Five women were beaten in July by a man in Andhra Pradesh while sharing about the love of Jesus in a marketplace.
The women, all leaders in the Gospel for Asia (GFA)-sponsored Women’s Fellowship ministry, had been sharing with store owners and shoppers when a man demanded to know what they were doing. The assault began with a powerful slap to the face of one woman and continued to the others, one of whom was isolated and surrounded by five men.
The women, Bansari, Jaladhi, Kuyil, Sunita and Viveka, were beaten on their heads. All report that no bystanders came to their defence, and that they miraculously escaped from their multiple attackers and were delivered from further harm.
GFA-sponsored Women’s Fellowships are intentional ministries across South Asia for women reaching women with the love of Christ in cultures where men are severely limited in ministering to women.
Special prayer is requested for the women who were attacked and for all the women missionaries and leaders of Women’s Fellowships who work in cultures where women endure cultural oppression and degradation.
