A number of pastors and other leaders of Beijing Jiaquan Church, a long-time underground Christian church network in China, were detained just days before US President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington this week. (China Aid, September 21) This follows many other such arrests of Christians throughout China.
About 30 police officers and other authorities raided a gathering site of an underground house church in Jinzhai County, Anhui Province on September 16, bringing two women leaders in for interrogation about two pastors. The next day, authorities invaded a practice session in Gubei Town for young believers playing musical instruments for future worship services, and forbid them from performing songs with the words “Jesus,” “God” or “Lord.” (CA, Sept 22)
Elder Wu Wuqing and Brother Shen Xiaoqing, two of 11 members of Early Rain Covenant Church detained September 11, have now been released. But authorities continue to bring other church members in for questioning, and warn that any participants in future church gatherings will be detained. (CA, Sept 23)
Communist China is listed among the world’s most dangerous countries for Christians due to high surveillance and persecution of believers, as well as destruction and/or closure of churches.
Lord, we praise You for these two pastors who were released. Please be a Shield around each of these and all Chinese believers facing persecution. Protect them from illness and harm. Quickly release those still in detention and safely reunite them with their families. Comfort their loved ones as they await news about them. Be near to their congregations, and grow their numbers all the more. Deepen their faith and raise up yet more leaders to faithfully share Your good news with the lost and disciple believers. Many other Christians have also been wrongfully detained, Father. Please comfort all believers and give them new strength for each new day. Fill prison cells with Your felt presence and angels. Protect them from torture and provide for all their needs. Make the way for their quick and smooth release. You have opened prison doors and walked Your servants out unharmed before. Do it again, Lord. Use every Christian in jail as such a bold witness, countless prisoners and guards will give their lives to Christ. Anoint persecuted Christians, as You did Your apostles in the New Testament, to courageously preach the gospel, even in chains.
Be a Shield around all Christians in China, protecting them from persecution and arrest. Hide them from those who would choose to do them harm. Make the way for their safety and use them to show the lost what Your love looks like. Grow Your church by the millions, Sovereign God. Perform signs and miracles and wonders to turn all eyes to You. Heal the lame. Open blind eyes to see. Raise the dead to life. Awaken China to Your love. Steal into every home with Your Holy Spirit and touch every heart, family and village. Make the way for Your good news to be preached in every language to every heart in a way they can easily understand. Give them courage to lay down their superstitions and fears to follow the one True God. Show Yourself strong, O God. Show the lost Your love, Your grace, Your redemption so purely and brightly, they will seek You with all their hearts and find You. Open up ways for those who have yet to hear Your good news to connect with other Christians and churches on the internet, so they can ask questions and find You are the answer.
We ask You, Lord, for Xi Jinping (Shee Jeen Peeng). Lift the veil from his eyes so he can see You as You truly are. Break the chains that bind him to Satan’s purposes. Meet him in his dreams night after night showing him the way to salvation. And do the same with all his staff and officers and every person in a government position all throughout China. Speak to them so loudly they can’t deny You are God. Make a way where there seems to be no way for Your church to grow and spread into every village, every neighborhood, every heart and home. Yes, awaken all of China to Your truth. In Your name. Amen.
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