CHINA: Plea for Prayer as Persecution Increases

Source: Asia Harvest, March 2018

In the past 18 months, the situation for Christians in China has dramatically worsened. At the start, we hesitated to publicly share new information from China for a few reasons. Some of the news we have received from church leaders is so dire that most believers around the world simply wouldn’t believe it if we told them. We also wanted to make sure these things were not part of a short-term crackdown, as over the years we have seen numerous seasons of persecution come and go in China.

However, we believe it is now time to present the known facts, to help people understand what our fellow believers are experiencing right now.

Few Christians around the world imagined that China would ever return to its intense anti-Christian persecutions like during Mao’s rule, but things are lining up for a brutal and prolonged period of struggle for Christians in China. In many ways, because of new technology, believers face an even greater challenge than during the dark days of the Cultural Revolution.

» Full story includes analysis, prayer points, and links to other sources on the topic.

» Watch the five-minute video, In Your Face: China’s All-Seeing State (BBC) or listen to a podcast interview, China Just Made Life Way Harder for Christians (Christianity Today).

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