Dr. Graham Staines - Memorial Day Jan 22

On this Day Jan 22: Dr. Graham Stuart Staines (On 22 Jan 1999) - an Australian missionary who, along with his two sons Philip (10) and Timothy (6), were burnt alive to death by a gang while sleeping in his station wagon at Manoharpur village in Keonjhar district in Odisha, India. 

We commit this great day to LOVE our enemies and FORGIVE those who intentionally did evil. We also pray for the safety of our dear Missionaries who sacrificially labor to build God's Kingdom.

 Dr.Staines had been working in Odisha since 1965. Most of us doesn't know his 34 years of "Leper's ministry" for Caring the Poor and Needy till his death. Staines' widow - Gladys continued to live in India caring for leprosy patients until she returned to Australia in 2004.

 In 2005 she was awarded the fourth highest civilian honor in India, Padma Shree, in recognition for her work with leprosy patients in Odisha.

A Religious priest won't touch a Leper. He wont even touch a Dailt, because such a "detestable human beings" are from "Low Caste".  Only a Christian Missionary filled with the true LOVE of CHRIST can do this ministry. 

When the whole world is running behind the money only chosen few are burning to serve the humanity.   Jesus said," Love one another". Let the world know that you are the disciples of Christ. ( John 13:35).  

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