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Vision for more outreach despite persecution in India

Christians are suffering increasing amounts of persecution across India. Some suggest that a Christian is brutally attacked by a Hindu extremist every other day. There doesn't appear to be an end to the violence. However, this violence isn't stopping the evangelical church from expanding their work, reports MNN.

President of Serve India Ministries Ebenezer Samuel says they are currently supporting 400 pastors who are also missionaries and church planters. Each pastor has a mission, he says, "to reach out to five unreached villages through the church he's already planted."

Samuel says these pastors and their congregations also have a new vision to reach the lost. "They have a vision of reaching out to 100,000 villages through 20,000 native works in the next 15 years."

While Serve India supports 400 pastors, even that number is changing. "We have 400 pastors at this time. This year, 2009, we're praying to double this number. We're not concerned about numbers; we're more concerned about the needs on the field. I'm constantly receiving calls from these unreached communities of India," where church planters and missionaries are needed.

They have a few pastors to help with these needs, says Samuel. "Right now we have at least 100 pastors who are part of the ministry who have no support. And we're also setting up many more mission fields. So in the next two months, we're going to be having at least 200 more pastors who are going to need support."

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TAGS: India outreach persecution Hindu extremist evangelical church Serve India Ministries

[03/30/2009]

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