The Chinese government has been cranking up the persecution against Christians. Last week, two Bible schools were raided in Henan Province and four underground Bible school leaders were arrested. For security reasons, the identity of the four leaders has not been shared.
Two weeks ago, two underground Bible schools were discovered in Shanghai and immediately shut down. The pastors of the two Bible schools in Shanghai discovered their security had been compromised just before the police were able to secure the area and as a result, none of the Christians were caught or arrested.
Two of the underground Bible schools that were raided have since shifted their meetings and recently, BTJ was able to have meetings with over 300 leaders. At the meetings, the Christians were more unified than ever in preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. At the meetings, 27 new Christians were baptized and when asked how many were willing to give their life in the unreached regions of the world, over 200 came forward and volunteered!
The clandestine meetings that BTJ hosted were clearly a sign that as persecution of Christians in China escalates, the church continues to grow!
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) efforts to stop the growth of Christianity seem to be having the opposite effect.
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