Thin Space
Prayer Hour this week is going global!
The budget didn’t quite stretch to physical travel, so instead we’re going to visit 6 different continents in prayer! Each day our intrepid explorers will choose a country from their chosen continent to pray for.
So, today we’re going to be praying for India.
Indian city's are some of the most densely populated places in the world and with over 200k cases confirmed you wonder how the story is going to play out. The government has just announced a lifting of the lockdown and experts say they haven't even reached the peak yet.
With a harsh caste system still deeply interwoven into their society, you can only imagine the lack of support the lower castes are getting including the Dalits.
When I visited one of the government hospitals while visiting our charity out there, I couldn't believe what I saw. They were overcrowded, hot and unclean to say the least. Outside the hospital you would find those who couldn't pay, just dumped on the roadside no matter how ill they were. Since Covid-19 they have 3 patients per bed, most people on the floor and oxygen tanks designed for one person split between 3 people.
And if things couldn't get any worse, Mumbai and Kolkata, some of the biggest cities in India have just been hit with a Cyclone.
India needs our Prayer!
Prayer
1. Pray for the migrant workers who have had to walk 200 mile to reach their homes due to no provision and loss of jobs in the cities. Many of you sent money to Life Association to support these families. Here is a BBC report on this - CLICK HERE
2. Pray for the Dalits and those considered low caste as they fend for themselves and left to die outside hospitals due to being born in a low caste.
3. Pray for the people of Mumbai and Kolkata who have just been hit with a Cyclone and having to leave the city.
4. Pray for those in the hospitals, sharing beds with 3 people.
5. Pray over the government who are making the decisions.
Life Association
I have worked with a charity that works out in India for years and we using our empty school buildings as food banks. If you would like to support this work, please follow the link below to donate.