Two Christian Women Detained and Harassed by Police in Yunnan, China
by Staff
February 27, 2008
(christiansunite.com) - At approximately 1:00 p.m. on February 2, police detained two Christian women, Meng Xiu Lan (55) and Zhou Cheng Xiu (53), after they were found distributing Christian literature in the town of Moding, Yunnan province, according to reports received this week from China Aid Association. The police accused the women of "disrupting society, endangering public security and violating the law" and threatened to imprison them if they did not tell who had given them the flyers.
The women refused to supply the information. Both were stripped naked and frisked by police. At approximately 4:30 p.m., after police warned Lan that she was allowed to believe in Jesus "in her heart" but would be imprisoned if she preached the gospel, they handcuffed her and escorted her to her brother's home.
Xiu was also handcuffed by police and escorted to her home. Police searched both homes and confiscated CDs, Bibles and other Christian material.
Ask God to heal and minister to these believers during their recovery. Pray that He will help them to heed His difficult call to exhibit love to their persecutors. Pray that they will continue to obey God regardless of what man says (Acts 5:29).
For more information on the persecution of Christians in China, go to www.persecution.net/country/china.htm.
