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Woman Brutally Attacked for her Faith


9th July 2010

UPDATE: 13/09/10

"I am happy that I am persecuted for Christ's sake," said Amodini, a Christian woman who was injured from a knife attack in July. Amodini's attackers accused her of forcing people to convert to Christianity.

She angered her attackers by helping a local girl enroll in a nearby Christian school.

She spent a few months recovering from the attack and is now back serving in the same village, where she assists a GFA-supported missionary with his work.

Local authorities have arrested 14 of the 15 alleged attackers at last report. They have not gone to trial yet.

The missionary working with Amodini asks for prayer for her, saying she still suffers from back and neck pain, which is thought to have been caused by the attack. He also asks for prayer that God would soften the persecutors' hearts and that they would be open to the message of God's love.

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Original story: from 09/07/2010

Amodini, a Christian woman, was brutally attacked on Tuesday for sharing her faith in Karnataka, India. She is hospitalized and is in critical condition.

Amodini, who is 40 years old, is a member of a church where a Gospel for Asia-supported missionary serves as pastor. She was at her home when a group of 15 men came to her house, called for her and began accusing her of forcing people to convert to Christianity.

After making the accusation, they grabbed hold of the woman and began to beat her. Witnesses described a horrific scene.

"Amodini's clothes were removed in public and she was attacked with knives," a witness reported.

Police sprang into action when the attack was reported and they have arrested 14 of the accused attackers so far.

The believers in that area ask for prayers for Amodini, that the Lord would heal her wounds. They also ask that the peace of God would keep her firm in her faith.

And, prayers are requested for the men who so cruelly attacked her, that they would repent and turn to Christ.

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