Varanasi is a city in the Uttar Pradesh state of northern India. As can be seen by the miles of ghats, temples, and shrines lining the river Ganges, Varanasi is the holiest site in Hinduism, drawing more than 2.5 million religious devotees yearly. India’s government is a constitutional republic representing a highly diverse population with thousands of ethnic groups, hundreds of languages, and a complex caste system. |
The nation has a convoluted social and cultural history, featuring a rich intellectual life in the sciences, arts, and religious tradition. After gaining independence from the British in 1947, India split from the predominantly Muslim regions of present-day Pakistan and Bangladesh. Despite earnest attempts to unify the country, tensions between rival ethnic groups and religious sects, rich and poor, have further divided the nation. |
Burdening the country further, India has more abandoned children than any nation, with over 30 million orphans wandering bustling streets and railway stations. This cultural dynamism creates immense challenges for the central government but an enormous opportunity for the church of India to step into the harvest fields moved with compassion and great expectation. |
Paris
Pray for the strengthening of the local churches, and for them to partner together in unity for the sake of the Gospel
– Pray for more workers to work among the Muslims (primarily North Africans) and other of the many UPGs represented in Paris
– Pray for the fledgling church planting movements to be strengthened and sent to all regions of France
– Pray for the hearts of the French churches to be softened and burdened towards reaching foreigners in their country
– Pray for houses of prayer to be planted across the country
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