Indian family forced to leave the village

Indian Family Forced to Leave Village: A family that recently converted to Christianity is banned from their Indian village this year after standing firm in their faith and refusing to retract.

Jaga Padiami and his wife accepted Christ in December after listening. The Gospel when a group of Christians visited their native village in Kambawada, India. In January, they were called to a village meeting. The village chief, Koya Samaj, told them not to renounce their Christian faith. Both refused, according to a report by International Christian Concern.

The residents then began harassing the couple and Samaj gave them another five days to retract their faith or face exile from the village.

Indian family forced to leave the village: I will not leave Jesus

After five days, the couple is called to a village meeting, where Padiami told Samaj and the other villagers: "Even if you take me out of the village, I will not leave Jesus Christ." "This response infuriated local villagers who ransacked Padiami's home," the ICC reported.

Indian family forced to leave: Their belongings were thrown into the street and their house locked. So forced to leave the village. The couple were told they would be killed if they returned, unless they retracted Christianity. They didn't. India was ranked 10th in Open Doors' 2021 report of “50 countries where it is more difficult to follow Jesus”.

"Hindu extremists believe that all Indians should be Hindus and that the country should get rid of Christianity and Islam," the report said. “They use extensive violence to achieve this, particularly by targeting Christians of Hindu origin. Christians are accused of following a "foreign faith" and accused of bad luck in their communities ".