According to a December 1 report from Compass Direct, on November 29, Neelam Paswan (28), the wife of Pastor Shiriam Paswan, was alone in a field near her home in Elha, Bihar state when Kamlesh Singh Yadav allegedly abducted and raped her. When villagers caught Yadav trying to flee the area, he told them that someone had asked him to rape Paswan. He refused to identify the instigator by name and managed to escape.
The Paswans work with Faith Fellowship, a local non-profit organization that Hindu militants have accused of converting children to Christianity. The organization's building in the community is used as a school for children as well as for Christian worship on Sundays. Pastor Radhey Shyam Philip, the founder of Faith Fellowship, believes that the attack against Pastor Paswan's wife was a deliberate attempt by Hindu militants to stop the Christian activity in the village. This belief is shared by local villagers.
Ask God to give Neelam healing from the emotional and physical scars of her assault and fill her heart with His love (Matthew 5:43-44). Pray that Christians in this area will remain steadfast in the faith (1 Peter 5:8-10). Ask God to thwart the attempts of those who seek to destroy His Church.
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