Some churches are hidden…
BUT NOT BY CHOICE
In several countries the Church has dispersed or been driven underground. In Iran and Yemen, believers operate in secret for fear of attracting authorities or extremists.
Raids, forced entries, mandatory ID registrations, and arrests are commonplace in China. In Laos, restrictive policies, lack of police enforcement, and social hostility force Christians out of their homes and out of sight. In North Korea, the reality of Christians being killed on the spot ensures the Church stays invisible.
Countless believers retreat into the shadows because of their faith. God sees them and still works through them.
Within minutes, Jinyi’s world was forever changed.
“EVERYTHING FELL APART QUICKLY.”
Jinyi* froze at the sound of footsteps. She quickly took in the terrified faces of the students gathered in the dark room—more than 100 of them—seconds before the door was forced open.
Police swarmed in, spreading panic. Jinyi’s husband, Zhang*, was arrested and received a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence.
In a few chaotic minutes Jinyi found herself alone, grieving the injustice of her husband’s arrest, worrying for her scattered house church, and fearing her sudden status as a single parent.
“I felt isolated,” she recalls. “I was struggling with my faith and found myself sinking into silence.”
Jinyi is part of China’s underground Church. Though she’s on her own she works hard, and covertly, to spread the Good News among students. Your support will lift her head and encourage her to keep going.
*Name changed for security purposes.
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$60 will equip an underground believer with persecution survival training.
$95 will strengthen the underground Church by equipping leaders with biblical training.
$200 will train underground believers to endure persecution and support other persecuted churches.
$620 will give an underground believer much-needed food and other practical relief.
$1,250 will help provide an underground believer with vital, practical support.
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