Persecution Alert for Andhra Pradesh, India - Part Two
Religion Today provided the following article in their daily news digest:
Young Pastor Found Dead in India
The body of a 29-year-old pastor was found with stab wounds on February 20 in a canal in Krishna district of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. Pastor Goda Israel was found dead last Tuesday in a canal near his house in Pedapallparru village in the Gudivada area of the district. The slain pastor, who is survived by his wife and small children, was overseeing 15 churches that he established in the region. “Pastor Israel had earlier been threatened by Hindu extremists due to his involvement in the preaching of the gospel in the area, and he had no enmity with anyone,” a leader with Emmanuel Mission International who requested anonymity told Compass Direct News.
Most American Christians will never be murdered for preaching the gospel. One reason is that most American Christians keep the "Good News" to themselves.
