Indian pastors and church planters are under severe pressure due to anti-conversion laws intended to curtail Christian activities.
Indian pastors and church planters are under severe pressure due to anti-conversion laws intended to curtail Christian activities.
Jan. 30, 2025 | India

Hindu Father Charges Christian Son with Illegal Conversion

[173] prayers in [15] nations have been posted for Chhater Singh.

Chhatar Singh, a schoolteacher in India, placed his faith in Christ in 2002 and has planted churches in seven villages. In 2010, when his mother died, he refused Hindu funeral rituals for her, which turned his father against him. On Jan. 27, 2021, the police arrested Singh and three other Christians on false charges of forced conversion. They spent a month in jail; consequently, Singh was suspended from his school. In July 2024, after Singh’s father cut off his inheritance, he filed a criminal complaint against Singh of trying to convert him to Christianity. Singh spent 20 days in jail before bail was granted. His children asked their grandfather to withdraw the case, which he said he would do if they denied Jesus. The children told their grandfather that they were proud of their father for standing up for his faith and that they would never deny Christ.

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  • Heavenly Father, I pray for Chhatar Singh and his family, asking that his father will withdraw the charges against him. Please protect and provide for Chhatar and his children as it appears he has no viable income. I pray that his father's heart will be softened and that he will find Christ as his Savior.
    Rosalind T - USA
  • Dear brother in Christ, I pray you will feel God's presence and stay close to Him. Stand firm. Jesus is coming soon. The only things that matter are what is done for Him. I will keep you in my prayers.
    Susan R - USA
  • Precious Lord, hear the prayers of these, Your children. Bless them openly, make them bold and brave and have mercy on them. Save the lost that surround them and come soon! In Jesus name I pray, Amen, MARANATHA!!!
    Della H - USA
  • Father, out of love and tenderness for his grandchildren, soften Singh's Father's heart to the gospel. Give wisdom to his favorite grandchild to speak Your Word to him in a perfect way that touches his deepest need and continues to resonate, giving him pause by Your great truth that he needs so desperately.Bring him to repentance and saving faith.Amen!
    Danae V - USA
  • O Lord, the love between father and son should not be tainted because one of them puts his faith in you. Still, this is happening over and over again. I pray for Chhater Singh, that he would remain firm in faith in spite of persecution from his own father. Help him to find a place where he can work and support his family. Grace and mercy be on him.
    Robyn P - USA
  • LORD: I am in awe of Chhater Singh's faith through all his sufferings. And the blessings to see his children walk in truth. I pray You will meet Singh's father where he is, turn him from darkness to light. Cause him to know You are God. I pray for salvation, healing for Singh's family. Provide and protect. Multiply their faith, joy, peace, comfort IJN
    P F - USA
  • Father God, I pray for this dear brother in Christ and ask that he would be strengthened and encouraged in his faith in Jesus. I pray that he will be emboldened to continue speaking about Jesus and sharing the gospel. I pray that you will draw many people in India to faith in Jesus Christ. I also pray for the father to have a change of heart toward him
    Julia F - USA
  • In the Lordship of Jesus, our heavenly Father, Adonai, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for faithfulness of Chhater Singh and family. We ask for a hedge of protection and heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Abba, I give praise to You for dear brother Singh and his children for their faithfulness! Bless them indeed I pray and enlarge his territory. Grant him every spiritual gift needed to fulfill Your divine will for his life and use him in mighty ways for Your glory! In Yahusha's name I pray and give praise for this family of blessed faith! Amein
    Yahleah M - USA
  • Father, thank you for Chhater's unrelenting bravery in the face of opposition from his family and culture. Thank you for his witnessing and church planting. May You grant the desires of his heart and empower him further. May his strength never fade. May his light shine brightly. May the truth prevail and many come to You. In Jesus's name amen.
    Daniel K - Australia
  • Lord,
    Thank You for Chhater Singh and his willingness to live for You despite intense persecution from his own earthly father. We thank You that his children stand closely behind him in his suffering. We pray that You would provide for all of their needs and that their witness would bring many to a saving faith in Jesus Christ, including Singh's father
    Lysander S - USA
  • Dear Heavenly Father I amen these previous prayers. May You send a dream to CS' father & grandfather showing in the spirit what it means that Hindu rituals were not performed over his wife. Change his heart. Your blessing & abundance we pray over CS & his children. Thank You for their faith. I lift up my prayers for India once again. IJ Faithful NA.
    Johnathan K - USA
  • Dear Heavenly Father I amen these previous prayers. May You send a dream to CS' father & grandfather showing in the spirit what it means that Hindu rituals were not performed over his wife. Change his heart. Your blessing & abundance we pray over CS & his children. Thank You for their faith. I lift up my prayers for India once again. IJ Faithful NA.
    Jonel L - USA
  • Father, I lift up Chhatar Singh and his children to you. I pray you strengthen and guide them as they face this situation. Give them wisdom in knowing how to deal with it. I pray you would speak to the father's heart and open his eyes to the truth. Even if he still denies you; soften his heart towards his son. I pray he would come to know you. IJN
    Polly C - USA
  • What an admirable faith. May we all be faithful to you. Thank you for my brother's courage. Please continue to work in him and may his father come to know you and love you. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
    Paola M - USA
  • Our Father, bless our brother Chhater Singh as he faces pressure from his father to recant his faith in Jesus. Bless Singh's children for their support of him. May Singh's father's heart be pierced with his need for a savior, and come to know Jesus. Give Singh and his children strength to endure and joy in knowing that You are with them in these trials
    Elizabeth S - USA
  • In Jesus Name we pray for our brothers & sisters around the world that are being persecuted for their faith in Jesus our Lord and as You Lord remember we are made of the dust and can do no thing without you John 15:5 strengthen each one with the power of Your Holy Spirit to overcome and continue in the faith & may no weapon formed against them prosper.
    barry p - USA
  • Dear Jesus,

    I thank You how You are fighting for Chhatar Singh against these false charges from his father. I plead the blood of Jesus over Chhatar and family challenging these artificial allegations. Please save the father, Jesus. Amen.
    Christopher W - USA
  • We pray for CS and his family that Lord you will provide for them. Protect them from the Hindu community and even from their own father and grandfather. Open the eyes of the patriarch of the family. What his wife did not see, give him the grace to see while he is alive. Let him begin to see the superiority of Jesus and come along.
    Tan-Yeo L - Singapore
  • Strengthening God, Remind Mr. Singh and his children that there is a great reward in heaven for those who are persecuted for righteousness sake. Let them know whatever is taken from them for following Christ will never compare to the glory that will be revealed in them. Show them who to pray for and declare the gospel to, having their hearts prepared.
    Jim E - USA
  • Thank You for the clear testimony of our brother Chhatar Singh, and for the support of his children. May their consistent walk with You be the tool that the Holy Spirit uses to convict Chhatar's father of his need for salvation in Christ. Give justice to Chhatar and the 3 others who have been falsely accused of forced conversion.
    Toni D - USA
  • In the living water name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, Mayim Chayim, as brothers and sisters in Christ we praise Your that Chhater Singh and family tasted of the living Water, Jesus. We ask for a hedge of protection and heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Father bless this family. May they abide in your house, under your shelter, at peace in your love.
    Rebecca H - New Zealand
  • Father,thank you for choosing Singh,a mighty warrior in planting many churches!He is an incredible example of a true Christian,what a testimony to his children who see&support him!I pray VOM gives him the resources he needs to continue the great commission!I pray that his children come alongside&also plant churches!I pray his father comes to YOU.Amen
    LaVetta D - USA
  • Lord God Almighty, you are truly the only God. What a testimony of true conversion when a follower of Jesus stands firm in his faith like Chhater Singh has. May you continue to strengthen him and his children as they face their fathergrandfather's persecution. Open his heart, O merciful God! And, let it be for your glory & increase your kingdom. Amen.
    Diana F - USA
  • Dear Heavenly Father, I pray for Chhater Singh to receive all of your blessings in Christ Jesus to cover his needs as he is persecuted in India for following You! Thank You for his faithful children who will not forfeit their Salvation in Christ for anything! Protect their family from harm& give them forgiveness for their persecutors! Provide. Amen!
    Mary K S - USA
  • Our Father In Heaven, please watch over Chhater Singh and help him through what he is going through. Thank you for letting him be strong in his faith. I thank you that another person in this world had converted to Christianity.
    Cal W - USA
  • Father, I thank you for the strong testimony of Chhatar and his family. I ask You to protect them from the father that wants to do him harm. Reveal the truth of your Son, Jesus, to this father and have him remove these charges. Encourage Chhatar and use him when he spends time in prison. Watch over his family.
    sandra s - USA
  • Father God, give Chhater Singh courage in You & great favor. Help the court case to give You glory. Bless his children as they stand courageous on Your word. Repeal the anti conversion laws. May Jesus Christ be lifted up in all those who honor Him. Give Singh a wise lawyer. Soften his father's heart to You. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
    Rebecca C - USA
  • Thank You, Father, for Singh's faithfulness and for the faithfulness of his children. I ask that You will yet draw his father to faith in Jesus Christ. Please provide income needed by his family in the days ahead. Open doors for a witness through their lives and bring many in faith to Christ. Let their lives reflect the love and forgiveness of God.
    Karen K - USA
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