prayer for india

"...because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe..."

{taken from eph. 1.15-19}

Sunday we were blessed by a visit from Wilson Baria and his wife. Wilson leads a group of church-planting-churches in India. (name anyone?) The number of churches they have planted is amazing considering the climate. Christians are a tiny minority in India. Most of the population is Hindu, with a growing number of Muslims. In some areas the gospel is not allowed to be spoken. They have several ministries that reach community needs where the gospel could not otherwise go. Such as a school for handicapped children (who are considered a cures from Hindu gods by their parents) and a school that teaches slum children to read and write. It was amazing to hear what God is doing over there.
At the end of his message, Wilson asked for our prayers. When I met him, he asked for my name so he would remember to pray for me! I told him I would put him on our prayer blog.

So please pray for our brothers and sisters in India. Pray that God would give the leaders strength, wisdom and protection from persecution. Pray for the 200 some churches, that would shine a bright light into many dark lives. Pray that doors seemingly closed would open. Pray for the churches they hope to plant, the school ministries adn the medical ministries.
thanks.

(sorry for the rushed content of this post. ignore the english.)