Increase in persecution across '10/40 window'

There has been a steep increase in persecution across the "10/40 window" in the last decade, says Gospel for Asia.

It warned that in India alone there had been a "400 per cent" increase in persecution.

The 10/40 window encompasses the countries that have been least reached with the Gospel.

Gospel for Asia president K P Yohannan said that people who had not experienced persecution "do not fully understand what it means to have their lives threatened, homes destroyed, rights violated and loved ones imprisoned, all because of embracing faith in Jesus Christ".

"In the 14 countries we serve, persecution of this sort has become a normal way of life, especially for those directly involved in mission work," he said. Read more