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with contributions from Douglas M. Lawson

BRINGING THE BIBLE to India is a massive task. Its billion people speak 1,650 different languages or dialects, and Bible translations are only available in 55. Yet the Bible Society of India (BSI) is committed "to make the Word of God available to all the different people groups in the country."

This commitment is especially impressive because Christians are persecuted by Hindu extremists.

Kumara Swami, who is connected with the Bible distribution project, says, "When our evangelists are attacked, we always call the police. Sometimes they don't show up, sometimes they come and do nothing and there have been incidents where they have actually participated in the attacks."

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