India: Women beaten in marketplace for sharing faith

Five women have been beaten by a man in the Andhra Pradesh region of India while sharing about the love of Jesus in a public marketplace. Amazingly spared, they retreated to safety, thanking God for the honor of suffering for his sake.

These five Indian Gospel for Asia-sponsored Women's Fellowship leaders were beaten by a man in a public marketplace for sharing about the love of Jesus. They miraculously escaped their attackers and thank God for the privilege of suffering for him.

The women, all leaders in the Gospel for Asia (GFA)-sponsored Women's Fellowship ministry, had been sharing with store owners and shoppers when one man demanded to know what they were doing. The assault began with a powerful slap to the face of one woman and continued to the others, one of whom was isolated and surrounded by five men.

"Jesus promised persecuting and hardships," said Daniel Punnose, vice president of GFA. "These young ladies see it worth facing the beatings in order to share the love of Christ." Read more

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