Father-Son Pastors Tortured in China

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This Week: Family members of the “Zion 8” have reported severe conditions at detention centers. The lawyer who defended Zion Church pastors fled CCP pressure, 30 officials stormed Sunday worship in Shanghai, and father-son pastors are reportedly tortured in China.

This is the reality believers are facing right now in China.

36 Bodies, 1 Cell: Zion 8 Face Hunger, Heat, and Forced CCP Praise
Family members of the “Zion 8” have reported severe overcrowding, inadequate medical care, and harsh disciplinary practices at Beihai’s First and Second Detention Centers in Guangxi. Read Now...

Reported Conditions:

• 36 people sleep on a communal platform in a
• room about 40 square meters.
• 1 washbasin, 1 open toilet.
• Mandatory political re-education.
• Physical punishment.
• Squat 3 times a day for up to 3 hours each time.
• 3 times daily watch state-sponsored news, sing political songs, and praise the Chinese Communist Party.
• Prolonged malnutrition and significant weight loss.
• No medication or treatment for illnesses.

Lawyer Who Defended Zion Church Pastors Flees CCP Pressure
Beijing lawyer Ruth Wang fled China with her husband and two young children, arriving in Taiwan on September 2 after authorities demanded her law firm dissolve for defending detained Zion Church leaders. Wang feared becoming the next target after colleagues faced license revocations and suspensions. Read Now...

30 Officials Storm Sunday Worship in Shanghai: Detain Widow
On August 30, more than 30 officials stormed Jie’en Church in Shanghai during Sunday worship, registering IDs and clearing the seventh-floor meeting site. Leader Hu Yile, widow of house-church pioneer Xu Guoxing, was placed in seven-day administrative detention. Read Now...

Father-Son Pastors Tortured: Son Freed, Father’s Fate Unknown
Pastor Lian Xuliang of Xi’an’s banned Church of Abundance returned home on September 5 after four years of detention on “fraud” charges. Authorities placed him, his father Pastor Lian Changnian, and preacher Fu Juan under residential surveillance. All three reportedly suffered torture, including beatings and deprivation. Read Now… 

Pray With Us:

• Father, have mercy on the Zion 8. We cry out for improved conditions and their immediate release. 
• Lord, protect Ruth Wang and her family. 
• Father, encourage Jie’en Church and Hu Yile. Strengthen their resolve and trust in You.
• Lord, we pray for justice for Pastor Lian Xuliang, Pastor Lian Changnian, and preacher Fu Juan. 
• Father, we pray for divine intervention on behalf of Pastor John Cao. 

Standing with the Persecuted
This week we’ve seen the harsh reality believers in China are facing. Yet even in the midst of these trials, the Gospel continues to advance in China, with many coming to Christ and the church experiencing over 100-fold growth since 1949.

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