China: Why Her Legacy Unsettles the CCP

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This week: An elder is freed after 16 months, while two pastors remain jailed. Lin Zhao’s decades-old defiance still unsettles the CCP, and a family challenges harsh prison restrictions on human rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi.

Your generosity ensures these stories are not silenced. Thank you for standing with the persecuted this week.

Elder Freed After 16 Months But Two Pastors Still Jailed
Elder Ma Tao of Maizhong Reformed Church, imprisoned for organizing religious gatherings outside the government-approved church system, was released Wednesday after serving a 16-month sentence. Two pastors convicted in the same case remain behind bars. Continue Reading…

Why Her Legacy Unsettles the CCP
Nearly six decades after Mao Zedong’s government executed Lin Zhao, a 36-year-old Christian journalist who stood against Communist rule, Chinese authorities still regard her as a threat. “Lin Zhao poses a serious challenge to the Chinese regime,” said historian Lian Xi. Continue Reading…

Family Challenges Prison Restrictions
The wife of imprisoned Chinese human rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi has sought a prison visit and detailed information about restrictions on his communication and daily life in central China, where he is serving a 12-year sentence. Continue Reading…

Pray With Us:

• Lord, we celebrate the release of Elder Ma Tao. We ask that you encourage Maizhong Reformed Church and the two pastors still imprisoned.
• Father, we pray for Lin Zhao’s legacy, for all those who face suffering because of their faith in China. Draw near to them. Bring peace to their hearts. 
• Lord, we pray for breakthrough for Ding Jiaxi. We pray his restrictions would lift. Comfort his wife, Luo Shengchun.

See You This Sunday Nov 8
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?

• 6000 W Wadley Ave, Midland, Texas
• Zoom: ID 862 2831 7199, passcode 2030  
• YouTube: @PPCChh, @5pminchina, @Yueshu  
• Beijing time: Monday, Nov 9, 8:00–10:30 a.m.

Lin Zhao Freedom Award - 5 Days Left to Nominate
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.

Stand with the Persecuted Today
, 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