A rccord 10,250 people recently graduated from Hopegivers International leadership training courses in India. Despite threats of violence from radical anti-Christians in Rajasthan, over 8,100 missionaries went forward to receive diplomas in two of the three scheduled 2006 graduations. One of the three graduations, scheduled for Kota, Rajasthan, was postponed due to terrorist threats; the 2,150 graduates scheduled for this ceremony will receive their diplomas as soon as possible. Graduates will now be deployed to rural villages in India to meet humanitarian needs. (Hopegivers International)
