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ONTARIO, CANADA, May 12, 2004: This report was issued by Gospel for Asia, a Christian missionary organization which reports instances of “persecution” of Christians worldwide. Those that deal with India are, to HPI’s experience, often difficult or impossible to verify. This one, complaining about enforcing visa regulations, is titled “Long-Time Missionary Ordered to Leave.”



The report states: “Jim Borst, has been serving with the UK-based Mill Hill Mission in Kashmir since 1963. According to a May 7 report from Compass Direct, Borst has been asked by the Foreigners’ Registration Office to leave India, saying that his visa was not renewed. Borst is principal of Burn Hall School and St. Joseph’s school in Srinagar. In November, 2003, the Good Shepherd Mission School, which Borst founded, was attacked twice by unidentified assailants. In one incident, a grenade was thrown into the school, though no one was hurt in the attack. Police said the attacks were intended to frighten rather than injure. It is believed the attacks were related to Borst’s evangelistic work in the area. Borst has also translated the New Testament and Psalms into modern Kashmiri. According to a letter from the Foreigners’ Registration Office, his visa renewal was denied because he had left the country in December, 2003, and later entered Kashmir ‘illegally and unauthorized.’ The Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) has protested this ‘unwarranted harassment of Father Jim.’ “

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