Sunday, October 19, 2008

Agency for the Development of the Oppressed through Relief and Education

Beloved believers in Christ,

Greetings in the most precious name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. We write this letter to introduce the ADORE-AWAZ Mission, for your prayer support and financial co-operation.

ADORE is an ecumenical missionary organization registered in Kerala under the Charitable Societies Act. Since 1984 we have been working among the poor and down trodden tribals and dalits of the remote villages of North India. After working among the Satnamese, a dalit community of the Chattisgarh region of the then Madhya Pradesh, we moved on to the tribal and backward areas of Orissa. Adv.P.A.Cyrus and Bro.S.K.Abraham were the pioneers.

Our aim is to spread the message of the Kingdom of God among the oppressed and depressed villagers of India and to liberate them from all sorts of social, economical and spiritual bondages, they have-been undergoing for centuries, and to enable them to become part and parcel of the Kingdom of God, inaugurated and witnessed to by our Lord Jesus, during his ministry on earth(ref Lk:4:18,19).


The front line activists' fellowship is known as 'AWAZ', which in Hindi means voice. They are the voice of God among the poor people. They also function as the voice of the voiceless. The supporting team remaining in Kerala is 'ADORE1, which is a registered organization as already indicated.

At present the activities of the ADORE-AWAZ mission are mainly concentrated in two districts of Orissa, namely Rayagad and Gajapathy. Our mission strategy is to run hostels for the very poor dalit and tribal children coming from interior villages without any educational facilities. Along with education we also give them Bible training, so that they become good human beings and useful citizens of the Kingdom of God. Besides educational activities, evanaglization efforts are also carried out among the villagers.

Our main hostel at Jimidipeta accommodates 55 students. We also run 3 small hostels of varying number of students in rented buildings at various places of the above districts where schools are available. At present around ten persons are working with us as Wardens, Evangelists and Social workers. As a result of their ministry, worshipping communities (fellowships) have emerged at more than twenty villages.

In addition to the above, adult education programmes for the illiterate villagers are conducted in many villages to make them literate. Conscientisation activities against alcoholism, illicit brewing of liquor,casteism and other social evils are also part of our ministry.

There is need fop maintaining the existing ministry and continuing the evangelization efforts. What we need is your prayer and financial participation. Let us join together in this glorious ministry of the Kingdom of God.
Please uphold the ADORE-AWAZ mission in your valuable prayers and donate liberally for the ministry. You may sponsor students by paying Rs.7500/- an year or render occasional financial assistance. Those who wish to be sponsors may fill up sponsorship forms. A/C payee Cheques/Drafts may be drawn in favor of 'Adore, S.B account No.57034230126,SBT,Kollam Main

with warm regards and prayers. May the almighty Lord keep you and your families safe and sound, and enable you to do the will of God.

Yours in Christ's Love,

Prof.A.V.Itty (President)
Phone No:0479-2300750
Email: avitty@hotmaii.com

Dr. Koshy George, Kollam (Secretary)
Phone No:0474-2741010
Email: koshygeorge2000@hotmail.com

K.J.John,Kollam (Treasurer)
Ph.:0474-2747935

Field Address:
ADORE Hostel
Jimidipeta P.O,Rayagada Dist,
Orissa-765 002
Phone No:06856-27l654
Email: adore soeiety@rediffmaiI.com

Reg.No.Q.181/84 AlummoottilAnnexe
Pattathanam, Kollam, Kerala, lndia-691 021
Phone -0474-2746816

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

ORISSA IS IN PAIN

THE CHRISTIAN VICTIMS LIST

1) NUN BURNT ALIVE: A nun was burnt to death on 25th, Monday,
after an orphanage was torched in at Phutpali in Bargarh district in
Orissa during a bandh called by Hindu nationalist parties. Twenty
children, who were at the orphanage, managed to escape but a priest
suffered serious burn injuries in the attack.

2) RASANANDA PRADHAN TORCHED ALIVE: Another person, Rasananda
Pradhan, was burnt to death when his house was set ablaze at Rupa
village in Kandhamal district.

3) INFLAMMATORY SPEECHES TARGET CHRISTIANS: During the bandh
inflammatory speeches spreading hatred against the Christian workers and
the community were given by the VHP leaders. To gain the mass support,
the activists have also carried the body of Swamiji throughout the town.


4) CHURCHES BURNT ALL ACROSS ORISSA STATE: Churches were
attacked in Khurda, Bargarh, Sundergarh, Sambalpur, Koraput, Boudh,
Mayurbhanj, Jagatsinghpur and Kandhamal districts as also in the state
capital, police sources said, adding 40 houses were set ablaze in
Phulbani town.

5) BUSES AND VEHICLES TORCHED: Mr. Mishra Digal was beaten up,
while the motorcycles of Mr. R. K. Digal and Jitendra were burnt.
Several buses at Gee Udaigiri in Baliguda were burnt.

6) PULBANI CHURCH RANSACKED: The Church at Phulbani,and several
other churches at Phiringia were attacked and ransacked. Pastor D.
Tatson's house was vandalized and his property burnt.

7) KAKRIGUMA CHURCHES VANDALISED: Churches in Kakriguma have
been targeted by the mob that reportedly damaged the Assembly Of God
Church and the Philadelphia Church .

8) WORLD VISION STAFF FLED FOR SAFETY: World Vision India office
ransacked and the Staff has also fled to jungle for protection.

9) CHRISTIANS TAKE SHELTER IN FOREST FOR PROTECTION: A police
camp at Barakhama was also attacked by the Hindu fundamentalists. With
several houses being burnt down and people being made homeless, many
Christians,particul arly from Nua Sahi, Munda Sahi and Suna Tonga have
fled into forests for their lives.

10) NUN RAPED: A young Catholic Nun of the Cuttack Bhubaneswar
diocese working Jan Vikas Kendra, the Social Service Centre at Nuagaon
in Kandhamal was reportedly gang raped on 24th August 2008 by groups of
Hindutva extremists before the building itself was destroyed.

11) SENIOR PRIEST AND NUN INJURED: Fr Thomas, director of the
Diocesan Pastoral Centre in Kanjimendi, less than a kilometer away from
the Social Service Centre, and another Nun were injured when the centre
was attacked. They were taken to the police station in a disheveled
state as the armed mob bayed for their blood. The Pastoral centre was
then set afire.

12) BALLIGUDA CHURCH BUILDINGS DESTROYED AGAIN: On 24th August
2008 evening lynch mobs at the block headquarters of Balliguda, in the
very heart of Kandhamal district, which had seen much violence between
24th and 26th December 2007, attacked and destroyed a Presbytery,
convent and hostel damaging the properties.

13) CHRISTIAN BOYS HEADS TONSURED: The mobs in Balliguda caught
hold of two boys of the Catholic hostel and tonsured their heads.

14) PHULBANI CHURCH DAMAGED: On 25th august 2008 morning
followers of the late Lakshmanananda Saraswati damaged the Catholic
Church in Phulbani, the district headquarter town.

15) MOTHER TERESA BROTHERS ASHRAM ATTACKED: Mobs attacked the
Mother Teresa Brothers' residence and hospital in Srasanada, destroyed
once before and rebuilt two months ago, and beat up the patients.

16) BHUBANESWAR BISHOP'S HOUSE ATTACKED: On the morning of 25th
August 2008, violent mobs made several attempts to enter the compounds
of Catholic Church and Archbishop's house in the heart of the Capital of
the State of Orissa . They could not enter because of the police
presence. They threw stones at the guesthouse of Archbishop's House,
damaging windows.

17) DUBURI PARISH: Another group of fundamentalists entered
presbytery in Duburi parish, managed by the SVDs and destroyed and
damaged property. Two priests of the parish are missing.

18) Mr. Jamaj Pariccha, Director of Gramya Pragati, is attacked
and his property damaged, vehicle looted and burnt.

19) A Baptist Church in Akamra Jila in Bhubaneswar is also
damaged.

20) Christian institutions like St. Arnold's School (Kalinga
Bihar) and NISWASS report some damage.

21) BOUDH DISTRICT [Adjoining Kandhamal]: Fundamentalists enter
the Catholic parish church and destroy property. People are fleeing to
safer places. But nothing seems safe.

22) MUNIGUDA: Muniguda Catholic Fathers and Nuns' residence have
been damaged.

23) SAMBALPUR: HM Sister's residence (Ainthapalli) has suffered
damage.

24) PADANPUR: One priest is attacked and admitted to a hospital.
Hostel boys and the in charge have moved away from the place.

25) MADHUPUR: Madhupur Catholic Church currently under attack.

26) SMALL CHURCHES: Attempted violence on small churches in
various districts, including Padampur, Sambalpur near GM College,
Talsera, Dangsoroda, Narayanipatara, Muniguda, Tummiibandh, Tangrapada,
Phulbani, Balliguda, Kalingia, Chakapad, Srasanranda.

27) VILLAGE CHRISTIAN HOUSES ATTACKED: Houses attacked on forest
hamlets of Balliguda, Kanjamandi Nuaguam (K.Nuaguam), Tiangia
(G.Udayagiri) , Padangiri, Tikabali.

28) KALAHANDI DISTRICT: Houses burnt even though the district is
more than 300 kilometers from the place where Swami Lakshmanananda was
killed.

29) PASTORS' HOUSE BURNT: Pastor Sikandar Singh of the
Pentecostal Mission beaten up and his house burnt in Bhawanipatna.

30) KHARIHAR: 3 Christian shops were looted and burnt. Pastor
Alok Das and Pastor I M Senapati beaten up.

31) AAMPANI: Pastor David Diamond Pahar, Pastor Pravin Ship,
Pastor Pradhan and Pastor Barik beaten up and chased away with their
families.

32) NAKTIKANI: Mob surrounds village to attack Christians.

And It is also reported that around 500 activists are moving as
one group in Kandhmal District with all sorts of weapons like knives,
swords, axes, spears and even guns. They are attacking Christian
villages one after another, burning the churches and houses and even
killing any Christians who comes to their sight.