Gospel for Asia (GFA) reported in June about women missionaries Champa and Bakul who had been accused of a man’s death, chased out of his village and warned never to come back. Despite that, a small group of believers continued to grow every day.
The village’s fellowship started in 2001 with one paralysed man named Tariq. When Champa and Bakul first visited his house, Tariq could feel nothing in his legs. But after the two women prayed for healing, his cold legs became hot, and he was able to shake them. After sharing the gospel with Tariq and his family over several weeks, the five members of the family, along with three of their neighbours, put their trust in him. Shortly afterwards, Tariq died.
The death caused an uproar in the village. As the newest people in Tariq’s life, Champa, Bakul and their God were denounced as the tragedy’s cause. The missionaries were chased out of the village and warned that if they returned they would pay the consequences.
