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...evangelists in attendance exuded simple and unshakable faith. "The hand of God protected me," said Pastor Krisnapillai Saravanapavan of Sri Lanka, recalling his banishment from his hometown and family after he converted from Hinduism to Christianity. After mission travels in Sri Lanka and India, he plans to return to his village because "that is where my call is." Christians currently constitute about 8% of Sri Lanka's population of 17 million; the growth of the faith, Saravanapavan believes, could have a positive impact on a nation suffering bloody division between Buddhist Sinhalese and his own minority of Hindu Tamils...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Summons to the Unknowns | 7/28/1986 | See Source »

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