House Church Banned, Leader Questioned by Police in Hegang, China
by Staff
July 18, 2008
(christiansunite.com) - A house church missionary, Jiao Chunbao, was detained by government securi ty officers while on his way to a worship service in the city of Hegang, Heilongjiang province on July 2, according to a July 7 report from China Aid Association.The officers forcibly escorted Chunbao to the police station where he was told that his church was banned from meeting together for worship and threatened with re-arrest if meetings continued. Two female members of the house church were also taken to the police station and questioned.
Pray for Christ's peace and grace to fill the hearts of Chunbao and the house church members (Philippians 4:7). Ask God to embolden Chinese Christians to continue spreading the Gospel despite increasing pressure from the authorities.
For more information on the persecution facing Christians in China, go to www.persecution.net/country/china.htm.
