A local church was meeting on their leased property recently when an angry Hindu man interrupted the service, ordering the congregation to stop their Christian activities.
The Hindu man then dragged one of the elders outside and hit him in the face with a fistful of mud. The elder, Purna Maharjan, informed the church’s landowner of the incident, but the Hindu man pressured the landowner not to let the Christians use his land.
After government officials became involved, the Hindu man demanded that the Christians conduct their services in silence.
He told the officials, “We don’t want to hear them singing and praying. If we hear them singing, anything can happen, and we are not responsible.”
Some of the church members are now scared to attend the church. Elder Purna and the congregation’s pastor have decided to relocate the church and are now searching for land.
Source: VOM
Please Pray
Pray that this incident will bring the congregation closer together, and that the believers will be emboldened in their faith as they continue to meet in the face of persecution.
Pray for the provision of new land so that the congregation can gather in peace.
Pray that laws designed to restrict Nepalese churches will not be approved.