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May 18, 2008

Persecuted Church in China

At church this morning we looked at the story of Brother Yun, taken from his wonderful book The Heavenly Man. It is a faith-inspiring testimony of one Christian's ministry and his endurance of suffering for the sake of Christ. Here is a summary of Brother Yun's story (I defy you not to put the book on your birthday list after reading this summary!).

In Burkina Faso we have freedom of worship, for which we are very thankful. There is some persecution of Christians (as everywhere in the Islamic world) but it tends to be individual and familial rather than governmental. Christians here often experience name-calling in the marketplace or parental disapproval. This seems to sharpen their desire to pray for their brothers and sisters in China, Pakistan, Indonesia, Algeria and Nigeria.

There are untold numbers of Christians currently imprisoned in China because of their faith in Christ. Please pray in particular for Shi Weihan, Alimjan Wimit and Wusiman Yiming.

Posted by sahelsteve at May 18, 2008 11:14 AM