Saint Lucia was once a British colony. When the abolished the slave trade in 1838, the British needed a new source of cheap labor. They found it by hiring indentured workers from India, one of their other colonies. These indentured workers came to Saint Lucia from 1959-93.
May 6, 2013 was the day people of East Indian descent celebrated Indian Arrival Day. They hope the government of Saint Lucia will make this an official yearly event. Each Indians in other Caribbean nations would like Indian Arrival Day to be celebrated in their countries.
East Indians in Saint Lucia have managed to retain Hindi as their language.
The East Indians in Saint Lucia are mainly Christian.
Like all other peoples of the world, the East Indians in Saint Lucia need to put Jesus first in their lives.
Pray for East Indian disciplers to make more disciples in Saint Lucia.
Pray for a spiritual hunger that will lead them to the cross.
Scripture Prayers for the East Indian in Saint Lucia.
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