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Just checked my email a few minutes ago and recieved this email from Finney Samuel:

Please visit out web site www.captainsamuel.com for the latest on Pastor A.M. Samuel's persecution in Haryana on the 16th of November 2006. Please post it on the web site for the saints to pray

Yours in His battlefield

Finney

 As you may have gathered from that email, A.M Samuel is also known as Captain Samuel in Malayali Pentecostal circles. I have seen one of his tapes that have floated around the community. From what I have figured out about him, Pastor Samuel seems to be a fearless servant of God who preaches the gospel in some of the toughest parts of India. I went over to the site and found a report on what exactly happend:

But the RSS, Bajrang Dal activists came inside the compound and started beating Pastor Hansraj Saini (the local Pastor), Pastor Abhishek and then they switched off the lights and attacked Pastor A.M. Samuel who was sitting near the stage. They kicked and beat him very badly that he lost consciousness, and then they kicked him while he was on the floor and kicked him on the chest and head, then they started removing his clothes. They removed his sweater and tore open his shirt and then started to remove his pants, then suddenly the lights came back on. By this time he was nearly dead. When they saw his physcial condition, they left the place thinking him to be dead. Then the police, who were till then standing outside, came inside and took charge.

The saints then put his body on the stage and started praying and there was no pulse. But the crowd gathered outside the meeting compound baying to attack again. But by the grace of God, his life returned and his pulse came back. Now he is resting in the very same place where he was attacked, sleeping there itself. He is physically not able to walk or talk freely. He has a lot of pain in his head and chest.

 I think it's important to note that we have prayed about persecution on this site before. But never have we actually had the son of the victim email us and plead for prayers. The least we can do is take a few minutes out of our day and pray for Pastor Samuel and the others who were attacked at this event. Stay tuned to Dippu.com as we continue to update you on the situation. If you know anything else, please email us as soon as possible. The servant of God's website is www.captainsamuel.com.

 UPDATE: I didn't realize this but we've mentioned Pastor A.M Samuel in relation to persecution before. Ashish wrote about this issue on July 5th of this year. At that time Finney was injured from beatings recieved by RSS activists.