Church Leaders Detained in Inner Mongolia, China
by Staff
March 4, 2008
(christiansunite.com) - The president of the Inner Mongolia Branch of the Chinese House Church Alliance, Wang Dawei, was detained along with more than 40 of his co-workers on February 20, according to a February 21 report from China Aid Association. The leaders were in the third day of a Bible study meeting in Xilinhaote, Inner Mongolia, when more than 100 police officers from the State Security Bureau (SSB) and members of the Religious Affairs Bureau disrupted the meeting and detained them.
Police officials also confiscated the money that was collected in the offering and more than 30 boxes of Bibles and other Christian literature.
Later that afternoon, SSB members searched Dawei's residence. The leader of the meeting, a South Korean minister, was also detained during the incident. His whereabouts remain unknown.
Pray that these leaders will be released. Ask God to give them strength and boldness of faith as they suffer for Him. Pray that the Chinese authorities who are oppressing Christians may experience repentance and salvation (Acts 9:1-19).
For more information on the persecution facing Christians in China, go to www.persecution.net/country/china.htm.
