Ministry Partners India

transforming lives in India

India is second to China in population, 1.1 billion, but India is growing faster (by some 17 million a year) and may surpass China by 2030. Although 81% of the people are Hindu, India also has more than 138 million Muslims - one of the world's largest Muslim populations. The Christian population is minute and increasingly persecuted.

Although racing ahead economically there are still gross inequities apparent throughout the country. The boom has enriched a consumer class of about 50 million people, but about 880 million still live on less than $US2 a day. At least 46% of children up to the age of 3 still suffer malnutrition and India is home to one third of the world's malnourished children. An average of 6,000 children die every day in India, two to three thousand of them from malnutrition.

Life Expectancy  63
GDP per Capita US$2,600
Literacy                60%

Bangalore City Mission 
Our partner, Bangalore City Mission, is providing education to former quarry worker children, a very tangible expression of God's love. Read a New York Times article about the growing gap between rich and poor in cities like Bangalore.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/09/world/asia/09gated.html?th&emc=th

Our Alliance partner, Bible Faith Mission under the leadership of Moses Swamidas, has worked tirelessly as a beacon of Christian witness to God's love in Christ for all humanity and particularly the Dalit caste (Untouchables). Lots of Australians have supported this national ministry over many years. You can learn more about their work on the Partners International USA website.