Dear friends,
Thank you all for your prayers, the situation in orissa is not very easy things are going from bad to worst. our pastors and believers are calling and crying not knowing what to do and what would happen without food and money in the forest.please forward this mail to all the prayer partners and friends so that God would bring peace to Orissa.
Updated reports from Believers Church Orissa.
August 24th 2008
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1. Pastor Jeebaratna Lima from Khurda P.S. and district, (24th) was attacked and beaten up very badly. The miscreants doused petrol on him and about to set fire but timely arrival of Police spared his life. He was in Police custody but later was released on bail next day.
2. Pastor Bahumulya Paik of Bamandei, Patpur PS. Ganjam was attacked by a mob of about 100 people and he was left fearing dead. He vomited blood and later he gained sense and managed to flee from the place while the group was engaged in attacking the local believers. Since the hospitals were closed no medical help was available. Today (26th) the police escorted to some distance by their vehicle and left him on the way to take a bus and go away.
3. Pastor Bishnu Kumbhar and his pregnant wife of village Dutta, Madan Rampur PS. Kalahandi district, were chased out and in the darkness they run away for their life and hid themselves.
4. Pastor Susanjit Beero of Tengada Pathar, Tikabali PS, Phulabani, was attacked and he run away to forest and hiding with some believers and sisters without food and even spare cloths in the rain.
5. Pr. Dillip Koshla, Tiangia, Raikia PS. was attacked by the mob and his house was damage, and the things were burned and looted.
August 25th 2008
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6. Pastor Birendra Harijan, Nakapolo Church, Dharmasala PS. Jajpur District: While the miscreants had stormed and were trying to set fire on his house and kill him and his wife, the police arrived and rescued them. He was beaten up.
7. Pr. Amit Pani of Ampani village, Koksora PS ., Kalahandi district was chased out and locked in a house but they escaped miraculously.
8. Pastor Lebiyo Raito of Kanjamendi, Nuagam PS, Phulbani, was attacked and he is hiding in the jungle.
9. Pr. Jatan Nayak, Bhadrak district was attacked and his house is ransacked. He is in the
Police Custody,
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10. Pr.Abinash Garjang, of Tattaguda, Malkangiriis attacked and the Church building was ransacked.
11. Pastor Aurobindo Sahu of Tumgurpada Church, Bargarh District is threatened to leave the place or else to face the consequences.
12. District pastor Anant Benya of Badibahal church, Luisingha PS, in Bolangir District is issued threat to attack the church today.(26th).
13. Pastor Pabitra Digal and Pastor Dharmendra Digal, of Sundargarh district have received threats to his life and threatened to burn the church.
14. Pastor Thomas Bhoi of Petapanga church Raikia, Kandhamal district was attacked by the mob and damaged the house and household things
15. Pastor Ramakant Pradhan of Dotta Church, Sinapali PS, Nuapada District was chased away from the village. And his whereabouts are not known.
16. Pastor Sulaisng Barik of Hatibandh church, Sinapali PS, Nuapada District is also chased away from the village.
17. Pastor Bijaya Surya of Penkam Church, Gunapur PS, Rayagada District is threatened and asked to leave the place.
August 26th 2008
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18. Pastor Mothilal Sagar and his family, also along with 5 Sisters and two brothers Bikram Singh and Prakash Nayak in Madekela, Godphila block. The villagers are searching to kill them. So they are hiding in some unknown place but the villagers are hunting for them.
As per the information more than 15 church buildings of Believers Church alone and several churches of other denomination are damaged and the rampage is going on unabated.
1. Tiangia, Raikia PS Kandhaml: Church building and all the instruments destroyed; more than 60 houses were burnt and 4 believers killed (Dasarath Pradhan, Bikram Naik from Belivers Church are killed)..
2. Tengdapathar, Tikabali PS Kandhamal: Church building was bombed and destroyed; 30 houses of the believers were burnt.
3. Pettapanga, Saranggada PS, Kandhmal District: Church and the parsonage are damaged; 20 houses burnt. 2 believers killed.
4. Chandrasekaharpur, BDA Church, Bhubaneswar damaged
5. Tangupada, Bargarh District, the anti-Christians have threatened the pastor Arobindo Sahu to leave and they have a plan to destroy the newly built Church
6. Audio Visual Team in Chandragiri, Gajapati District has received threats and they have run away to jungle to save their life.
7. BOH (Education centre for Children) centre in Kuttenpalli, Bolangir District(120 students, Mr. Hemant Kumar Bag) was threatened and asked to close down. Especially they have threatened to kidnap the social worker, sister Madhu Barla. At about 12 o clock noon about 30 to 40 people gathered in front of the BOH centre shouting slogans and were planning to attack inmates and destroy the centre.
8. Tattaguda Church ( Pr.. Abinash Garjang), Baipariguda PS, Malkangiri District: the new Church building was demolished.
9. Bhatta Palla Church ( Pr.John Naik) in Madanpur.Rampur PS, Kalahandi, Church was demoslished.
10. Tujung Church (Pr.Basant Digal) in M. Rampur PS. Kalahandi, the Church was damaged.
11. Ladapanga Chuch (Pr. Rajanikanth Nayak) in Daringbadi PS. was damaged by the mob.
August 27th
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1.Miraguda near Gunupur, Pastor Bijaya Kumar Surya, Pr.Susil Lima : The houses ransacked and household things were looted. The villagers have run into the forest. The pastor and some villagers have approached the police for protection but no one is listening.
2. Balkidadi, Kandhmal, (pr. Junus Digal) destroyed the Church and 180 houses of Christians by burning it, the house where pastor was staying was also burnt even that belonged to a Hindu person. The Christians are in the jungle for last three days without food and drinking water..
3. Kurmingia, Kandhamal; the church building and all the houses were burnt and believers are in the jungle. The latest news of what has happened to the believers are not known as the extremists have gone to forest in search of Christians.
4. Tattaguda, Malkangiri the Church bilding and houses are burnt
5.Dadingia, Raikia PS, Knahmal Churche destroyed, houses burnt and 4 believers killed.
6. Ranipada, kandhamal( Pr. Alif Nayak) Church and 12 houses were burnt and one independent pastor was killed
7. Madkela,Tusura PS, Bolangir, houses are burnt and Christians are attacked
7. Our pastors Dandapani and Junus Diagal were chased this morning ( 28th) in the jungle and by God’s grace they escaped
* The fundamentalist group are going from village to village and Destroying Churches and burning houses and attacking and killing Christians
* It is reported that thousands of extremists have come from Gujarat and Chatishgarh and engaged in this violence along with local people.
* It has spread to many districts and situation is same in Bolangir, Bargarh, Gajpati, Koraput, Kalahandi and other districts.
*Their agenda is to destroy all the Churches, Christian institutins, kill pastors and stoop all Christian leaders.
