Aabidah Bose* is learning her second language. She’s living in a much larger city than her home village. She’s experienced persecution for her faith. Please take a moment to pray today for Aabidah and her husband Aazim* who are serving in Kolkata. Pray their house church would continue to multiply. Pray for a quick mind [...]

A local Bible schoolteacher pointed out there were not many believers in Kolkata. The population of the city and its immediate surrounding area is estimated to be around 15 million (2001 Indian Census). He asks that fellow believers world-wide join him in praying for Calcutan Christians to feel the Spirit calling them to share Christ’s [...]

Tall, orange flowers stretch up to the morning sun. The bright colors make a stark contrast to the weeds covering blackened tombstones. When I ask the guide about the flowers, he just shrugs and explains the Elephant Flower grows among the weeds.

“Oh, so is it a weed?” I ask.

His bicycle lay on the ground, the wheels still spinning. He’d been delivering water pipes to homes around Kolkata. A man came up to the boy’s body and lifted his limp head. The boy’s eyes were wide open and he didn’t blink. The man placed his head back on the ground and walked away. The [...]