After The Persecution

A Brief Report On Dongria Khondo Ministry After The Persecution.

Background:

On August 25th, 2008 persecution broke out in the Kandhamal area, Odisha. Around 110 pastors/ evangelists were martyred. More than 50,000  christians had become IDP (Internally Displaced People) for over a year. 

We were (myself and Vasanthi) in Sambalpur, Westen Odisha where we spent 2 years busy in our CSR work (Corporate Social Responsibility) for two well known  Indian manufacturing companies Hindalco and Jindal, respectively earning for our bread and partially supporting the ministry.

In the year 2012 November, God called me to South Sudan, East Africa to work among the war widows and destitute women to start a small business by giving micro-credit program. I was heading the country for the program, which was funded by an Anglican Church, England.

As the war situation worsened and the security risk increased in 2015, I was again called back to India.  By God’s wisdom, having prepared the local leadership, the transition was not difficult. While I was in Africa, my wife constantly visited Odisha as her heart was longing for our Dongria Khondo people.