{"id":166,"count":0,"description":"NB! The campaign has ended.\r\n\r\nFor 18 years, Chaminda* has faced fierce persecution as a pastor in a small town just outside the capital of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Yet he still shares his faith in Jesus with the townspeople.\r\n\r\nChaminda leads a church that once consisted of 80 families. Now there are only 20 families left due to persecution. In the small town, the Buddhist faith is dominant. It is the many practicing Buddhists who oppress the Christians. In a church not far away, a priest told Chaminda that he would never have the courage to be a priest in the town where Chaminda lives. In fact, many pastors have urged Chaminda to leave the city.\r\n\r\nThis makes sense since Chaminda has experienced beatings, torture and death threats. The family's reputation has been disgraced in the city, perhaps for life, and it has affected the children's schooling and education. For a long time, the city refused to supply the family with water and electricity. But with the help of the Danish European Mission's local project partner, Chaminda will soon be able to help themselves and become financially self-sufficient.\r\n\r\nChaminda faces so much opposition, but it doesn't change the calling he has received from God; to testify about Jesus! \"If I leave town, who will be there to tell them about Jesus?\" Chaminda said. He is fully convinced that God is calling him to be where he is, regardless of the brutal adversity he may face.\r\n\r\nFor many years, Chaminda has had to struggle with persecution, and the ravages of the coronavirus in Sri Lanka have not made the situation any easier. On the contrary, the virus has made things worse. His income is dependent on the donations of the church members, who were already poor. Many of the congregation have lost their jobs and are now struggling to find work. It's hard to make ends meet for Chaminda and the church members. Fortunately, the Danish European Mission's donors ensure that in the near future, the family will be able to help themselves and earn a sustainable income.","link":"https:\/\/forfulgtekristne.dk\/en\/emne\/opmuntr-pastor-chaminda-med-et-brev\/","name":"Encourage Pastor Chaminda with a letter","slug":"encourage-pastor-chaminda-with-a-letter","taxonomy":"post_tag","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Opmuntr Pastor Chaminda med et brev Arkiv | Dansk Europamission<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/forfulgtekristne.dk\/en\/topic\/encourage-pastor-chaminda-with-a-letter\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Opmuntr Pastor Chaminda med et brev Arkiv | Dansk Europamission\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"NB! Kampagnen er afluttet. I 18 \u00e5r har Chaminda* oplevet en voldsom forf\u00f8lgelse som pr\u00e6st i en lille by lidt uden for hovedstaden Colombo i Sri Lanka. Dog deler han stadig sin tro p\u00e5 Jesus med byens indbyggere. Chaminda leder en menighed, der engang bestod af 80 familier. Nu er der kun 20 familier tilbage grundet forf\u00f8lgelse. I den lille by er den buddhistiske tro dominerende. Det er de mange praktiserende buddhister, som undertrykker de kristne. I en menighed ikke s\u00e5 langt derfra, har en pr\u00e6st sagt til Chaminda, at han aldrig ville have modet til at v\u00e6re pr\u00e6st i den by, hvor Chaminda bor. Mange pr\u00e6ster har faktisk opfordret Chaminda til at forlade byen. Det giver god mening, eftersom at Chaminda har oplevet at blive sl\u00e5et, tortureret og f\u00e5 d\u00f8dstrusler. Familiens omd\u00f8mme er blevet van\u00e6ret i byen, m\u00e5ske for livstid, og det har p\u00e5virket b\u00f8rnenes skolegang og uddannelse. Igennem en l\u00e6ngere periode n\u00e6gtede byen at forsyne familien med vand og elektricitet. Men med hj\u00e6lp fra Dansk Europamissions lokale projektpartner f\u00e5r Chaminda snart hj\u00e6lp til selvhj\u00e6lp, s\u00e5 familien kan blive \u00f8konomisk selvfors\u00f8rgende. Chaminda oplever s\u00e5 megen modstand, men den rokker ikke ved kaldet, han har f\u00e5et af Gud; at vidne om Jesus! \u201dHvis jeg forlader byen, hvem vil s\u00e5 v\u00e6re der til at fort\u00e6lle dem om Jesus?\u201d sagde Chaminda. Han er fuldt ud overbevist om, at Gud kalder ham til at v\u00e6re der, hvor han er, uafh\u00e6ngig af den brutale modgang, han m\u00e5 m\u00f8de. I mange \u00e5r har Chaminda skullet k\u00e6mpe med forf\u00f8lgelse, og coronaens h\u00e6rgen i Sri Lanka har ikke gjort situationen nemmere. Tv\u00e6rtimod har virussen gjort det hele v\u00e6rre. Hans indt\u00e6gt er afh\u00e6ngig af menighedsmedlemmernes gaver, og de var i forvejen fattige. Mange i menigheden har mistet deres job og k\u00e6mper nu med at finde arbejde. Det er sv\u00e6rt at f\u00e5 det hele til at l\u00f8be rundt for Chaminda og menighedens medlemmer. Gl\u00e6deligvis sikrer Dansk Europamissions givere, at familien i n\u00e6r fremtid f\u00e5r hj\u00e6lp til selvhj\u00e6lp, s\u00e5 den kan f\u00e5 en b\u00e6redygtig indt\u00e6gt.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/forfulgtekristne.dk\/en\/topic\/encourage-pastor-chaminda-with-a-letter\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dansk Europamission\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"CollectionPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/forfulgtekristne.dk\\\/emne\\\/opmuntr-pastor-chaminda-med-et-brev\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/forfulgtekristne.dk\\\/emne\\\/opmuntr-pastor-chaminda-med-et-brev\\\/\",\"name\":\"Opmuntr Pastor Chaminda med et brev Arkiv | Dansk Europamission\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/forfulgtekristne.dk\\\/#website\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/forfulgtekristne.dk\\\/emne\\\/opmuntr-pastor-chaminda-med-et-brev\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/forfulgtekristne.dk\\\/emne\\\/opmuntr-pastor-chaminda-med-et-brev\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Hjem\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/forfulgtekristne.dk\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Opmuntr Pastor Chaminda med et brev\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/forfulgtekristne.dk\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/forfulgtekristne.dk\\\/\",\"name\":\"Dansk Europamission\",\"description\":\"Hj\u00e6lp til forfulgte kristne - evangeliet til un\u00e5ede\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/forfulgtekristne.dk\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/forfulgtekristne.dk\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/forfulgtekristne.dk\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Dansk Europamission\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/forfulgtekristne.dk\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/forfulgtekristne.dk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/forfulgtekristne.dk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/Logo-Dansk-Europamission.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/forfulgtekristne.dk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/Logo-Dansk-Europamission.svg\",\"caption\":\"Dansk Europamission\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/forfulgtekristne.dk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Opmuntr Pastor Chaminda med et brev Arkiv | Dansk Europamission","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/forfulgtekristne.dk\/en\/topic\/encourage-pastor-chaminda-with-a-letter\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Opmuntr Pastor Chaminda med et brev Arkiv | Dansk Europamission","og_description":"NB! 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