Day 10 - Balrampur

The district of Balrampur is in northern India in the state of Uttar Pradesh, adjoining Nepal. The three main towns found in the district are Balrampur, Utraula, and Tulsipur. The main river flowing through the district, the Rapti, is notorious for annual flooding, bringing hardship to the people living on its banks. Less then ten percent of the population has large land holdings, while 90 percent are subsistence farmers or agriculture labourers. The majority of inhabitants are illiterate. Presently, the land is unable to sustain the population and many people migrate to other cities in India such as Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Jaipur.


The main language spoken in Balrampur are rustic dialects of Hindi known as Dehati and Urdu. It is estimated that over 40 percent of the people in the district are Muslim and about 60 percent Hindu, with very few Christian followers. There are mosques in every village but no churches can be found. The Muslims and Hindus of Balrampur live in relative harmony and friendship. Few Christian workers are focusing their effort on the Islamic community, and unfortunately their efforts are quite insufficient for this largely unreached area.


Prayer Ideas:

• Pray that God will send well equipped believers who can speak the local languages to work in Balrampur.
• Pray that God will open hearts to receive the Gospel, especially in the major towns listed above, and the regions numerous villages.
• Pray for the seekers currently enrolled in a bible correspondence course. Some students have indicated that they are ready to believe in the Messiah.
• Pray for the safety of the believers as well as the safety of the disciples. 

-- All text from 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World