Police Interrogate Elementary Children for Hours in Schools

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This Week: Police interrogated elementary children for hours in Hunan schools and pressured them to sign accusations of church “brainwashing.” Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri of Beijing Zion Church received the 2026 Lantos Human Rights Prize after his CCP detention and release, and Preacher An Yankui was seized again in Shanxi for leading an unregistered church.

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Police Interrogate Elementary Children for Hours in Schools
In Yueyang, Hunan Province, police entered several primary and secondary schools and individually questioned children from Christian families for three to four hours, local Christians reported. Officers pressured the students to sign documents accusing their house churches of religious “brainwashing.” Professor Liu’s elementary-school-aged son began crying under pressure. “I don’t know anything. I want to go home. I won’t sign. Don’t force me…” Continue Reading…

Chinese Pastor Receives Lantos Prize After CCP Detention
One year after his arrest, Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, founder of Beijing Zion Church, has been named the recipient of the 2026 Lantos Human Rights Prize. Detained for nine months during a sweeping CCP crackdown and released in July after President Trump raised his case with Xi Jinping, Jin reunited with his family in the U.S. Yet eight fellow pastors and members remain imprisoned under harsh conditions. “I will not rest…” Continue Reading…

Preacher An Yankui Seized Again for Leading Unregistered Church
On September 29, 2026, Taiyuan Public Security Bureau officers detained Preacher An Yankui at his residence around 10:30 a.m. on suspicion of “organizing illegal religious activities.” Leader of the unregistered Taiyuan Xuncheng Reformed Church in Shanxi Province, An has faced repeated actions since 2020, including a 15-day detention and fine, a one-year prison sentence, and a 2025 Sunday raid that held 11 members for 15 days. Continue Reading…

Pray With Us:

• Father, our hearts break for the children in the Yueyang schools. We ask for their divine protection. Comfort them, heal them from trauma, and strengthen their faith. 
• Lord, thank you for the inspiring testimony of Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri. We ask that his story would catalyze great faith, especially a renewed missions push to reach the lost.
• Father, we pray for the Zion 8. Give wisdom to their defense lawyers. May they be released in Jesus’ name.
• Lord, strengthen the resolve of Taiyuan Xuncheng Reformed Church. Comfort and encourage their hearts.

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Nov 8 Save the Date
Would you take a moment to watch Bob Fu’s invitation, and then join us Sunday evening, November 8, from 6 to 8:30 Central time, either in person at Chapel Hall at Stonegate Fellowship in Midland or online, as we remember our persecuted brothers and sisters and let them know they are not forgotten?

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• Beijing time: Monday, Nov 9, 8:00–10:30 a.m.

Lin Zhao Freedom Award
Click to watch Lin Zhao’s unwavering faith in this new video, then join us in recognizing living Chinese heroes of nonviolence through the 2026 Lin Zhao Freedom Award.