Editing Jesus Christians (section)

====India====
In 1994, Rob and Christine Dunn, Gary, Dave and Cherry McKay, Ross Parry, Rachel Sukamaran,Paul, Craig, Kevin, Rols, Sue, Sinni, Liz, Boyd, Chris, Roshini, and Sheri were among Jesus Christian members who voluntarily cleaned sewers and toilets in India.<ref>{{cite web|last=McGirk|first=Tim|title=New Untouchables in Madras Sewers (reproduced on the JC website)|url=http://jesuschristians.com/early-daysvision-2000/276-new-untouchables-in-madras-sewers|publisher=The Age|date=26 June 1994}}</ref> After one protest, where members stood in the sewer for a week to draw attention to the filth that spread disease, Craig Hendry contracted [[Typhoid fever|typhoid]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Australians find Godliness in Latrines and Sewers of Madras|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australians-find-godliness-in-latrines-and-sewers-of-madras-1425042.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220608/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australians-find-godliness-in-latrines-and-sewers-of-madras-1425042.html |archive-date=2022-06-08 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|newspaper=The Independent|accessdate=24 May 2013|location=London|first=Tim|last=Mcgirk|date=26 June 1994}}</ref>

In 1995, the Jesus Christians converted a section of open sewer in [[Chennai]] into a children's playground. The real estate created by covering the sewer was estimated to be worth AUD $950,000.<ref>{{cite news|title=Australians Good Intentions Drowned in an Indian Cesspit|url=http://newsstore.smh.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=Craig+Hendry&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=news950227_0107_8952|accessdate=17 June 2013|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=27 February 1995}}</ref> After one year, the project was handed over to Indian charities to run; However the Indian government eventually demolished the site because it had been built on government land without permission.