It is Holy Week. It is a time when all Christians throughout the world are united together with a single focus. The life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is foremost in our minds and our hearts. In that climate then may I call all those who read this blog to be in prayer for our sisters and brothers in China.
Here is a news report that appeared in the St. Petersburg Times newspaper this morning, Monday, April 18, 2011:
China: Forty-seven members of an underground Beijing church were detained Sunday and its leaders were kept under house arrest as part of a crackdown on the unregistered congregation, a U.S.-based rights group said. Jin Tianming, pastor of the Shouwang church, was detained by Beijing police Saturday night and released Sunday morning., Bob Fu, president of the China Aid Association, a Christian rights group, said in an e-mail. In an earlier statement, Fu said some church members had lost their homes or jobs amid an official campaign to shut down the church. While China’s Constitution guarantees freedom of religion, Christians are required to worship in churches run by state-controlled organizations.
As the Savior unites us, may our prayers be united together for those who are suffering for their faith!
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