IREF(UK) – The History of IREF
1955 - Persecution
After Prasada Rao had bought the piece of land, some anti-Christian elements plotted to kill him. They paid a man 500 Rupees to attack him. One night Lydia heard voices telling her that enemies were coming to attack both her and her husband. Lydia and Prasada, together with their five children, fled Repalle and took refuge in the nearby village of Penumuri, only hours before their enemies came searching for them. At the time, Lydia was pregnant with Evangeline, their sixth child. The would-be assassin later confessed his intended crime, and gave his life to the Lord.
On another occasion when Prasada Rao was walking home alone after one of the village meetings, a group of men waited by the side of the road to attack him. When Prasada Rao later asked them why they had left him alone, they replied, "We couldn't attack you because we saw so many people surrounding you." God's angels had kept him safe, as in the days of Elisha (2 Kings 6.16).