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They were avoided by people from India\u2019s<\/a> higher castes. These dalits<\/em>,
the so-called \u201cuntouchables,\u201d were the lowest caste in the Hindu
culture. To be a dalit is to be without hope for a future. Someone
cared for them, however, and was willing to risk it all to help them.
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Yesu Dasu loved the untouchables, and put that love into action by
befriending and helping them. When others ran away, he came closer.
He gave them back their dignity. As a mirror of Christ\u2019s love, the fifty two-year-old Christian preacher came to bring healing to their souls.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The roaring of the motorcycle engine outside disrupted the quiet
dinner of Dasu and his family. As Dasu rose to look out the window, two men began pounding on the door. \u201cYesu Dasu,\u201d they shouted. \u201cOpen up! There is someone who wants to speak to you, and you must come with us now.\u201d Dasu slowly opened the door and looked at the men. \u201cWho?\u201d he asked.
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\u201cThere is no time to talk. You must come with us now,\u201d they responded.
They grabbed his arm and ushered him to the motorcycle. Dasu\u2019s wife and
children stared out the window as the motorcycle raced away. After putting the children to bed, his wife patiently waited for her husband to return. She read her Bible <\/a>as she waited, and eventually fell asleep.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The morning sun streaming through the window awoke her with a
start. She struggled to remember the events of the night before and why
she had been sleeping in the chair. Filled with dread, she realized Dasu
had never come home. Waking her children, she got them dressed, and
together they searched the village for their father.
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Dasu\u2019s wife heard her name called and looked up to see one of her
village neighbors hurrying toward her. He wrapped his arms around her.
\u201cI\u2019m so sorry,\u201d he said. \u201cThey found his body. He\u2019s dead.\u201d
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Near a cattle barn on the outskirts of town, Dasu lay in a pool of
blood, his head and other parts severed from his body. Four members of
a radical Hindu group had tied his hands and cut him with an axe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dasu had been threatened numerous times by members of a radical
Hindu group, and he had been warned not to preach in the area. But he
had ignored the threats. God had called him to preach, and he would
answer that call.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was a simple and humble man who served society and was
respected by the villagers. His ministry to dalits, touching the untouchables, reflected his desire to reach all of God\u2019s people. Yesu Dasu not only preached the truth of Christianity, he lived out his faith. Through his life and work, many have come to know the Truth and now spend their lives ministering to others. Dasu demonstrated God\u2019s love to the least of those around him without regard for his own well-being. In doing so he earned the highest honor\u2014a martyr\u2019s crown.
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This story is an excerpt from Foxe: Voices of the Martyrs. You can get your own copy free with any donation to The Voice of the Martyrs. <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

They were avoided by people from India\u2019s higher castes. These dalits,the so-called \u201cuntouchables,\u201d were the lowest caste in the Hinduculture. To be a dalit is to be without hope for a future. Someonecared for them, however, and was willing to risk it all to help them. Yesu Dasu loved the untouchables, and put that love into action bybefriending and helping them. When others ran away, he came closer.He gave them back their dignity. As a mirror of Christ\u2019s love, the fifty two-year-old Christian preacher came to bring healing to their souls. The roaring of the motorcycle engine outside disrupted the quietdinner of Dasu and his family. As Dasu rose to look out the window, two men began pounding on the door. \u201cYesu Dasu,\u201d they shouted. \u201cOpen up! There is someone who wants to speak to you, and you must come with us now.\u201d Dasu slowly opened the door and looked at the men. \u201cWho?\u201d he asked. \u201cThere is no time to talk. 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