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“Kingdom Intercession Information – Foshan Fengsheng Gospel Church” May 8, 2023
On May 7, 2023, in Gaoming District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, more than 30 brothers and sisters gathered at a sister’s home to watch a web program related to the Christian faith via Zoom. Suddenly, dozens of police officers and staff from the Religious Affairs Bureau burst in, declaring their gathering “illegal.” The Religious Affairs…
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Kingdom Intercession Information Update – Nujiang, Fugong County” May 8, 2023
Brother Wang Shunping is home! “Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.” (Revelation…
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“Kingdom Intercession Information – Inner Mongolia” May 8, 2023
Christian lawyer Fang Xianguo, representing Hohhot’s Wang Honglan in a case accused of illegal business operations for selling Bibles, had his door lock pried open before the trial while staying at a friend’s house in Hohhot. He was visited by police from the Hui Nationality Branch for a household check. Please pray for lawyer Fang…
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Kingdom Intercession Information – Guangzhou Bible Reformed Church” May 7, 2023
On Sunday, May 7, 2023, around 10 a.m., the Guangzhou Bible Reformed Church, with its four congregations in Guangzhou and a new congregation in Xinhui, Jiangmen, was subject to a joint enforcement action by the Religious Affairs Bureau and Public Security Bureau. The worship service was interrupted, and elders, preachers, and some co-workers from each…
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Witness in Persecution: Following the “Blind Legal Magic” with “Crowd Covering the Sky”
The development of the event did not exceed expectations. As Pastor An said, a group of magicians are performing “Blind Legal Magic” and “Crowd Covering the Sky.” This must be exposed to the world. We do not seek fairness or justice, but appeal to everyone’s conscience. After all, God created people with conscience inside them!…
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“April Pastoral Letter” Open Persecution, Wholesale Gospel Proclamation
Dear brothers and sisters who “have this treasure in jars of clay,” peace be with you! Most of this month, our family has been on the road. We first visited my hometown to see my parents and then embarked on a church visitation journey from Beijing to Xuzhou to Guangzhou. Along the way, we visited…
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Kingdom Prayer Information · Xi’an Fensheng Church” April 26, 2023
Pastors and preachers of the Xi’an Fensheng Church, a Chinese house church, namely Lian Changnian, Lian Xuliang, and Fu Juan, have been subjected to compulsory measures since August 17, 2022. These measures include designated residential surveillance for six months, criminal detention for 37 days, and formal arrest continuing to this day. On March 8-9, 2023,…
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Early Rain Covenant Church Prayer Request Information 20230425
Yesterday evening (April 24), Sister Xuanbin moved a truckload of belongings to the Blu-ray Changdao International Phase I community where she resides. The property management staff refused to allow the moving truck to enter, and later, more property and community staff came to obstruct her move. Sister Xuanbin has been living in the community for…
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Religious Judgment Defense by Preacher An Yanhui
On New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2020, I was handcuffed and taken to the detention center, accused of “illegal missionary organization.” The barbaric law enforcement I experienced during this process is suffocating to any conscience. Thus began our 2021 from a prison cell. On the morning of the 16th, when I was released, brothers and…
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Liu Tongsu: The Absolute Transcendence of Faithful Disobedience — A Review of Pastor Wang Yi’s Statement
After the Beijing Zion Church was banned by the government, the vast majority of those concerned with house churches anxiously awaited the next move against the Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church. The persecution of the Early Rain Covenant Church on the night of December 9, 2018, was a significant blow, despite prior expectations. Two days…
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