Dr. Wayne Grudem was back in our Sunday school class today. But, he was back with a surprise.
With him were 11 Christian Chinese Lawyers to share with us the persecution they are facing in China, and their struggles to combat it.
As I was listening to Bob Fu translate the testimony of these most humble men, I was completely awash with tears.
I have never been persecuted by a communist regime for simply going to church.
As these men shared their faith, their authenticity was immediately evident, we all felt a heart of compassion for them, and a recognition that these are our brothers and sisters who are being persecuted.
They shared stories of government sponsored police forcibly living in the homes of some of the Chinese Christians, and told how they were all individually constantly followed by Chinese officials. Each of them has at least one communist tail on them at all times. They live in constant fear of perhaps being kidnapped, having their law licenses stripped from them (which prevents them from feeding their families, or living under the constant relentless haranguing of their government.
Please pray for our Chinese brothers and sisters. Please pray for the safety of these 11 courageous men. It is very likely, when they return to China, that life will be difficult for them because of their witness of persecution.
You can follow their paths at ChinaAid.org.
Note: Wayne didn't get a chance to mention it, but I think we will be back into our Christians and Politics course next week.
