An Indian Christian pastor who miraculously recovered after a Hindu extremist attacked him with a machete said the persecution he’s endured for his faith has only increased his passion for the Lord.
Persecution watchdog group Open Doors USA reports that 46-year-old Vipur, a house-church pastor from Madhya Pradesh, was severely injured in the machete attack carried out by a Hindu extremist who struck the pastor five times before fleeing.
Vipur managed to get away and limp home, where his wife and friends rushed him to a local hospital. Due to the large amount of blood he lost, death seemed imminent. However, after three months in the hospital, Vipur slowly regained his strength.
“Now, I can walk and move, but I’m still very weak,” he told Open Doors. “I always need someone to go with me. I’ve lost sensation in my face and am deaf in one ear. My eyes are dehydrated and are ultra-sensitive to light, which is why I have to wear very dark sunglasses.”
He identified his attacker to the police, and the man was arrested, then released — and Vipur still sees the man in the local market square.
“People tell me that if he drew my blood, I should draw his,” Vipur said….
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