Brothers in Confinement

Concerning our brothers in confinement, I have been asked again and again about the well being of the brothers, and also the status of the bail application. Since I was not directly involved in the legal proceedings, all that I know was what was told to me. But one thing I have been doing daily is to pray for the brothers. Officially, I was also asked by the brothers in the publication work to update them of the situation. For a couple of days I had nothing to update as nothing was updated to me. But the moment I got a confirmation of the present situation on our Wednesday coworkers' fellowship, I drafted a report and cross-cheched with a brother for correction and confirmation. Once the details were update, checked, corrected, and confirmed, I sent the update just to one brother who will do the needful.  The report is below:

Update: Our Brothers in Confinement

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Remember those who are imprisoned as bound with them, those who are ill-treated as being yourselves also likewise treated in body.

(Hebrews 13:3, RecVer)

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Appealing for Bail in the High Court

Christian lawyers who have been representing various Christian groups in similar cases are now working for us. We applied for bail in the lower court only once and that was rejected. Now, we are going to the High Court for applying bail.  

Monday 4 Nov: Application date for High Court bail plea.

Hearing date may be granted in about a week's time.

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The brothers have been doing well in the prison. Two of them even shared the gospel to their inmates. One of the inmates called upon the Lord’s name and was saved! The very next day, he got bail. The inmate who was bailed testified to the brothers that God had sent them to the prison for His salvation!

The brothers have been resting well and have a lot of time to pray. They even testified that since they have a lot of time with no entanglement, they have been praying for the Lord’s move in North India especially for the state they are in. They requested that if we have any prayer points, they will pray from the prison!

Prayer Burdens

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Pray for the granting of date for the High Court bail plea to be submitted on 4th Nov 2024.

Pray for the brothers and lawyers preparing for the court hearing that God be their wisdom and Counsellor in all the legal proceedings.

Pray that the five brothers be granted bail and released.

Pray for the growing and multiplication of His word in North India.

Pray for the comforting and strengthening of all the family members of the brothers and the saints in the churches in North India.

The Lord is the Lord and He knows how to Lord over every situation. Sometimes, I felt the brothers in confinement have been enjoying life much more than those outside. Though this may sound paradoxical, but as far as I can tell, the brothers in confinement are resting and enjoying the Lord. As the update above, they have been the witnesses of the Lord Jesus Christ even inside the prison! Besides, no burdens to bear, they all have been resting well, eating well, and I believe praying well too. I may not be wrong to even state that those who are imprisoned outwardly are released inwardly and those who are released outwardly may be imprisoned inwardly. The real freedom is the freedom of the soul. With no outward entanglement, the soul will definitely be released. With the exercise of the spirit, the soul would be freed further. 

That said, I still pray strongly for their release as they are needed by their relatives, the church, and the official work they are involved in. To this effect, we pray every night for their well being and much more for their release. 

Lord, release our brothers in confinement.