In April, nearly 1,000 youth gathered in a packed church hall in Ziro, a town in the mountains of India’s Arunachal Pradesh State, which borders China. As electrifying worship music echoed through the crowd, some raised their hands in praise as others knelt and wept silently. About three dozen people stepped forward to recommit their lives to Christ.
Not long ago, many at the two-day “Awakening Ziro” gathering—part of a regional faith movement spurred by local youth—would have spent their evenings differently, organizers and pastors in Ziro said. The 15- to 30-year-olds would be indulging in alcohol, tobacco, or drugs
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