In early June, Southern Baptists are being asked to pray and fast for 24 hours on behalf of the 850 million Hindus of India.
From 6 p.m. June 9 to 6 p.m. June 10 Christian believers will ask God to reveal His love and redemption to hundreds of millions of Indians who have never heard such good news.
The 14th annual Day of Prayer and Fasting for World Evangelization shows Southern Baptists want all the world’s peoples to hear about salvation in Jesus Christ, said Jerry Rankin, president of the Southern Baptist International Mission Board.
“We are so grateful for Southern Baptists’ love for Christ and the people of the world,” he said. “Their unfailing commitment to pray for the unreached peoples of the world is the key to preparing and opening a way for the gospel to reach them.”
Southern Baptists who pray for lost Hindus play an important part in getting the gospel to lost millions, said an International Mission Board worker in India.
“For many years, I have longed for God’s love and truth to be focused on the Hindus of India through the concentrated intercession of God’s people,” said the worker, whose name was withheld for security reasons. “I joyfully expect God to use our prayers as part of His plan to bring peace, freedom, love and joy into the lives of hundreds of millions of Hindus.”
In spite of barriers like the Hindu caste system, a multitude of languages and nonliteracy, God is at work in India, the worker said.
“God is enabling His people to build bridges across which His love and grace can move into India’s various people groups,” he said. “The story of God’s love — demonstrated in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for our sins — is good news to Hindu India.
A free prayer kit is available to churches participating in the Day of Prayer and Fasting. The kit includes an issue of The Commission magazine dedicated to the Hindus of India, a prayer profile and prayer guide, and prayer requests from workers who deeply love the Hindus and long for their salvation.
To order the Day of Prayer and Fasting for World Evangelization kit, e-mail resource.center@imb.org or call toll-free 1-800-866-3621.
(IMB)
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