China: Wife of Disappeared Christian Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Pleads for Proof of Life

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This Week: The wife of the missing Christian lawyer pleads for proof of life on his 9th year of disappearance anniversary. Dr. Bob issues a prayer call for the 8 Zion pastors facing trial this week. Police raided a gathering of the Panshi Bible Church in Yueyang, Hunan Province, and a Zion pastor details forced confession tactics.

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

Wife of Disappeared Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Pleads for Proof of Life
Nine years after Chinese authorities forcibly disappeared Christian human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng on August 13, 2017, his wife Geng He still has no word on whether he is alive. In an exclusive ChinaAid interview, Geng describes the unending anguish: no photo, no letter, no proof of life.

A three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee who defended house church Christians and other vulnerable believers, Gao has endured repeated detentions and alleged torture. Dr. Bob Fu demands President Xi Jinping save a seat for Gao on his September 24 flight to the United States. Watch Here and read Geng He’s full interview now.

After Police Raid, Three House Church Believers Face Criminal Charges
Police raided a gathering of Panshi Bible Church in Yueyang, Hunan Province, on the night of July 11, detaining founder Pastor Huang Shi Tou, 60, along with Yang Jianjun and Hu Hongtao. Pastor Huang later met with his attorney, but the others have been denied counsel and family visits. Continue Reading…

Authorities Used My Young Children to Force a Confession
Pastor Liu Zhenbin of Beijing Zion Church, detained since October 2025, alleges Chinese authorities pressured him to confess by invoking his three young children. In a letter from Beihai Detention Center in Guangxi, Liu reported a prosecutor told him, “Your children are still very young. You need to consider them.” Continue Reading…

Dr. Bob Fu Calls the World to Pray: Zion Pastors Face Trial This Week
After nearly ten months in Beihai Detention Center following October 2025 nationwide raids, eight leaders of China’s independent Zion Church (known as the Zion-8) face trial. Charged with fraud and illegal business operations for receiving voluntary offerings and offering online theological courses. Defense lawyers, notified late, must review more than 60,000 pages of evidence ahead of hearings August 14–18. Continue Reading… 

Join us in praying for ‘the Zion 8’. Lift their names daily.

Pray With Us:

• Father, we plead for mercy for Gao Zhisheng, Geng He, and their family. We pray Gao Zhisheng would be reunited with his family.
• Holy Spirit, we ask you comfort Liu Zhenbin and his children. 
• Lord, we pray for wisdom for the lawyers defending the Zion 8 this week. We pray charges would be dropped and all of them released.
• Lord, we lift up Panshi Bible Church Pastor Huang Shi Tou, Yang Jianjun, and Hu Hongtao. Have mercy on them and their families.

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