Editor’s Note: The following is written by an International Christian Concern  (ICC) staffer based in India.

After my house was vandalized and destroyed by a radical Hindu mob, we were attacked, beaten mercilessly, and forcibly driven out of our village. Fleeing for our lives, we walked into the forest. 

As the sun set and darkness fell, fear gripped my heart. I have walked through thick forests before for work, but always during the day. This time, it was night. There was no path, no direction, no food, no water, and no idea where we would find shelter.  

That night felt like a living nightmare. Surviving in the forest with my family in complete darkness tested every ounce of strength and faith we had. By God’s grace, we made it through the night and saw the morning light. Yet even then, life felt hopeless. We had no home, no plan, and no place to go.  

With only a weak phone signal, I managed to contact a fellow Christian from another village, someone who had also experienced displacement.   

“I can make room for you,” he told me. “I understand what it means to have no place to stay. Even discomfort is better than having nowhere to lay your head.”  

I am deeply thankful for this brother who sheltered us. When I heard his words, my mind turned to John 14:2, which says, “In my Father’s house are many rooms …”  

Many More Need Help

In just the first few months of this year, nearly 300 Christians in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh have been forcibly displaced. Among them are infants, pregnant women, young mothers, and schoolchildren.  

Just as Jesus had no room in the inn, today, countless believers are being driven from their homes simply because they follow him. Yet they hold on to his promise that in the Father’s house, there are many rooms prepared for them.  

Today, our brothers and sisters in Chhattisgarh need safe places, rooms where they can rest, recover, and have their faith strengthened.  

International Christian Concern (ICC) is working to build two safe houses for these persecuted believers — places of refuge for those who have been left with nowhere to go.  

Though there was “no room in the inn” for them, they continue to trust in the promise of Christ.  

Will you help give them hope? 

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