ministers to Inmates While Behind Bars
- 2011-07-29: In Hiding from His Own Family
- 2011-07-29: Church Buildings Targeted by Extremists
- 2011-07-15: House of Worship on Hold
- 2011-07-14: Their Changed Lives Landed Him in Jail; Their Testimonies Freed Him
- 2011-07-08: Missionaries Facing Opposition
- 2011-07-08: Missionary Arrested While Walking to Church
- 2011-07-05: Two Missionaries Arrested
- 2011-07-01: Water Withheld From Believers
- 2011-06-28: Servants No Greater than Their Master
- 2011-06-19: Church Construction Halted
- 2011-06-16: Opposition Heats Up, Believers Denied Water
- 2011-06-10: Missionary and Family Violently Beaten
- 2011-06-02: Fearless in the Face of Opposition
- 2011-05-31: Missionaries Arrested after Crossing Border to Share God's Love
- 2011-05-27: Missionary Answers Bribery Accusations
- 2011-05-27: Fanatical Group Stops Nearly Completed Church Construction
- 2011-05-17: Unwilling to Bow Down
- 2011-05-10: Extremists Confess Crime Against Christians
- 2011-04-15: Prayers Save Believers from Village Ban
- 2011-04-13: Favor in the Midst of Persecution
- 2011-04-11: Believers in Two Indian States Banished for their Faith
- 2011-04-08: Lawyer, Family Fight Church Building
- 2011-04-08: Christian Baby Name Brings Conflict
- 2011-04-05: Recovery for Murdered Pastor's Family, Church
- 2011-03-29: Lay Minister's Home Destroyed
- 2011-03-29: Missionaries Attacked, Arrested Just Before Gift Distribution
- 2011-03-28: Healed, but Still in Need
- 2011-03-23: Missionary Faces Nearly Impossible Choice
- 2011-03-21: Missionaries Arrested After House Prayer Meeting
- 2011-03-18: One Missionary Beaten for Sharing the Gospel; Another Threatened by Her Family
- 2011-03-17: Challenging Choice: Jesus or Possessions?
- 2011-03-17: Pastor Jailed, Church Construction Opposed
- 2011-03-14: Long-Time Dream Come True
- 2011-03-14: Threatened by Her Own Son
- 2011-03-10: Anti-Christian Villagers Demolish Home
- 2011-03-04: Water Filters Get Pastor in Hot Water
- 2011-02-25: Believers Will Be Beaten if They Worship This Sunday
- 2011-02-23: Violence Threatens Ministry
- 2011-02-23: Pastor Attacked Over Christmas Gifts
- 2011-02-23: Missionary Resumes Ministry After Being Badly Beaten
- 2011-02-18: Missionaries Experiencing Problems with Landlords
- 2011-02-16: Church Constructions Halted by Opposition
- 2011-02-15: Bible College Students Threatened while Christmas Caroling
- 2011-02-11: Church Construction Halted
- 2011-02-04: Religious Gathering Targets Christians
- 2011-02-01: Questions Lead to Secret Worship
- 2011-01-28: Youths Attack Assam, India, Bible College, Make Death Threat Against Staff Leader
- 2011-01-28: Pastor Threatened After Praying for Sick Woman
- 2011-01-25: Anti-Christian Extremists Use Religious Festivals to Harass Christians
- 2011-01-21: Falsely Accused, Justice May be Near for GFA-Supported Pastor
- 2011-01-05: Film Team's Equipment Destroyed; Another Team Caught in Rebel Crossfire
- 2010-12-30: Pastor Falsely Charged with Theft
- 2010-12-30: Christians Encounter Opposition for Faith, Church Construction
- 2010-12-21: Christians Threatened by Opposition as Sikkim Prepares for Dalai Lama Visit
- 2010-12-07: Opposition, Violence in Assam
- 2010-12-03: Former Priest Follows Jesus, Pastor Faces Threats
- 2010-11-17: Missionary Attacked on The Way to Church
- 2010-11-16: Bridge of Hope Not Spared by Persecution
- 2010-11-06: As Villagers Resist, Missionaries Remain
- 2010-11-06: Don't Tell Us About Jesus!
- 2010-11-05: Missionary Badly Beaten
- 2010-10-25: Missionary Beaten, Thrown in Jail, Released
- 2010-10-11: Persecuted but Persistent
- 2010-10-11: Standing His Ground in Persecution
- 2010-10-08: Extremists Threaten Women Missionaries and Pastor
- 2010-10-08: Maoist Rebels Force GFA Missionaries to Temporarily Flee Chhattisgarh Village
- 2010-10-08: Church Building Destroyed
- 2010-09-25: Students Injured, Bible College Vandalized
- 2010-09-21: Orissa Persecutor Turned Worshiper
- 2010-09-21: Uncle Tries to Kill Christian Nephew
- 2010-09-20: Parents File Case Against Missionary
- 2010-09-17: Opposition to Missionary Work
- 2010-09-17: Lone Christian Family Victimized
- 2010-09-17: Reason to Stay
- 2010-09-11: Missionary to be Released From Prison
- 2010-09-07: Three Church Constructions Threatened
- 2010-08-24: Escape Through the Back Window
- 2010-08-19: Praying and Fasting for His Persecutor
- 2010-08-17: One Beaten, Another Shot
- 2010-08-10: Missionaries Experience Threats, Abuse
- 2010-07-30: Cross, Name on Church Building Have to Come Down
- 2010-07-14: Missionaries Facing Severe Opposition in Three Villages
- 2010-07-09: Woman Brutally Attacked for her Faith
- 2010-06-28: Man's New Faith Sends Brother Into Murderous Rage
- 2010-06-26: Classes Halted after Bible College Floods
- 2010-06-24: Partially Completed Church Building Faces Threats, Opposition
- 2010-06-22: Ethnic Violence Forces Christians to Flee
- 2010-06-21: Pastor Slapped, Threatened When Youth Disrupt Prayer Meeting
- 2010-06-15: Christian Man Attacked in Orissa
- 2010-06-03: Christian Widow Murdered
- 2010-06-02: UPDATE: Time Up for Pastor Given 15 Days to Leave Village; Meeting Today
- 2010-06-02: She Held On to Jesus While Being Beaten
- 2010-05-28: Courageous Missionary Murdered
- 2010-05-17: Believers Plead for Pastor's Release
- 2010-05-14: Pastor Blamed for Believer's Death
- 2010-04-22: Pastor Threatened, Believers Antagonized
- 2010-04-19: Pastor Told to Get Out
- 2010-04-19: Dalit Man-Tribal Woman Outing Incites Riot in Orissa Village
- 2010-04-15: Attack, Accusations against GFA Film Team
- 2010-04-11: Newspaper Article Threatens Church Construction
- 2010-04-08: Five Years as a "Rebel"
- 2010-03-30: Pastor Warned to Leave; Believers Attacked
- 2010-03-12: Missionary Arrested, Accused of Maoist Connection
- 2010-03-03: Missionary's and Christians' Homes Burned in Bangladesh
- 2010-02-23: Church Evicted from Its Meeting Place
- 2010-02-22: Villagers Try to Stop Mission Work
- 2010-02-05: Pastor Harassed by His Landlord
- 2010-02-04: New Believers Attacked by Family
- 2010-01-19: A Father's Hatred, A Son's Love
- 2010-01-11: Pastor, Family Suffer in both '07 and '08 Attacks
- 2010-01-06: Christian Layman Martyred in Vicious Attack
- 2010-01-06: GFA Rebuilding Homes and Hopes for Beleaguered Orissa Believers
- 2009-12-31: She'd Rather Have Jesus
- 2009-12-31: Death Threats Await Christians in West Bengal
- 2009-12-30: After Two Years, Full Horror of Orissa Attacks Emerging; Christians Still Under Siege
- 2009-12-29: Orissa's Christians Still Face Violence
- 2009-12-28: Landlords Mobilize Against Missionary
- 2009-12-15: Manipur Movie Ban Shuts Down GFA Film Teams
- 2009-12-04: Christians in Chhattisgarh Face Persecution, Pressure to Reconvert
- 2009-11-25: Missionary Still in Jail Months Later
- 2009-11-22: Missionaries Rescued from Danger
- 2009-11-16: Strikes Affect Ministry in Manipur, God Still Working
- 2009-11-13: Missionary Beaten by Radicals
- 2009-11-05: If You Go to Church, You Die
- 2009-11-03: Missionaries Under Intense Scrutiny After Many Choose to Follow Christ
- 2009-11-02: Missionaries Harrassed, Ministries Threatened
- 2009-10-26: Extremists Stop Church Construction
- 2009-10-15: Missionary Couple Faces Serious Threats after Home Prayer Meeting
- 2009-10-01: GFA Missionary Attacked with an Ax
- 2009-10-01: Brave Church Elder Beaten
- 2009-09-16: GFA Missionary and New Believers Harassed and Threatened
- 2009-09-15: Missionaries Brutally Beaten, Flee to the Forest for Shelter
- 2009-09-14: Update on GFA Pastor Who Was Attacked
- 2009-09-02: Fasting and Praying for His Persecutors
- 2009-08-28: Pastor and Believers Threatened, Situation Tense
- 2009-08-27: One Year Later GFA Missionaries Bringing Hope to Survivors
- 2009-08-19: Extremist Disrupt Prayer Meeting, Attack Christians
- 2009-08-19: Naxalite Stronghold Makes Life Difficult
- 2009-08-18: Young Believer Beaten by Angry Villagers
- 2009-08-17: Missionaries Attacked, Fears Abound as Orissa Anniversary Nears
- 2009-08-11: Extremists Threaten Missionary, Bring Student Home
- 2009-08-11: Missionaries Attacked, Accused of Bribery
- 2009-08-09: Beaten Down and Standing Strong
- 2009-08-04: Missionaries on Trial for Preaching the Gospel
- 2009-07-30: Christian Film Stopped by Threats from Teens
- 2009-07-16: Film Team Beaten, Equipment Damaged
- 2009-07-16: Elections Hinder Court Inquiry on Church Attacks
- 2009-07-16: Update: Answers to Prayer in Urgent Situations
- 2009-06-30: Believers Recover from Another Onslaught in Orissa
- 2009-06-24: Indian Government Seeks to Repeal Anti-Conversion Legislation
- 2009-06-17: Pastor Encounters Many Trials
- 2009-06-16: Missionary Arrested, in Police Custody
- 2009-06-11: GFA Women Missionaries Harassed by Mob of Boys
- 2009-06-09: Police Side with Christians' Attackers
- 2009-06-01: GFA Missionary Manja Tamang Released from Nepal Prison
- 2009-05-25: Pastor and Believer Attacked, Beaten
- 2009-05-25: Ethnic Clashes Between Two Tribes Causing Danger
- 2009-05-18: Missionary Severely Beaten; Life Threatened
- 2009-05-14: Intoxicated Youths Turn Violent
- 2009-05-12: Court Inquiry Underway on Church Attacks
- 2009-05-10: Two Film Team Members Missing
- 2009-04-21: Missionary's Life Threatened; Church Construction Halted
- 2009-04-08: GFA Worker Perseveres, Sees Fruit Amid Opposition
- 2009-04-02: Extremists Try to Murder Missionary; Attack Well-Drilling Team
- 2009-03-25: Ministering through Tragedy
- 2009-03-24: A Joy Not Shared
- 2009-03-18: Misunderstanding Becomes an Opportunity
- 2009-03-16: Mob Brutally Attacks Missionaries
- 2009-03-02: Missionary Standing Strong Amidst Persecution
- 2009-02-24: Hope Lives Despite Orissa Dangers
- 2009-02-23: Crackdown on Churches in Myanmar
- 2009-02-18: Gospel for Asia Missionaries Released on Bail
- 2009-02-17: Eleven GFA Missionaries Arrested
- 2009-01-29: Anti-Conversion Law Likely in Sri Lanka
- 2009-01-22: GFA Missionary Released from Jail
- 2009-01-22: GFA Film Team Missionaries Severely Beaten, Kicked
- 2009-01-05: GFA Missionary Arrested in India
- 2008-12-29: "Opposition Increasing Day by Day"
- 2008-12-28: Angry Youths Harass GFA Film Team
- 2008-12-22: Orissa Christmas Day Bandh Cancelled
- 2008-12-10: Two Missionaries in Danger
- 2008-12-08: Jailed Bible College Students Released
- 2008-12-07: Terrorism in Mumbai Bringing Attention to Long-Term Problems in India
- 2008-12-02: "They Couldn't Catch Me"
- 2008-11-25: Abducted Pastor Escapes
- 2008-11-24: Pastor Beaten, Abducted, Missing
- 2008-11-23: Orissa: $250 to Murder Pastors
- 2008-11-20: Violence Forces Church and Center to Close
- 2008-11-20: Voting Missionary Chased Down
- 2008-11-18: Extremists Demand End to Christian Activity in Orissa
- 2008-11-05: No Churches Allowed Here!
- 2008-10-19: We will make our district like Orissa
- 2008-10-14: Missionary, Wife and Students Beaten by Radicals
- 2008-10-14: Destroyed Church Building Leads to Unity
- 2008-10-07: Manipur Christians Rally for Peace
- 2008-10-06: "Vacate or Else"
- 2008-10-06: Persecution in Chhattisgarh
- 2008-09-30: Three More Christians Killed in Orissa; Opposition Reported in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
- 2008-09-28: GFA Leaders in India Join Dharna and Peace March Against Persecution
- 2008-09-23: Praying for 101 Days
- 2008-09-18: Violence against Christians Rages in India
- 2008-09-14: Extremists Launch Attacks Against Christians in Second Indian State
- 2008-09-14: Pastor, Believers and Children Beaten
- 2008-09-09: Violence Continues in Orissa
- 2008-09-04: Message from Orissa: "God is in Control"
- 2008-09-03: India Supreme Court Orders More Police to Orissa to Protect Christians
- 2008-09-01: Missionary Hunted
- 2008-08-30: New Attacks on Christians Spark Riots in Battered Orissa, India
- 2008-08-28: Christians Protest; Government Trying to Take Control in Orissa
- 2008-08-27: Christians Flee to Forests as Mob Violence Escalates in Indian State
- 2008-08-25: Pastors Attacked, Believers Killed, Churches Destroyed in Anti-Christian Rampage
- 2008-08-24: Missionary Run Down by a Motorcycle
- 2008-08-23: Pastor Attacked, Churches Burned in Wake of Swami's Death
- 2008-08-19: Six Missionaries and a Bible College Student Beaten in Uttarakhand
- 2008-08-14: Jail Time Strengthens Missionaries' Faith
- 2008-08-14: Christians Under Increasing Pressure in Karnataka, India
- 2008-08-07: Gospel for Asia Missionaries Released
- 2008-08-05: Jailed Missionaries Granted Bail, but Denied Release
- 2008-08-04: Jailed Missionaries Appear In Court
- 2008-07-31: Missionaries, Bible College Students Beaten, Tortured and Jailed
- 2008-07-28: Close Call for A Bridge of Hope Director
- 2008-07-28: Missionary Asked to Denounce Christ
- 2008-07-23: I Will Not Disown My Lord Jesus
- 2008-07-22: Two Bible College Students Beaten
- 2008-07-07: Missionary and Believers Interrogated
- 2008-07-01: Risking His Life Going to Church
- 2008-06-25: Women Bible College Students Attacked
- 2008-06-25: Extremists Destroy Jesus Well Plaque
- 2008-06-25: Women's Fellowship Director Interrogated
- 2008-06-24: GFA Seeks Prayer in Wake of Propaganda Attacks
- 2008-06-18: Pastor Beaten; Police Look the Other Way
- 2008-06-17: Protests Block Church, Bible College Construction
- 2008-06-11: Angry Mob Destroys Missionary's Home
- 2008-06-10: GFA Missionary Attacked by Teens After Sharing Gospel
- 2008-06-09: Christian Family Ostracized
- 2008-06-04: Film Team under Attack
- 2008-06-02: New Release Date for Manja
- 2008-05-27: New Christians Face Ultimatum
- 2008-05-26: Sri Lanka Curfews Called 'Direct Attack' on Christians
- 2008-04-28: Gujarat Enacts Anti-Conversion Law
- 2008-04-20: Locked in a Room for Four Hours
- 2008-04-17: Threats in Maharashtra
- 2008-04-15: "We will burn you like Graham Staines"
- 2008-04-14: Christians Attacked in Bhutan
- 2008-04-08: Bible College Students Attacked in Orissa
- 2008-03-31: Film Team Released from Jail after Sharing the Gospel
- 2008-03-30: Gospel for Asia Film Team Arrested
- 2008-03-18: Situation Calmer at GFA's Sri Lanka Bible College
- 2008-03-18: Dalit Civil Rights Case Sent
- 2008-03-16: Church Building Construction Opposed
- 2008-03-15: Violence Escalates at Sri Lanka Bible College
- 2008-03-13: GFA Bible College Comes Under Attack
- 2008-03-13: Kidnapped Pastor Released Unharmed
- 2008-03-05: Kidnapped Christians Released
- 2008-03-04: Pastor Killed in Sri Lanka
- 2008-03-03: GFA Missionary Kidnapped in Assam, India
- 2008-03-03: Answers to Prayer amid Danger
- 2008-02-28: Anti-Christians Active in Maharashtra
- 2008-02-27: Christians Kidnapped in India
- 2008-02-27: Healed by Jesus in Himachal Pradesh
- 2008-02-27: Pastor Kidnapped, Again Forced into Hiding
- 2008-02-24: Elephants Trample Believers' Homes
- 2008-02-21: Healed at Midnight
- 2008-02-20: Treasure Worth More than Life
- 2008-02-13: Incredible Miracle for a Fearful Family
- 2008-02-12: Miracles in the Midst of Disaster
- 2008-02-12: Church Construction Halted by Extremists
- 2008-02-04: A Mother's Prayers
- 2008-02-03: GFA Missionary Given Three Days to Leave
- 2008-01-23: Courageous Team Returns to Village
- 2008-01-22: Pastor Faces Opposition Again
- 2008-01-17: Sharing the True Joy of Christmas
- 2008-01-16: Newlywed Brutally Attacked
- 2008-01-15: Changed Lives Testify to Missionary's Faithfulness
- 2008-01-10: New Information: Details on Orissa Persecution
- 2008-01-09: Teen Girl, Mother and GFA Missionary Beaten; Two Christian Workers Jailed
- 2008-01-07: Pastor Forced Out; Establishes New Ministry
- 2008-01-03: Violence Decreases, Tension Remains
- 2008-01-02: Dalit Murdered for Beating Cow
- 2008-01-02: Ministry During a "Day Off"
- 2008-01-01: Missionaries, Women's Mobile Team, Facing Opposition in Andhra Pradesh
- 2008-01-01: Ministry Behind Bars
- 2007-12-27: 15 Die as Christmas Persecution Continues
- 2007-12-25: Christians Attacked at Christmas Time
Pray for the Persecuted Church
This video contains interviews with those who were persecuted in the 2008 Orissa attacks against Christians.
Missionary Attacked While Walking Home
Samuel
Falsely Accused Pastor
Manja
Prisoner Missionary
Orissa
Orissa Reconstruction
Orissa Archive
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