This Week At ChinaAid: Chen Wensheng Thankful To Be Detained For Sharing Jesus

        Source:                 www.ChinaAid.org
Date:                      April 1, 2022

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Grateful To Be Detained For Sharing The Gospel
Christian brother Chen Wensheng believes his latest detention and time in a drug rehab center was a rare opportunity from God to share the Gospel. 
Chen was released a few days ago and said 
"Thank God for granting me the opportunity to preach the gospel outside, to share the gospel in Hengyang Municipal Detention Center while police detained me there for seven days, and then to proclaim the gospel in Hengyang Municipal Drug Rehab Center for eight days right after the Detention Center. Thank God for bringing me home safely this morning, glory to God! Dear friends, please lift up those who heard the gospel in your prayers."
Chen nor his family received legal notice about his detention. He was soon back on the streets proclaiming Jesus after his release.  
 Please keep Brother Chen, his family, the Chinese police and officials, and all those Chen ministers too on the streets in your prayers. 
Jailed Christians From Taiyuan Church Released
We're happy to report good news from Shanxi province. A few days ago, Zhang Ligong and Wang Runyun of Taiyuan Zion Reformed Church were released from jail.  This news means all five Christians from the church initally charged with "illegally crossing the national border" are free!
The five were initially tried in late December 2021. Visit ChinaAid's website to learn more about these brave Christians. 
“Dear family, we are back home safely. Thank you for your prayers. I am very grateful!," Wang posted on social media after his release.  A photo of Wang reuniting with his wife and kids can be seen on ChinaAid.org.
Please keep all of the Christians at Taiyuan Zion Reformed Church in your prayers 
ChinaAid President Bob Fu At Duke University 
ChinaAid President & Founder Bob Fu spoke at Duke Divinity School on March 31st. 

Bob's talk, entitled "Struck Down, But Not Destroyed," covered "Twenty Years of Advocacy for the Church and for Religious Freedom." 

Rights Activist Li Qiaochu Charged By Authorities 
ChinaAid's reporting team documented the latest update in the case against Li Qiaochu, a well-known Chinese women's rights activist. According to indictment documents, Li has been charged with "inciting subversion of state power." 

However, insiders familiar with the case pointed out that the public prosecutor of Linyi city, Shandong province, fabricated witness testimony. Zhang Zhongshun, the “witness” mentioned in Li Qiaochu’s indictment letter, took the initiative to find Li Qiaochu’s lawyer on March 19th to clarify that he did not know Li Qiaochu.
Please keep Li and her legal team in your prayers, along with the Communist officials invovled in her case
Reminder: ChinaAid's 2021 Annual Report Is Out
ChinaAid published its 2021 Annual Persecution Report in early March. This document is one of the most comprehensive overviews of persecution against Christians and all other people of faith across China by the Communist Party. 
Government officials, NGOs, and academics rely on ChinaAid's Annual Persecution Report as an authoratative document. Click here to see a PDF of the latest 2021 report. 
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