What is IEA and Why?

India Evangelistic Association is an indigenous, inter-denominational faith ministry registered with Govt. of Orissa in November 1984. IEA is an endeavor of faith. This ministry was born as a result of the vision of Rev. Dr. P. R. Parichha to reach Orissa in particular and India in general with the life giving message of Jesus Christ. As on today IEA has become one of the largest indigenous mission in Orissa. Six fold ministries of IEA 1. Orissa Vision 2020 2. Pioneering Evangelism and Church Planting 3. Childcare and Development 4. Orphanage Home 5. Community Healthcare 6. Seminars and Conferences

Economic condition: Orissa is economically a poorest State in India. For decades western Orissa is severely suffering from drought. Added to it the Super Cyclone that hit coastal area on 29/30 October, 1999, the entire coastal area covering a length of 600 KM was almost wiped out. Tens and thousands of both humand animal lives have perished. Millions of rupees of properties and crops got damaged. While slowly recovering from the awful damage of the Super Cyclone, the recent Super Flood hit the entire State breaking its economical and infrastrucural backbone again. Every now and then Newspapers have been reporting starvation deaths in certain areas of the State for the past decade or so. About 47% of the total population live under poverty line.

Orissa the persecuted State:The Orissa Freedom of Religion Act was passed in the year 1967. This Act was not effectively implemented until the brutual killings by burning of the Australian Missionary Graham Stains and his two minor sons in 1999. Since then the the persecution has taken an agreessive turn and quite a number of gospel workers have lost their lives. Many of our evangelists and Pastors continue to be threatened, beaten up, manhandled falsely accused and arrested, Christian houses set on fire, etc. The situation is becoming bad to worse day by day and only prayer can change it.