Pastor Jeevan Sawle, age 65, is a pastor from the Sirpur village of India’s Madhya Pradesh state. After losing his wife last week to a severe case of COVID-19, Pastor Jeevan is also now seriously ill and struggling to survive.
Pastor Jeevan’s daughter Varsha does not have enough money to take her father to the hospital. She borrowed 5000 rupees ($70) from a neighbor to buy medicine for him. The borrowed money quickly ran out and Pastor Jeevan’s hopes of returning to his normal condition is slowly diminishing. Desperate, she reached out for help and called SWI's India office. Varsha told our office, “My father needs immediate medical help to survive. We need to take him to hospital; we are losing hope. I don’t know where to turn now for my father’s treatment. We are praying and putting our hope in the Lord to pull our father out of his death bed.”
The cost of the medication and the oxygen cylinder has become a big worry, for they have no money at all.
We are launching an appeal, calling on donors to raise funds to provide critical aid to Indian Christians like Pastor Jeevan.
India is facing a deadly second wave of COVID-19. More than a million cases were recorded over solely three days, and thousands have died. Hospitals and medical facilities are running out of oxygen and ICU beds, with patients left outside hospitals waiting for care.
Everyday, our office in India is getting phone calls from pastors and team leaders with desperate requests for help. Our pastors and state coordinators are calling for medical assistance, clean water, food, and especially prayer, as they seek to save and protect the communities we serve together.
Everyone is suffering— the pastors, their families, their church members and the communities they serve. They all need our help. Your generous gift of $50, $100, or any amount you are able to give, will help send urgently needed medical supplies to the sick, feed the hungry, and most importantly share the love and hope of Jesus!
The COVID-19 pandemic seems to be waning in the Western nations, but we cannot forget our brothers and sisters in south Asia. They currently facing the harshest state of the battle. If you’ve already given toward this need, we’re deeply, truly grateful. Let us do what we can in Jesus’ name to bring hope in the midst of this crisis!