COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, October 4, 2002: In the wake of Buddhist leaders in Sri Lanka exerting pressure on the prime minister and the government to rescind the visas of Christian missionaries and ban conversions to Christianity, Gospel for Asia has asked their followers to pray to keep Christian missionaries active in Sri Lanka (see their website at “source”). Buddhist leaders are also lobbying to keep foreign funds earmarked for Christian Missionary work from entering the country and for allowing village monks be empowered to enforce the proposed laws and punish offenders. Gospel for Asia claims to have started over 100 churches and to operate two Bible schools in Sri Lanka.
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