[keats5]

Our church is adopting one small Indian village at a time. We regularly send Medial Mission Teams, which are warmly received by the India Bible League, which enables our members to preach to the villagers.

After our people set up medical missions, orphanages, schools, "Lite houses", village wells, the villagers want more of what we have. Despite "non-conversions" laws, the villagers welcome us with open arms. They simply refuse to "tell on us." One local government official even told his people to come to the "Lite houses", not only for the services, but also for the spiritual teaching.

At one of these schools, the Brahman class was stunned to learn the schools refused to separate the children according to caste. Today, the Brahman and untouchable children wear identical uniforms and mix freely. The Brahman parents agreed because it's the best school around, and they're welcome despite their religion.

[jimtorr]

Unfortunately, the services that you describe are what the BFP radicals are targeting with this "allurement" law.

I think you can expect BJP attacks on Christian missions in general in the near future.

[Paul_B]

Keats, that's an excellent work. One gets the sense of how subversive, and thus dangerous, that is in such a coercive culture. Prayers for safety and success for all concerned.