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Entire Dalit Village Turns to Christ
Carrollton, TX (GFA) - January 20, 2003 - Imagine a village full of people all wanting to receive Christ at the same time. This is exactly what happened this month in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu when 500 people gathered together to receive Christ.
This follows on the heels of Tamil Nadu's recently passed anti-conversion law, which makes it illegal to convert someone to another religion through the use of "force, fraud or allurement." Under this law, a Dalit leaving his caste-based faith for another religion could receive a four-year prison sentence and a 100,000-rupee fine ($2,000). Many Dalits in India are nevertheless boldly stepping forward to embrace Christianity.
"The Lord Jesus gave us the most encouraging promise when He said that the gates of hell will not prevail against the church," said K.P. Yohannan, president and founder of Gospel for Asia. "The history of Christianity proves that no matter how hard the pressures and difficulties, the Church will continue to grow because it belongs to the Lord."
What happened in this village in Tamil Nadu is just a snapshot of the many ways in which God is working as this Dalit awakening takes place throughout India. GFA native missionaries and pastors disciple new Christians and establish church fellowships where they can worship. To learn more about the Dalit Awakening, please visit http://www.dalit-awakening.org
Established in 1979, Gospel for Asia is involved in pioneer evangelism and church planting among the unreached. More than 13,000 indigenous missionaries are working in seven nations: India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka. In the last 10 years, they have established 10,000 churches and 7,000 mission stations. GFA also operates 152 Bible schools on the Indian subcontinent, where nearly 7,000 students are preparing for ministry.
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After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands [Rev. 7:9]
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