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Dutch In light of the Jan. 6 government crackdown on Early Rain Covenant Church and the arrest of its leaders, hundreds of Christians gathered in person and online to fast and pray for Christians in China.
On Jan. 9, Harvest Chinese Christian Church in Los Angeles held an event called “Fasting Prayer Meeting for Persecuted Churches in China.” The meeting included worship, prayer, and testimonies from Chinese Christians who experienced persecution.
One pastor’s wife, Anna Liu, Pastor Jiang’en Long, and co-workers represented Beijing’s Zion Church. As they explained the circumstances churches face in high-pressure environments, they emphasized that Christians’ faith can grow under persecution. This faith terrifies persecutors.
Brother Wang Ge of Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church descrito the home raids, home surveillance, and pressured isolation that church members were facing.
“I deeply realize,” he said, “the most insidious aspect of persecution isn’t a single ‘disruption,’ but the gradual fragmentation of people’s lives — leaving them exhausted, scattered, doubting, and retreating — forcing faith to slowly withdraw from public expression until it can only be ‘hidden in the heart.’”
Ministry workers from Guiyang Living Stone Church spoke on the effect that persecution has on families, including relocation, unemployment, and estranged relationships with relatives or community members. Finally, Shouwang Church, Golden Lampstand Church, and home church ministry workers painted a picture of what persecution looks like from city to city.
Reflecting on the hymns, testimonies, and scenes of Christians lifting up intercessory prayer together, a choir member called on believers not only to commemorate the event but also to let it fuel their prayers for those facing persecution in China.
“Its significance lies in creating a long-term spiritual rhythm — unbroken by fear — that enables the church to keep seeing, keep interceding, and keep speaking out,” he said.
As for Early Rain Covenant Church, many church members are still unaccounted for, families are still separados, and some church leaders are being held in undisclosed locations. The meeting called for fervent prayer for these brothers and sisters, while praising God for his sovereignty and protection over them.
“What a blessing that this prayer and worship event could happen and include many of the Chinese Christians directly affected by this increased persecution against Chinese house churches,” an International Christian Concern staffer said. “Please pray for these house church members in China, especially those who have been imprisoned or are missing after the police raids.”
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