A 20ft statue of Jesus Christ that was erected in 2004 was pulled down unceremoniously and then smashed to pieces by the Kolam Administration of District Karnataka. Archbishop of Bangalore, Peter Machado has condemned the act which he says occurred without the local authority going through due process. On 15th February at approximately 9am in the morning, local people from Gokunte Village witnessed an unexpected demolition of a well known statue of Jesus. District administration official along with a demolition team, accompanied by nearly 400 policemen arrived at the small village (2km from Andhra Pradesh border) and began to pull…
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Our Volunteer Rajeshri Chouhan displaying some of the wonderful gifts. Three formerly used warm coats, a good quality electric sewing machine, fresh new pillow cases, mugs and T-shirts with Bible verses and a variety of Christian books, were gifted to British Asian Christian Association last week. There were also some additional used clothes and a new plush toy. The donor was an Indian Christian who began life in Goa and initially went to a Catholic church but is now attending a Baptist Church. The items were all collected from Bromley by our volunteer Rajeshri Chouhan and will now be distributed…
Image of Nawab Bibi dropping BACA funded groceries and sanitary equipment to Zafar Bhatti in prison. Please sign and share widely our petition for Zafar Bhatti (here) Fears that Zafar Bhatti (55 yrs), Pakistan’s longest serving blasphemy convict could be the first ever to be lynched heightened after a judge increased his sentence from life imprisonment to death on 3rd January 2022 (click here) Judge Sahibzada Naqeeb Shehzad, of Sessions Court Rawalpindi made this ruling despite clear physical and electronic evidence of the innocence of Zafar Bhatti. No forensic evidence exists for any blasphemy by Zafar Bhatti, in fact every piece…
On 13th February at 9pm, a gang of 4 Muslim men entered a games arcade room owned by a Christian man and frequented mainly by Christians. The Muslim men were drunk even though it is illegal for them to drink alcohol in Pakistan when they entered the arcade and began being disruptive. The Muslim men were from compound B of a Lahore Development Authority community housing project that had relocated deprived Christians from one area, into Compound A. This had from the outset caused many conflicts and arguments, as the larger Muslim community could not bear to live near ritually…
A furious mob of Muslims lynched a man allegedly accused of burning pages of the Quran. It is believed that the victim was mentally sick for the last fifteen years and was killed in a village he had entered only the day before. On 12th February 2022, in Jungle Village, District Khanewal, hundreds of local Muslims gathered to stone a Mushtaq Ahmed (41 yrs) to death. Mian Muhammad Ramzan, the Imam of the Masjid (Mosque) Shah Muqeem has stated that he saw smoke emitting from the mosque and rushed to the building to investigate. He further alleges that on reaching…
An Indian Pastor has been attacked by a knifeman sustaining severe wounds to his chest, right hand and head. While being operated on the semi-conscious Pastor’s only thoughts were to praise and worship God. On 4th February 2022, while returning home after visiting church members in Beghma Pahantoli Village of Palkot District in the state of Jharkhand, Pastor Narendra Besra (46 yrs), was forced to stay at one of the members homes after a parade of elephants took up residence for the night. In Indian villages the custom is to allow the elephants to remain where they are as early…
A makeshift church made from metal framework and corrugated Iron sheets has been torn down and bent out of shape by local Municipal workers in the State of Tenanga, India. The church of 100 people have decided to continue at the same location despite fear of further destruction and personal attacks. https://youtu.be/iR7rhy1VAd8 NEW CHURCH SHED DEMOLISHED IN AMEENPUR, HYDERABAD, TELANGANA, INDIA”. A distraught Pastor sent out a video describing the demolition of his church by extremist groups who used recent planning laws to destroy the nascent construct they used for worship since 30th January 2021. On Friday 4th February less…
Indian politicians and Civilians are clashing over the decision to drop the world renowned Hymn ‘Abide with me’, from the Indian Beating Retreat Ceremony. https://youtu.be/4A5Igc-ihlI We found this video of ‘Abide with Me’ playing at the 2021 ceremony on Youtube. The comments below it were extremely supportive of reintroducing the melody. Please watch video and read comments The ceremony involves military bands from all of India’s military forces and ends a three day celebration of Republic Day (the day India ratified it’s constitution and became a sovereign nation) on 26th January 1950. Participants from the Indian Army, Indian Air Force,…
On Monday 31st January the funeral rites of Pastor William Siraj who was shot dead in a terrorist attack (click here), were performed at All Saints Church, Peshawar. Thousands of Christians from around the county attended his funeral. Pastor William was buried in Wazir Baag Graveyard Peshawar. Read more (here) At 4pm, Tuesday, 1st February, BACA’s team visited Peshawar to attend a memorial service also held at All Saints Church. Pastor Patrick told us that Pastor William was a faithful servant of the Lord, who remained faithful till his death. He believes that Pastor William is among the souls under…
On 27th January 2022, BACA arranged a larger than normal distribution of food packages among Pakistani Christian asylum seekers in Thailand, thanks to generous donations from our supporters. There are several thousand Pak-Christian asylum seekers in Thailand all of whom are treated as illegal immigrants, even though a large percentage have either UNHCR registration as an official asylum seeker or refugee. The problem lies with the Royal Thai Governments refusal to ratify international conventions for asylum seekers. Moreover the Thai Government is adamant that they will not allow refugees and asylum seekers to take things easy in their country. Regular…