Church Leaders and Christian Youths Detained in China
by Staff
March 13, 2008
(christiansunite.com) - At approxi mately 12:00 a.m. on February 18, Chinese police disrupted a gathering of 250 Christians in the home of a believer in Shangqiu City, Henan province. Eighty of the believers present were detained. According to a March 3 report from China Aid Association (CAA), ten of these Christians have since been released. The 70 who remain detained are being held on charges of "making use of a cult to violate law enforcement." Police also confiscated blankets, goods, air conditioners and furniture from the believer's home.
On February 28, 11 youths and two adults were detained by Xinjiang Public Security Bureau (PSB) officials while attending a house church Bible study in Huocheng County, Qingshuihe township. The believers were held at the Qingshuihe township PSB office and released at approximately 10:00 p.m. on February 29. CAA has reported that three of the youths have recently been re-arrested and sentenced to 15 days detention.
Pray for the release of these Christians. Pray that they will faithfully share God's grace with those around them while detained and continue to give themselves fully to the work of the Lord (1 Corinthians 15:50-58).
For more information on the persecution of Christians in China, go to www.persecution.net/country/china.htm.
