Four Corners Ministry - Dalit Report

When we travel to India we often go to the rural areas and minister to the desperately poor including the dalits. Four Corners Ministry is not a social reform agency, however when Christ touches a life there is reformation. It is our purpose to the bring The Lamb the reward of His suffering, however; the secondary benefit is to bring comfort and life more abundant to those who suffer and are in darkness. They have been taught that their situation is from God and is not changeable. We bring the truth, they are loved by God. Their life circumstance comes from the pit of hell-- not God! God is a good Father and a good King. In their lives they suffer injustice on every hand but God is a just God. We are working with local pastors who long to see the Kingdom of God come to earth and be established in every life. We believe that this is India’s time for transformation. The spirit of God is moving everywhere to establish justice, to bind the broken hearted, and set the captives free.

The video Question of Faith produced by a secular news agency, Journeyman Pictures is London's leading independent distributor of topical news features, documentaries and footage. This video is 20 minutes long and was produced in Jan 2004 “Hindu fundamentalists are using tough political tactics and violence to curb the growing number of Christian conversions. The Dalits are the poorest and most marginalized group in India.” Since 2004 the there has been no apparent change to the climate in Gujarat. This is one of the areas that we visit and have established relationships. We hope you will take the time to view it. Click here to view the video

The article below was taken from: http://www.indiatogether.org/dalit/articles/bidwai1002.htm this article was simply one of the first on the list under a online search for dalits, Four Corners Ministry has no affiliation with this organization. This article seems to be a fair and mild picture and description of the plight of dalits in India. For a more graphic picture of the life of the dalit read http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/06/0602_030602_untouchables.html from the National Geographic website.

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