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A Christian woman is said to be in a critical condition in hospital after being attacked by a knife-wielding mob who accused her of forcible conversion.

The 40-year-old woman, named only as Amodini, was at her home in Karnataka state, south-west India, on July 6 when 15 men burst in and started accusing her of forcing people to become Christians.

They then launched a brutal attack on her. 'Amodini's clothes were removed in public and she was attacked with knives,' a witness said, describing the scene as 'horrific'.

ASSIST News Service reports that police responded quickly and have already arrested 14 of the suspected assailants.

Local Christians are said to be shocked by the attack and have called on their church family worldwide to pray for Amodini's healing – and for her attackers.

(Sources: ASSIST News Service, Gospel for Asia, VOM Australia)
 
• Ask God to bless, comfort and heal Amodini and remind her that she is His precious child. Pray that she will remain firm in her faith.
• Pray that God will bring good out of this terrible incident, and that Amodini's attackers will repent and turn to Christ.

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