This Week: Christian lawyer Wu Shaoping speaks out after release from nine days in ICE custody; Pastor Wang Lin of Beijing Zion Church remains imprisoned nearly nine months after his arrest; Early Rain preacher Dai Zhichao faces a new charge; and Pastor Wang Cong of Beijing Zion Church writes from detention after 294 days. Please share this email with your friends, families, and churches.
Freed After Nine Days in ICE Detention: Christian Lawyer Who Defended China’s Persecuted Believers Speaks Out Christian human rights attorney Wu Shaoping, who fled China after defending house church believers and other persecuted victims of CCP repression, was released on bond on July 24 following nine days in ICE custody. Arrested during a routine traffic stop while delivering Amazon packages in Pennsylvania, the asylum seeker had faced potential deportation that advocates warned would expose him to arrest, imprisonment, and torture. Continue Reading...
“When Is Daddy Coming Home?” Pastor Wang Lin of Beijing Zion Church remains imprisoned nearly nine months after his October 9, 2025 arrest at Shenzhen airport, where officers seized him before he could leave the plane. Transferred handcuffed to Beihai Detention Center, he endures overcrowded cells, malnutrition, and interrogation tactics that left him with heart distress. His wife, Su Ziming, and their two young children have neither seen nor spoken with him. Read ChinaAid Exclusive Interview Here
Unable to Be Present for Child’s Birth This August After six months in detention, Early Rain Covenant Church preacher Dai Zhichao faces a new charge of “organizing illegal gatherings” alongside the original accusation of “inciting subversion of state power.” Chinese authorities transferred his case to Sichuan’s procuratorate on July 22 for possible indictment and trial. Dai regrets that he will be unable to be with his wife for the birth of their child. Continue Reading…
Torn from Her Toddler at Night, Pastor Wang Cong’s Defiant Prison Letter Pastor Wang Cong, associate pastor of Beijing Zion Church, has been detained for 294 days since police cut power and stormed her home on October 10, 2025, posing as maintenance workers. Separated from her husband Ren Zhong and their three-year-old daughter, she remains in Beihai No. 1 Detention Center facing shifted fraud charges after a nationwide raid on house-church leaders. Read the full letter here:
Pray With Us:
Father, we thank you for Wu Shaoping’s release and ask for continued divine intervention in his upcoming immigration proceedings.
Lord, we pray for Pastor Wang Lin, Su Ziming, and their children. We ask for peace that surpasses understanding and justice.
Father, we cry for mercy for Dai Zhichao and his expecting wife. Bless their baby with health.
Lord, our hearts break for Pastor Wang Cong, Ren Zhong, and their young daughter. We ask for divine intervention in her case.
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. Your partnership reminds persecuted believers they are not forgotten. Would you consider a gift today to help sustain these families and continue standing with the persecuted church in China? Donate Now
