Source: Voice of the Martyrs, June 13, 2017<\/p>\n
In May, several men split into three small groups to cross into mainland China. With bags stuffed with Bibles, they timed their entries 20 minutes apart to increase their odds of getting copies of God\u2019s Word into the communist country.<\/p>\n
The final group and a member of the second group, however, were stopped by customs officials in Shenzhen, one of China\u2019s largest cities, while on their way to Guangzhou. The men were detained for 10 hours and, after being questioned by 50 officials, were banned from the country for three years.<\/p>\n
The men, plus another Bible smuggler not tied to their organization who happened to be crossing into China at the same time, were interrogated for six hours. Officials confiscated everyone\u2019s Bibles and other Christian materials.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese books are forbidden in China,\u201d one official said, pointing to the Bibles. \u201cThey are foreign-published.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since opening in 1987, China\u2019s only government-approved Bible printer, Amity Printing Company, has printed more than 115 million Bibles. However, the majority of these Bibles are for export. The relative few that remain in country are sold by China\u2019s official Three-Self Patriotic Movement churches. Even so, Amity alone cannot meet the Chinese citizens\u2019 demand for the Bible, as Bibles wear out and as new people become believers.<\/p>\n
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