Pregnant Christian Dragged around Police Compound

Accused of theft along with a Muslim woman, Farzana Bibi (who is a Christian), was tortured, stripped naked, and then dragged around the police station in Pakistan. Not only did Farzana tell the police that she was pregnant, but the Muslim woman was not treated harshly like the Christian woman. There was also no evidence that Bibi had stolen anything from her wealthy Muslim boss.

Read more at the Persecution Blog!

Christian Tortured in Pakistan

On June 23, it was reported that a 37 year old man is languishing in a Pakistani jail. This was after his back was broken by police because his father was preaching Christ.

Arshad Masih had been in a hospital – chained to his bed on false robbery
charges – after police torture that began Dec. 28, 2008 left him incapacitated.
He was discharged from General Hospital in Lahore on Saturday (June 20) and
returned to jail despite efforts by the Community Development Initiative (CDI),
a support group that is providing Masih legal assistance.

Pray that justice will be found for this man and also that he will keep a strong testimony before unbelievers. To read the whole article, click here.

Chinese House Church Leaders Arrested

Eighteen house church leaders and members were arrested on April 30. The Public Security Bureau (PSB) arrested the Christians while gathered for a communion service in a house in Xinye city, Henan province.

Once at the police station, the Christians were each forced to pay to pay a 1000 Yuan, which is about $100 US.

There are still sixteen believers being held. Ten out of that number are preachers. The names of the imprisoned pastors are Wang Donggui, Yang Chengqun, GuoDaying, Hao Xuecheng, Lun Zhidian, Lian Fengmei, Chen Mingao, Ren Zhiai, Zhai Laoxue and Zhai Jinai.

For more stories on the persecuted church, please visit persecution.com.

Lanlan's Father

Lanlan is a young Chinese girl who will spend this Christmas without her father.
Her dad, Pastor Lou Yuanqi is in the midst of a trial which started just days
ago. This is the fourth time he has been imprisoned for his faith. From
information ChinaAid has received, his sentence will likely be severe.

Lanlan, along with her mother, brother, and sister, wait at home for the verdict.

At sixteen, Lanlan has already payed a price for her faith. Chinese police arrested her and ten other children and kept them outside in the cold, walled-in courtyard of the police station without even a coat to keep them warm.

(Quote taken from ChinaAid email)

Christians in Laos Released From Stocks

DUBLIN, November 17 (Compass Direct News) – Lao officials have released three
prisoners from Boukham village, Savannakhet province, after several weeks of
detention, but restrictions on Christian worship in the village are still in
force. (Source here)

Christians who do not worship in a registered come under much pressure from the police. Please pray that the believers will stand strong under the persecution.

Pastor "Bike's" Son Beaten By Chinese Police

On October 16, the oldest son of Pastor "Bike", Zhang Jin, was severaly beaten by Chinese officials (Public Security Bureau). He was beaten with iron bars for nearly half an hour! Zhang Jin was at home with his mother when the police secured all exits and then they beat him.

The following link has the full story: http://www.persecution.com/topStory_pastorBikeSonAttack.html

Persecution During the Olympics

You may remember a post from back in July about Pastor Hua Huiqi being evicted from his apartment with his family. Well, there a new chapter to his story.

He was arrested this past Sunday while trying to attend a state-approved church (Three-Self Patriotic), which was being attended President Bush. Pastor Huiqi was walking to the church when he was detained by Chinese police.

For the rest of the story and more, please go to VOM's website by clicking on this link .

Pray for Chinese Christians!

The Olympics are racing towards us and the Chinese Christians. Many are suffering while the police are cracking down.

Just on July 2, prominent house church leader, Hua Huiqi and family were thrown out of their apartment. Public Security Bureau (PSB) officers led by Yng Jian smashed through the door and pushed the family, including Hua’s 90 -year-old father, out into the street with their furniture.


The Chinese government has expressed it intentions of detaining Hua and other’s like him until after the Games are done. The government doesn’t want Christians going to the Games because they are supposed “troublemakers”.


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Vietnam- Local police have confiscated an evangelist's home. Sua Yinh Siong is a former opium addict that became a Christian in 2004 after hearing a radio broadcast called Firm Foundation

It appears the officials confiscated the evangelist's house and land because of the success in his work.


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