An underground church service in China.
Posted on 12/24/2007 5:32:19 PM PST by Aristotelian
At an underground church service in China, you pray as quickly as you can - and hope the police do not come running in.
At the end of an alleyway in the north of Beijing, 40 Chinese Christians gather in a small classroom. At the beginning of the service, they bow their heads and pray.
Their priest, Zhang Minxuan, stands in front of them. Twenty years ago he was a barber with no interest in religion. Then he got into trouble with the Communist Party and was jailed. After that he became a Christian.
Since then he has led an underground church and been detained a dozen times.
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An underground church service in China.
They have much Heart and Faith...
Reminds me of the Christians during Roman times...avoiding the authorities OR end up in the Coliseum with lions.
INDEED, THEY DO.
And God IS mightily with them.
My Pastor is part of a teaching ministry for pastors in the Chinese underground Church. The stories of the sacrifices these men make for their faith is nothing short of remarkable and incredibly humbling.
The men and women of faith in China are under severe hardship and danger on a regular basis. Please pray for them.
Coming to our neighborhoods, if certain people gain control of this country.
I hear you, will be praying for our brothers and sister in Christ in China!
OR end up in the Coliseum with lions.
Some ended up as decorative light fixtures at Nero’s party.
Thanks for the work that you do, and have a Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to you, too, and a Happy New Year!
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