Source: www.ChinaAid.org
Date: November 13, 2026
Starting in 2013, Pastor John Cao built about 16 schools near the China-Myanmar border. Those schools, along with medical aid, anti-drug programs, and Bibles, reached more than 2,000 children.
Chinese authorities detained him for seven years. He was released, but an exit ban still keeps him from returning to his American wife and sons.
While he was in prison, he wrote poems. We collected them in a small book called Living Lyrics: Poems from Prison. Here’s a free copy for you: chinaaid.org/living-lyrics
Pastor John is one of many. Others in China face the same kind of restrictions for their peaceful faith. Their stories are hidden, but the cost is real. I’ll share more of those stories next.
Blessings,
Bob Fu
Founder, ChinaAid