A 16 YEAR OLD MUSLIM STUDENT IN ABRAHAM'S SCHOOL DIED TODAY. ATTACKS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN BY THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY. PRAY!
The student was electrocuted by touching an exposed wire after bathing, as he prepared to go to school on Monday. Abraham's brother Simon is the director of the youth hostel where he stayed. He immediately took the boy to the hospital, but on the way he died.
Because of the danger of retaliation by the Muslim community, Abraham directed him to go immediately to the police station with the body and explain how it happened. Abraham also called the police in advance to document everything. The boy's grandfather is a local Muslim Imam at the mosque and has a lot of influence.
The story that hit the newspaper that afternoon stated that the boy was hit and killed, that the director of the hostel had hid the body and fled (English translation):
सीवान: करंट लगने से छात्र की मौत,लोगों ने किया हंगामा "Siwan, Bihar: Current student died after being hit, director hid body and fled. After the death in dorm, a riot broke out by some of the hostel students. Dorm room ransacked and chairs have been set on fire. Students were characterized by chaos and has led to uproar. Police arrived"
Subject: Present situation is critical and dangerous. Pray!
Dear prayer partners,
Thank you so much for praying for us. Present situation is my brother is in Police custody. School building and one of the school bus were damaged by the mob. At 5 pm the dead body has been buried. His father is in Saudi Arabia. I don't know when he will come.
***Tomorrow their family and village people will have meeting to discuss what to do further. They have already filed a case against me for murder along with my brother Simon and his wife Valsa, school Principal Mrs Mini Prasad and our manager Philip Joseph. Therefore, we are told the possibilities shall be;
1. Due to police case against us as murder case, so we will be arrested and put in prison.
2. A compromise with us and demand some money. It may be huge amount.
3. Create more tension or destroy our building, school buses etc etc
4. Attack us and kill at least one of us as a revenge.
But as the promise in Ps 35:9-10 The Lord will protect us and deliver us from the evil one.
We need your continuous prayers. I was 3 hours away in Patna and the others were in different buildings when it happened, yet they made the accusation as if we all were present. Only my brother Simon and wife were there. My brother is already under police custody now.
Therefore, please pray for us and the ministry.
With love
Abraham
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THE UNFORTUNATE DEATH OF A MUSLIM STUDENT IN ONE OF ABRAHAM'S HIGH SCHOOLS HAS BROUGHT GREAT DANGER TO ABRAHAM'S LIFE AND MINISTRY IN BIHAR, INDIA...PRAY!
Patna, Bihar, INDIA
Dear beloved brothers and sisters,
I’m writing to ask for your help. We are under attack! We are on our knees in prayer! The recent events should come as no surprise. Spiritual warfare is real—and it happens for a reason. We’re on the front lines of a battle to bring the message of God's love and forgiveness in Jesus Christ to our "cousins", the dear Muslims of India. We’re advancing. The enemy is attacking.
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” (Ephesians 6:12 NIV).
Our hearts are broken for the family of the 16 year old boy living in our Siwan hostel who was electrocuted Monday. We have not been free to offer the compassion and comfort as we normally would because of the vengeful reactions of the Muslim community to this accident.
You have prayed, and as an answer to all our prayers, God's special grace and mercy protected our lives and belongings. Usually a lot more bad things would have happened than just minor destruction to our school buses and school building. The Siwan police department has shown a little bit of sympathy towards us. Several Muslim friends of our ministry have become involved and want to help, including a graduate from our Siwan High School who has political influence. Also, some newspapers have printed a truer story of what really happened. Your prayers provided a great protection for us! Please keep it up!
Last Wednesday, the representative from the family came 4 hours from Siwan to the Capital City of Patna to see me. He has been a friend of our schools and we know each other. He assured me of some help. He is a politician and an influential person in Siwan. I asked them to take my name off the case, and hopefully that may be possible. Yet, we do not know what they will demand for financial payment and who will influence the family’s decision to receive “kick backs” for putting pressure on me and our ministry.
ISSUES:
EARNESTLY PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING:
I most humbly ask for your financial support right now for Neighbor HOPE Ministries. We can’t stop our ministry that has recently committed to focus on equipping churches to bring the Gospel to the Indian Muslim community, even in the face of strong spiritual warfare. Whatever you can do immediately, please take action. Thank you, humbly.
Our specific needs for the follow up of our Delhi Consultation of Muslim ministries, and training pastors and churches the next two months is $20,000. If 100 families invested the amount they would spend hosting a Christmas Party for their neighbors, our needs to train hundreds of churches would be met!
Please let me hear from you, by responding to this email.
Your brother in Christ,
Abraham
Lord Jesus, we thank you today that the One who is in us is greater than the one who is in the world. You predicted that in this world we would have trouble but then reminded us that you have overcome the world. It's in that spirit of faith in you as Overcomer that we come to you in prayer over this situation.
Please protect Pastor Abraham, his family, and his ministry in this trying time. Grant them favor in the eyes of people who have influence, and protect them from those who would look to profit from the boy's tragic death. Please grant the quick release of Simon and protect others in the family from being imprisoned. Provide for the financial and physical needs of the family, protect their safety, and grant them your peace and encouragement.
Show forth your love, grace, and compassion through your people in a time like this. Make obvious the difference between the humility and compassion of your people and the hatred and greed of those who are opposing you. May the actions and attitudes of your people draw many Muslims to faith in you.
We put the entire legal proceeding in your hands. We trust that you are able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, Lord. Please don't be limited by our prayers, but work all that you have in mind through this situation to bring honor to your name and to make plain to everyone the difference between good and evil, between love and hatred, between Truth and falsehood.
Thank you that even now you are answering prayers in ways that we have seen and in other ways that we haven't seen yet. We trust your sovereignty and pray for your peace for everyone involved. Bring about an ultimate resolution that will bring honor to you, that will draw Muslims to yourself, and that will benefit both the family and the ministry.
In Jesus' name. Amen.
You have been praying for our current crisis with Muslims in the city of Siwan, where one of our high school's Muslim students died by accidental electrocution. The daily threats by the Muslim community are very real. Last Sunday they interrupted our church service. Thursday they tried to destroy the school by fire, but the police intervened.
In answer to your prayer, the family has agreed to have a talk with us tomorrow morning, Sunday Dec.13, around 10.30am Indian time (8pm US Eastern Saturday today). From their family around ten people and from our side 7 people will be participating. If we get a success in our talk that will lead to a good compromise, and that could lead to the end of the case. That means we can goto court and finish the case forever. Therefore kindly pray for Sunday morning Indian time. I will let you know what God does in answer to your prayers.
Patna, Bihar INDIA
RE: Court case accusing us of murder of electrocuted boy
My dear and beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, warm greetings. If tomorrow (tonight US time) the police submit a true factual report to the court about how the accident happened, not only will we get approved for bail but also the case can be over soon.
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