> Recently I wrote to you about the Dangs tribe in Gujrat, India; the "shabri
> kumb" organized for the 9th - 12th of February when the Dangs would be
> forced to reconvert. Many of you have prayed about this situation and
> passed the information on to others as well, and this is a follow-up email
> to tell you the rest of the story.
>
> My family heard from the relative of ours, who is a missionary there. This
> is info that probably would be in no newspaper. Prior to the "shabri
> kumb" the fundamentalists who were organizing this event, had laid roads
> leading into the forests where the tribes live. They also had built tanks
> to hold water (for maybe a baptism back into Hinduism), and constructed
> 31 tents, each tent with a capacity to handle 10,000 people! They were
> expecting a huge crowd of people to show up and many Hindu religious
> leaders had begun to arrive at the area.
>
> On the 9th a Court Order came through, forbidding any forced reconversions.
> However the government can do nothing to stop the gathering. On the 10th
> out of nowhere there was a mighty wind that knocked down the tents, making
> it hard for them to gather for the event as intended. Besides the number of
> people that they expected to attend the event, did not show up. So at the
> end of the ordeal, the Dangs who live in the forests have roads laid out
> and water tanks!
>
> However, please continue to pray, as the area still has many
> fundamentalists who will be trying to talk the people out of Jesus. The
> missionaries are hoping to pray another 3 days specifically about this, so
> if you feel led to please join in continue to pray for the current
> situation in Gujrat.
>
> Thanks for all your prayers! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. What an
> awesome God we have! Praise the Lord God Almighty!