People living in India are taking care of their neighbours during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Christians are taking risks to care for those around them in the midst of COVID-19 and harsh religious persecution, Mission Network News reports.

About 40 per cent of India's population are day workers, living day-to-day according to their wages, says Todd VanEk, president and CEO of Mission India.

"They earn to eat," VanEk says. But he says the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown in India has created "a huge humanitarian crisis in terms of a lack  of resources for food."

f Christians comes from all areas of the country, even the government. Now, the government is reaching out to Mission India for assistance with carrying out relief efforts.

Mission India is providing relief kits that can feed a family of four for up to 40 days. The kit contains food and hygiene items to help families during COVID-19, as well as the message of the Gospel.