Christian in India badly beaten for holding prayer gathering in home
Kama Sodi and his wife, Bima, invited a pastor to lead a prayer meeting at their home with 20 other Christians in Malkangiri, Odisha. At around noon, local villagers broke into Sodi’s home and demanded the Christians disband the meeting immediately. Then, Sodi was almost beaten to death as his wife Bima protected their two small children, ages three and six.
According to Morning Star News, a Christian in India’s northeastern state of Odisha was severely beaten by a mob for holding a Christian prayer gathering in his home. According to local reports, the Christian was almost beaten to death by the mob.
Later that same day, after the pastor had left the village due to the threats, a mob of 60 villagers returned to Sodi’s home and attacked. Members of the mob beat Sodi with sandals, sticks, fists, and repeatedly kicked him in the stomach. According to Sodi, he was almost beaten to death as his wife Bima protected their two small children, ages three and six.
When the mob demanded that they recant their Christian faith, the couple refused. Bima told the mob, “Even though you kill us, we won’t forsake Jesus.” The mob responded by destroying the family’s food storage, electrical equipment, utensils, and important documents.
