14/01/2026
"A minibus carrying a Christian evangelism team was brutally attacked last week by Hindu nationalists near the village of Korrakudu in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Several passengers were injured during the attack, and the minibus was destroyed.
The team of about 15 evangelists from Gospel Hall Church, based in the district headquarters of Anantapur, undertook a gospel outreach effort in Korrakudu but was forbidden to preach by the villagers, as a local Hindu festival was underway.
To respect the villagers’ sentiments, the evangelism team decided to go elsewhere. But, as they neared the outskirts of the village, a gang of roughly 30 Hindu nationalists on motorbikes, some wearing orange T-shirts and turbans, ambushed the minibus from all sides.
The assailants used cricket bats, stones, and wooden rods as weapons to break the vehicle’s windows. They also brought petrol with them to set the bus on fire. The evangelists managed to escape before the fire started.
In a video of the attack, which became viral on social media, the assailants are seen beating the Christians while shouting slogans of Hindu gods and smashing the vehicle with stones and rods."
"How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
-Romans 10:14-15 NIV
Oh Heavenly Father, thank you for preserving the lives of these brave evangelists. Lord, we ask for their quick healing--physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. We pray for those that committed these attacks in the name of their Hindu gods. We ask that You come to them in dreams and visions and reveal yourself to them as the One True God, the true source of hope, peace, joy, love and eternal salvation. Open their spiritual eyes to see that they did not just attack these individuals but in fact are attacking You. We pray for this evangelism team to be able to forgive their attackers and have another opportunity to show them You, Jesus.
https://persecution.org/2026/01/12/hindu-nationalists-attack-bus-of-christian-evangelists/
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